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Background paper on freedom of expression and commercial issues, produced as part of ARTICLE 19’s “Agenda for Change” project, which aims to establish a process for media legislation reform in Nepal in close consultation with media stakeholders.
28 Jan 2008
Background paper on freedom of information, produced as part of ARTICLE 19’s “Agenda for Change” project, which aims to establish a process for media legislation reform in Nepal in close consultation with media stakeholders.
28 Jan 2008
Background paper on content restrictions, produced as part of ARTICLE 19’s “Agenda for Change” project, which aims to establish a process for media legislation reform in Nepal in close consultation with media stakeholders.
28 Jan 2008
Background paper on freedom of expression guarantees and regulation of the media, produced as part of ARTICLE 19’s “Agenda for Change” project, which aims to establish a process for media legislation reform in Nepal in close consultation with media stakeholders.
28 Jan 2008
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review on Indonesia.
26 Nov 2007
Findings of the October 2006 mission undertaken by the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Sri Lanka.
19 Feb 2007
Report by ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism examining the level of access to environmental information in Malaysia.
8 Feb 2007
Report into the Health and Human Rights in Burma. Outlines the relationship between health in a society under censorship, as well as covering the the effects of war on Burmas Human Rights situation.
1 Jan 2007
Statement produced by the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission giving an assessment of the current media situation in the country and the impact of the escalation in fighting between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on the media.
11 Oct 2006
Read our October update on freedom of expression in Asia including special features on Religion & Censorship and Information Vs Secrecy.
9 Oct 2006
Report of the fact-finding mission to the Maldives undertaken from 3 to 7 May 2006 by ARTICLE 19 and 4 free press organisations.
15 Jul 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Cambodia, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries. June 2006 revision edition.
27 Jun 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Malaysia, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in the Philippines, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Singapore, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Thailand, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Indonesia, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Baseline study on media freedom in Timor Leste, as part of a series of seven such studies on Southeast Asian countries.
27 Feb 2006
Memornadum on the Ordinance Amending Some of the Nepal Acts Relating to the Media, 2062 (2005)
1 Nov 2005
Report on the consequences of armed conflict in South Asia for freedom of expression.
1 Sep 2005
An analysis of the deterioration of press freedom and freedom of expression in Nepal.
19 Aug 2005
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.
25 Jul 2005
Thirteenth joint annual report of the Hong Kong Journalists' Association and ARTICLE 19 on the new challenges to freedom of expression since the handover of sovereignty to China in July 1997.
1 Jul 2005
Report illustrating the importance of information in disaster relief operations.
1 May 2005
Presentation on international defamation standards for the Jakarta Conference on Defamation, 28-29 July 2004, Indonesia.
28 Jul 2004
Twelfth joint annual report by the Hong Kong Journalists' Association and ARTICLE 19 on recent developments and trends concerning freedom of expression in Chinese-administered Hong Kong.
1 Jun 2004
Tenth joint annual report by the Hong Kong Journalists' Association and ARTICLE 19 on the state of freedom of expression in Hong Kong, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the handover of the territory from the United Kingdom to the People’s Republic of China in 1997.
1 Jun 2002
This survey looks at significant developments at the international level towards recognising the right to information. The survey includes case studies on India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
1 Jul 2001
Ninth joint annual report on the state of freedom of expression in Hong Kong. The year under review has been dominated by the question of how the SAR government deals with the Falun Gong, the spiritual movement banned by the authorities in China.
1 Jul 2001
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.
10 Mar 1999
Report examining the impact of the conflict on freedom of expression and in particular media freedom in Sri Lanka.
15 Dec 1998
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.
15 May 1997
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.
15 Mar 1997
Report examining the legal measures taken since 1988 by the State Law and Order Restoration Council in an attempt to legitimise its authority.
1 Aug 1996
Report on freedom of expression and the right to health in Burma.
1 Jul 1996
A report with the purpose of exploring questions abouth the role of the broadcast media in Indonesia.
15 Jun 1996
Report providing an in depth study of censorship and the conflict in Sri Lanka since March 1995.
15 Mar 1996
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.
15 Mar 1995
This report is intended as a constructive and effective contribution to the cause of freedom of expression in Sri Lanka. It sets out recommendations for reforms which ARTICLE 19 believes are vital if freedom of expression is to be allowed to flourish in Sri Lanka in the future.
27 Oct 1994
Report on freedom of expression and the environment in Burma.
15 Sep 1994
Report on the Burmese government's brutal suppression of the right to academic freedom and how this raises fundamental questions about all aspects of the right to freedom of expression in Burma.
10 Dec 1992
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.
1 Dec 1991
आर्टिकल १९ को परिवर्तनका विषयवस्तु' परियोजनाको एक भागका रुपमा तयार पारिएको अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको प्रत्याभूती तथा सञ्चारमाध्यमको नियमनसम्बन्धी आधारपत्र। यस परियोजनाको उद्देश्य सरोकारहरुसंगको सहभागितामा नेपालमा सञ्चारक्षेत्रसम्बन्धी कानुनमा सुधारको प्रकृया स्थापित गर्नु हो
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