According to information received by ARTICLE 19, at midnight on 24 January 2010, six cable television channels had their programming suspended. The Government of the Republic of Venezuela justified this oppressive measure on the basis that the channels had breached their legal obligation to broadcast official messages from the Presidency. ARTICLE 19 calls for this oppressive rule to be repealed and for the channels to be reinstated.

ARTICLE 19 notes with concern that the Kingdom of Jordan’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has amended the country’s Press and Publications Law to extend government control over online content.

On 11 December 2009, the Brazilian Supreme Court refused to lift a ban that has prevented a major Brazilian daily newspaper from publishing reliable information about a corruption case involving businessman Fernando Sarney, son of the President of the Senate, for 132 days.

Press release on the imprisonment of two bloggers.

Legal analysis on the Iraqi Draft Journalists Protection Law.

Press release on the death threats to the executive director of a leading Sri Lankan think-tank and democracy NGO.

Press release on the verdict of the court case against Aung San Suu Kyi.

Statement on the unraveling situation of freedom of expression in Venezuela.

Letter to His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa regarding the International Press Freedom Mission.

Press release calling on the Government of Azerbaijan to immediately drop the politically-motivated charges of hooliganism against two journalists, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, who are currently being held in pre-trial detention.

Press release on the unfolding coup in Honduras.

Press release on the detention leading Vietnamese human rights lawyer Le Cong Dinh.

Press release regarding an oral statement at the recent 45th session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHR), expressing the organisation’s concern about continuing violations of freedom of expression in The Gambia.

Press release calling on the Government of Mexico and President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa to establish a committee to protect journalists and implement a comprehensive strategy to stop attacks on journalists and media workers.

Press release Calling for Expansion of Freedom of Expression Rights to be Integrated into the New Draft Constitution of Kenya.

Note on the existing Kenyan Constitutional Provisions on Freedom of Expression.

Publication on the abuse of freedom of expression within the arts for January 2009.

Press release on the continued violence against journalists symptomatic of ongoing repression in the region.

Press release on the siege of Yemen newspaper.

Press release on the murder of journalist Carlos Ortega Melo Samper.

Press release calling for the Yemeni government to immediately lift all forms of censorship on the media and return confiscated newspapers.

Press release on the rejection of Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal.

Press release on the violent assault on prominent political cartoonist, Mario Robles, of the newspaper Noticias Voz e Imagen de Oaxaca in western Mexico.

Statement on the approval of an incomplete reform to confront the prevailing impunity for crimes against journalists in the country.

Press release regarding the Sana’a bureau of Al Jazeera satellite channel which has recently received threats via text message.

ARTICLE 19 press release condemning the climate of fear created by the Moldovan government, including the intimidation and censorship of dissenting voices and the media.

Press release on the abduction of Gladys Monterroso, a well-known Guatemalan lawyer, professor and politician.

Press release on the recent pattern of threats and attacks on journalists in Yemen.

ARTICLE 19 press release condemning the intimidation, detention and censorship of human rights defenders in Sudan by the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) and the country’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS).

Press release concerning cases brought against three Bahraini activists in relation to their publishing activities and speeches about the political situation in Bahrain.

Letter condemning the use of force and violence against the peaceful demonstrators on St. Valentine’s Day.

Statement condemning the targeting of human rights activists.

Report on the Situation of the Exercise of the Right to Freedom of Expression. Universal Periodic Review.

Press release on ARTICLE 19 writing to Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain, asking him to ensure that women’s rights activist, Ghada Jamsheer, is protected from harassment and guaranteed her right to free expression.

नेपालमा अभिव्यत्कि स्वतन्त्रताको अधिकार र परिवर्तनका कार्यसुची

Statement regarding the decision that the BBC took not to broadcast the Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for donations in support of humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza.

Press release regarding Lasantha Wickrematunga, Editor-in-Chief of The Sunday Leader, and his murder as he drove to work in Colombo on 8 January 2009.

Statement regarding the shocking murders of the lawyer Stanislav Markelov and the young journalist Anastasia Barburova on Monday brings Russia’s human rights record to a new low.

