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Eurovision 2012: What the hosts don’t want you to know

16 May 2012

While the government is working hard to promote a positive international image of Azerbaijan ahead of next week's Eurovision Song Contest, the…

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Brazil: New Access to Information Law becomes effective today

16 May 2012

Brasília, Brazil: The new Brazilian Access to Information Law, approved by the Senate and ratified by President Dilma Roussef in November…

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Burma: Government announces new Press Council with censorship mandate

15 May 2012

The Burmese government has announced the establishment of a new Press Council in June and the end of prior-censorship of political newspapers. …

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UK: Government promises defamation reform but backslides on expression and surveillance

11 May 2012

ARTICLE 19 welcomes the promise of defamation reform in this week’s Queen’s Speech. However, we are concerned that a number of other…

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Mexico: 3 photo-journalists murdered in Veracruz, government knew risk

08 May 2012

On 3 May - World Press Freedom Day - the bodies of three photo-journalists, Guillermo Luna, Gabriel Huge and Esteban Rodríguez, were found…

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Honduras: Journalist Alfredo Villatoro disappeared

11 May 2012

The disappearance of news presenter and content coordinator…

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Thailand: ‘Uncle SMS’ dies after serving 3 months of his 20-year prison sentence

10 May 2012

Amphon Tangnoppaku, also known as Ar Kong or ‘Uncle…

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Call for Bahrain to Release Human Rights Defender Nabeel Rajab

10 May 2012

ARTICLE 19 condemns the arrest of human rights activist,…

Policy brief

Getting the facts right: Reporting ethnicity and religion

09 May 2012

1. IntroductionThe interest in the way media report…

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Azerbaijan: European Broadcast Union should not ignore free expression ahead of Eurovision

08 May 2012

ARTICLE 19 calls upon the European Broadcast Union…

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Oral statement to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

08 May 2012

Madam Chairperson of the African Commission on Human…

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Tunisia: World Press Freedom Day highlights lack of progress on media reform

03 May 2012

On UNESCO World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2012, which…

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ARTICLE 19 Calls on Inter-American Court to Protect Journalists

03 May 2012

ARTICLE 19 has submitted a brief to the Inter-American…

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European Broadcasting Union: ARTICLE 19 presses for media freedom in Azerbaijan

02 May 2012

Statement delivered by Rebecca Vincent at the European…