Briefing note on UK Libel Tourism following the ARTICLE 19 and Freedom House panel discussion on UK Libel Tourism.

Report examining the coverage of instability, violence, conflict and conflict resolution in the Russian Federation.

Report on access to environmental information in Ukraine entitled "For Internal Use Only: Is Post-Chernobyl Ukraine Ready for Access to Environmental Information".

Joint fact-finding mission report on the current situation of media freedom in Turkey.

Report outlining defamation law and practice in Russia, and assessing the extent to which decisions by Russian courts in defamation cases conform to the standards established by the European Court of Human Rights.

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding freedom of expression in the United Kingdom. Report submitted in advance of the 6th periodic report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Statement on the deteriorating freedom of expression situation in Russia including the killing of journalists, and the absence of subsequent thorough and impartial investigations.

An overview of the freedom of expression situation in Tajikistan, including the media landscape, media and defamation law, licensing and registration, and interference in the work of the media.

Report highlighting the importance of access to comprehensive and accurate information in post-conflict societies such as Abkhazia.

Statement protesting the sentencing of reporter Rafiq Tagi and editor Samir Sadagatoglu to, respectively, three and four years in prison for incitement of religious hatred.

ARTICLE 19 expresses its alarm at the news of yesterday’s sentencing to seven years imprisonment of Uzbek journalist and human rights defender Umida Niyazova for smuggling and distribution of subversive literature.

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee regarding freedom of expression in Austria. Report submitted in advance of the 4th periodic report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

In a recent ARTICLE 19 interview Lyudmila Gryaznova (Chairperson of Human Rights Alliance and Vice-Chairperson of the United Civil Party), talked about the deteriorating conditions for freedom of expression in Belarus.

Executive summary from "The Forbidden Zone: Environmental Information Denied in Russia". the report examines the Russian authority’s secrecy over environmental issues and demonstrates that thousands of people’s lives are consequently in serious danger.

Report which examines the Russian authorities' secrecy over environmental issues and demonstrates that thousands of people's lives are consequently in serious danger.

ARTICLE 19 voiced its concerns about freedom of expression in the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) region during the OSCE Human Dimension Implementing Meeting held in Warsaw from 2nd October 2006.

Report assessing defamation law and practice in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine in light of their responsibilities under international law, and providing recommendations for positive change.

Report examining to what extent genuine public broadcasting exists in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.

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.

Report on freedom of information and the media in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

This report looks at how countries in Western Europe, in particular Sweden, Germany and the UK have developed press councils or complaints commissions and analyses recent initiatives in five countries of South East Europe aimed at improving journalistic standards and establishing some form of media self-regulation. Developments in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Slovenia are explored through the testimonies of key stakeholders in the process: media owners, editors, journalists and non-governmental organisations.

Analysis of Ukrainian Supreme Court ruling on 2nd round of presidential elections.

Statement outlining some of ARTICLE 19's concerns in relation to the legal provisions for the coverage of the 6 March 2005 parliamentary elections

Digest of freedom of expression-related developments in Moldova.

This newsletter highlights some of the trends in the Ukrainian presidential candidates’ access to the central and regional media, as well as media coverage of their activity during the campaign for presidential elections. The data covers the media coverage of the campaign for the period of August to November, as well as two weeks of additional campaigning prior to the repeat second round of voting, held on 26 December.

This newsletter reports the results of the monitoring for 11 to 18 December 2004

This report examines the commonalities and differences between the three countries with respect to the media, outlines their reponsibilities under international law, and provides relevant recommendations for change.

Report exploring the way in which issues of asylum, and asylum seekers and refugees, are represented in the media, as well as the extent to which asylum seekers and refugees feel able to participate in the public debate on asylum and immigration.

Case study accompanying ARTICLE 19's report "What's The Story", on media coverage of asylum issues, focusing on the much-discussed closure of the Red Cross centre at Sangatte.

This publication is intended to serve as a reference tool for the various actors dealing with the problem of defamation in Russia. It analyses the defamation law of the Russian Federation in light of international human rights standards in this field, provides examples of how Russian legislation is being applied in practice and includes recommendations for reforming the legal framework to bring it into line with Russia's obligations under international law.

A survey of freedom of information law and practice in Central and Eastern Europe.

Joint publication by ARTICLE 19 and Liberty, providing a critical analysis of UK laws and mechanisms which ostensibly safeguard national security but which have, in practice, been used by successive governments to suppress embarrassing or controversial revelations and to undermine the public’s right to know.

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

Paper examining the state of print and broadcast media regulation in the United Kingdom.

On behalf of the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie, this report argues for the abolition of the common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel in Britain. The Committee declares the law an infringement on freedom of expression and sets forth the case for the complete abolition of the law.

Commentary on the report submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee by the French government, as it relates to France's compliance with its obligations under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.