Publication on the Agenda for Change: The Right to Freedom of Expression in Nepal.

Publication on the abuse of freedom of expression within the arts for November 2008.

Statement on the number of recent incidents in Nicaragua showing a worrying trend for freedom of expression.

ARTICLE 19 press release condemning the Israeli authorities’ decision to ban foreign journalists from entering Gaza and reporting on the worsening humanitarian crisis there.

Press release on the rapidly deteriorating work environment for the press and human rights defenders in Khartoum, Sudan.

Statement on the increasing undermining of a free media in Nepal.

Statement on the deteriorating situation in Burma.

Press release on the family of journalist Luiz Carlos Barbon Filho who have been harassed a year and a half after he was murdered in Porto Ferreira.

Press release demonstrating against the censorship and intimidation of Sudanese media in Khartoum.

Statement on the 250th day of detention of the journalist and human rights activist JS Tissainayagam.

Press release regarding the recent statement by the Bahraini Interior minister, Shaikh Rashid Bin Abdalla Al-Khalifa, reported in the local press, calling for the enforcement of Article 134 of the Bahraini Penal Code against any citizen who attends meetings, conferences or seminars abroad or meets with representatives of foreign countries, organizations or bodies to discuss the internal affairs of Bahrain, without government authorization.

ARTICLE 19 press release expressing concern about a recent decision by the Azerbaijan National Television and Radio Council to effectively ban international radio stations from broadcasting on national frequencies.

Press release condemning the imprisonment of Uzbek journalist and human rights defender Salijon Abdurakhmanov.

Press release regarding meeting on censorship and state restrictions on press freedom in Belarus.

Conference paper on freedom of expression in Belarus.

Publication highlighting artists from around the world that have had their right to expression attacked.

ARTICLE 19 press release condemning the imprisonment of 12 Syrian signatories of the 'Damascus Declaration'. Further calls are made to halt the crackdown

Press release on the vicious assault on Ognyan Stefanov in Bulgaria.

Press release on the new government in Kathmandu implementing a new strategy for dealing with Tibetan protesters: threat of expulsion from Nepal.

Statement on the need for the case of Sri Lankan journalist J.S. Tissainyagam to be tried without delay, and for due process of law to be followed.

Press release advertising a parallel event to the 9th session of the Human Rights Council on “Defamation of Religion and Freedom of Expression in Context”.

Flyer advertising a parallel event at the UNHRC meeting in Geneva.

Press release on a coalition's report on “Press Freedom: Shadow of Impunity and Violence”.

Press release calling for the UK authorities to abandon new rules for censoring ex-diplomats.

ARTICLE 19 Press Release calling on Brazilian electoral judges to cease the imposing of sanctions regarding the reporting of the 2008 municipal elections.

Press release on the need for freedom of expression in order to hold a valid election run-off in Zimbabwe.

Press release calling on the Olympic authorities and esteemed athletes attending the 100th anniversary of the 1908 British Olympics to work together to make London 2012 a truly Olympian event.

Press release condemning the military Junta's renewed detention of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and the arrest of twenty protestors who were calling for her release.

Letter to the Prime Minister of China expressing concern over the detention of a journalist for reporting on official corruption.

Press release regarding how twenty years ago this month, on 14 February 1989, the Ayatollah Khomeini pronounced a fatwa on the British writer, Salman Rushdie, after the publication of his book The Satanic Verses.

Press release regarding the hosting of a major conference yesterday in Kathmandu launching the joint publication, An Agenda for Change: The Right to Freedom of Expression in Nepal.

Paper presented on a panel on Art Legislation and Freedom of Expression as part of a larger two-day symposium on Art and Censorship.

Action plan for freedom of speech in Niger.

Statement on the UN Resolution amending the special mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression.

Dr. Hossein Bagher Zadeh, an acclaimed journalist, human rights campaigner and political commentator, gave the following address at the Voices from Iran cultural evening hosted by ARTICLE 19’s Middle East and North Africa programme (MENA) on September 27, 2006.

This report seeks to illustrate the manner in which artistic censorship in Iran is both shaped and shapes; to demonstrate where the focus of the conflict lies between the Islamic Republic of Iran and individual expression.

