http://www.article19.org/pdfs/http://www.article19.org/pdfs/conferences/conference-announcement.pdfOn 24 and 25 August, the first international conference on transparency, free flow of information and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), takes place in London. An international gathering of 70 development and transparency experts from the free expression, human rights and development communities, as well as government and inter-governmental organisation representatives, are attending. 23 Aug 2010 14:50:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/conferences/conference-announcement.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/azerbaijan-supreme-court-upholds-bloggers-conviction.pdfPress release.20 Aug 2010 08:25:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/azerbaijan-supreme-court-upholds-bloggers-conviction.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/mexico-special-mandates.pdfFollowing rigorous campaigning by ARTICLE 19, two Special Mandates on freedom of expression are currently in Mexico on a joint official visit. Catalina Botero, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression for the Inter American Commission of Human Rights, and Frank la Rue, the UN’s Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, are the first Special Mandates ever to visit Mexico. 13 Aug 2010 14:52:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/mexico-special-mandates.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/burma-article-19-submits-report-to-un-human-rights-council-as-election-date-.pdfPress release.13 Aug 2010 08:19:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/burma-article-19-submits-report-to-un-human-rights-council-as-election-date-.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/submissions/union-of-myanmar-article-19-submission-to-the-un-universal-periodic-review.pdfUPR Submission13 Aug 2010 08:04:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/submissions/union-of-myanmar-article-19-submission-to-the-un-universal-periodic-review.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/indonesia-risk-lives.pdfThe recent death of two environmental journalists, Ardiansyah Matra'is in Papua and Muhammad Syaifullah in Kalimantan, and the series of threats received by at least four local journalists in the run-up to local elections in Papua, underlines the intense pressure faced by journalists when covering environmental degradation and local politics in Indonesia.13 Aug 2010 06:09:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/indonesia-risk-lives.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/transparency-statement-on-mdgs.pdfStatement11 Aug 2010 15:13:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/transparency-statement-on-mdgs.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/letters/mdg-fact-sheet.pdfFact sheet11 Aug 2010 15:11:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/letters/mdg-fact-sheet.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/letters/mdgs-letter-to-staur-and-badji.pdfLetter.10 Aug 2010 11:43:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/letters/mdgs-letter-to-staur-and-badji.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/indonesia-article-19-helps-to-ensure-effective-implementation-of-freedom-of-.pdfPress release.06 Aug 2010 09:43:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/indonesia-article-19-helps-to-ensure-effective-implementation-of-freedom-of-.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuelan-government-must-protect-not-persecute-human-rights-defenders.pdfPress release.29 Jul 2010 01:03:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuelan-government-must-protect-not-persecute-human-rights-defenders.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/mexico-defamation.pdfARTICLE 19 welcomes the bill to decriminalise defamation in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. The approval of the bill on 22 July by the local Congress, actively promoted by ARTICLE 19, significantly advances efforts to persuade the Mexican Government to fully decriminalise defamation nationwide, in accordance with Human Rights Committee’s observations. 26 Jul 2010 14:31:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/mexico-defamation.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuela-government-crack-down.pdfVenezuelan authorities are clamping down on dissident voices, particularly journalists and civil society representatives operating in the country. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with international funding have come under intense scrutiny from Public Prosecutors and the government has recently acquired a stake in Globovisión, the privately-owned TV station critical of the government.26 Jul 2010 14:21:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuela-government-crack-down.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/other/article-19-audited-accounts-2009.pdfAnnual financial report.26 Jul 2010 03:27:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/other/article-19-audited-accounts-2009.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/standards/kanuni-za-camden-za-uhuru-wa-kujieleza-na-usawa.pdfCamden Principles in Swahili.26 Jul 2010 02:42:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/standards/kanuni-za-camden-za-uhuru-wa-kujieleza-na-usawa.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuela-supreme-court-restricts-the-right-to-information.pdfStatement.23 Jul 2010 06:44:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/venezuela-supreme-court-restricts-the-right-to-information.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/russia-estemirova.pdfOn 15 July 2009, Natalia Estemirova, a Chechen human rights activist and representative of the Memorial Human Rights Centre in Grozny, was abducted and murdered. On the anniversary of her death ARTICLE 19 commemorates her work and reiterates calls for bringing those who committed and instigated her murder to justice.15 Jul 2010 06:54:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/russia-estemirova.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/guinea-fr-pr.pdfAu lendemain du premier tour des élections présidentielles, les premières libres et démocratiques de l’histoire du pays depuis 52 ans, ARTICLE 19 publie son rapport sur la liberté d’expression et de la presse en Guinée.13 Jul 2010 03:10:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/guinea-fr-pr.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/guinea-eng-pr.pdfAfter the first round of presidential elections in Guinea, the first free presidential elections in 52 years since independence, ARTICLE 19 is launching a report on freedom of expression and the media in Guinea.13 Jul 2010 03:03:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/press/guinea-eng-pr.pdfhttp://www.article19.org/pdfs/reports/guinea-july-report-2010.pdfARTICLE 19 is launching a report on freedom of expression and the media in Guinea. The report findings are based on a mission undertaken by ARTICLE 19 in the aftermath of the events of 28 September 2009, when more than a hundred and fifty people were killed or wounded, and women and girls were subjected to sexual violence including rape for taking part in a peaceful demonstration against a presidential bid by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. 12 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0100http://www.article19.org/pdfs/reports/guinea-july-report-2010.pdf