Report of the fact-finding mission to the Maldives undertaken from 3 to 7 May 2006 by ARTICLE 19 and 4 free press organisations.

Statement on Google's decision to cooperate with the authorities in censoring the Chinese version of its search engine.

Summary of the report 'Art, Religion and Hatred' on religious intolerance in Russia and its effects on artists and their freedom of expression.

Report on religious intolerance in Russia and its effects on artists and their freedom of expression.

Statement that focuses on constitutional amendments relating to censhorship and the freedom of expression.

An analysis of the deterioration of press freedom and freedom of expression in Nepal.

From 10 to 16 July, ARTICLE 19 participated in an international press freedom and freedom of expression mission to Nepal with eleven other international organisations to raise our concerns on the deteriorating human rights situation in the country, following King Gyanendra’s seizure of power on 1 February 2005.

Digest of freedom of expression-related developments in Moldova.

Memorandum analysing the existing Cambodian Law on the Press for compliance with international law and standards.

Report on the legal framework for freedom of expression in Ethiopia, intended to inform debate about the adoption of a new press law.

Resolution of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, deciding to develop a Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression.

Paper discussing the legal figure of contempt of court as it affects freedom of expression, namely contempt laws which restrict comment on pending judicial proceedings and criticism of judges and courts.

Joint report which makes a number of recommendations for reform in the area of freedom of expression which, if implemented, might allow the creation of a climate in which freedom of expression is respected and protected and where the role of the media is tolerated and encouraged in a pluralist system in DRC.

Survey analysing the state of freedom of expression in countries participating in the Euro-Mediterranean's framework to ensure a

Report reviewing the various laws and other measures which have progressively eroded the right to freedom of expression in Burma over more than three decades.

Report examining the impact of the conflict on freedom of expression and in particular media freedom in Sri Lanka.

Report on the effects of media censorship by an authoritarian regime; namely, the silencing of dissent and creation of a police state.

Report casting a critical spotlight on the workings of Cameroon's democratic process, and its media, concluding that fundamental freedoms of expression and assembly, vital to the political process, are routinely violated despite guarantees under the Constitution and international law.

A collaborative report by ARTICLE 19 and the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development looking at the limitations of FoI in Indonesia in the run up to the parliamentary elections.

Report providing an overview of recent acts of censorship – both formal and informal – in the context of the conflict in the North East and the political process in the South.

A report with the purpose of exploring questions abouth the role of the broadcast media in Indonesia.

Report providing an in depth study of censorship and the conflict in Sri Lanka since March 1995.

Amicus curiae brief submitted by ARTICLE 19 and Interights to the European Court of Human Rights on blasphemy and film censorship.

Report providing an analysis of the freedom of expression situation in Northern Cameroon, three years after the country's return to multi-party democracy.

Report documenting the violations of freedom of expression by Kenyan authorities including suppression of information, harassment, detention, false charges, torture and ill-treatment of government critics by the Kenyan government.

Report charting the conflicting ideology of a country which, in the midst of increasingly rapid economic change, promises to move towards democracy yet remains one of the most secretive in the world.

Amicus curiae brief submitted by ARTICLE 19 and Interights to the European Court of Human Rights arguing against the use of criminal sanctions for blasphemy or insult to religion.

A comprehensive guide to international and comparative law, standards and procedures in the area of freedom of expression, for academics, activists, journalists, public officials, students and others.

A report documenting the history, traditions, laws and practice of censorship in Burma/Myanmar since 1962, when a military coup brought General Ne Win to power and ended the Parliamentary era.

Written comments submitted by ARTICLE 19 to the European Court of Human Rights on prior restraint and national security.

Report on the link between famine and censorship. The report takes the case studies of China and Ethiopia to argue that famines can be prevented if censorship is not prevalent.

Book giving a snapshot overview of the state of freedom of expression in the world in 1988, through chapters on 50 countries representative of all the regions and major political systems in the world.

Press release about the deteriorating state of free expression in Yemen after a Yemeni court sentenced artist Fahd al-Qarni to 18 months in prison and imposed a fine of YR 500,000.