Joint Statements

The Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law), known for stifling freedom of expression and suppressing human rights defenders, requires immediate attention and rectification.

The signatories expressed concern that the criminal court recently dropped charges against the accused in the murders of journalist Ahmed Rilwan and blogger Yameen Rasheed.

An appeal against an injunction granted against the book “The Compatriots: The Brutal and Chaotic History of Russia’s Exiles, Émigrés and Agents Abroad” will be heard in Germany on 8 December.

In a case permeated by gender violence, journalist Schirlei Alves has been sentenced to one year in prison and damages of US$80,000 for defamation, for her report on the trial of influencer Mariana Ferrer.

The prominent activist has spent much of the past decade imprisoned in Egypt for his writing and activism.

IFEX members and human rights groups join MADA Center’s call for the UN to condemn Israel’s systematic targeting of Palestinian journalists and media outlets.

PM Fico’s new governing coalition is creating deep unease among Slovakia’s journalists about the future for media freedoms and public service journalism.

“In response to the turmoil that AI has created in the news and information arena, the Charter defines ten key principles for safeguarding the integrity of information and preserving journalism’s social role” – RSF

A side event organised by AFEX and IPI during the 77th session of the ACHPR looked into mechanisms to reduce online attacks against women journalists.

As the EU’s trialogue negotiations draw to a close, rights groups say that – in the absence of certain key provisions – the anti-SLAPP Directive will fail to counteract the growing problem of SLAPPs in the region.

Two recently proposed legislative changes will mean a step backward for press freedom in Croatia ahead of a ‘super election’ year, say MFRR partner organisations.

PiS’s defeat does not diminish the threat of media capture – particularly in countries where smaller markets can leave media more vulnerable to state pressure – and must not distract European policy makers from building the necessary safeguards.

In the first quarter of 2023, Yemen experienced a total of 12 reported internet shutdowns.

CSOs urge European Commissioner Thierry Breton to respect due process when enforcing the DSA in the context of the ongoing armed conflict and violence against civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel.

Reporters, journalists, human rights defenders, and news agencies have been relentlessly targeted, leaving civilians to document the war via social media.

Maltese authorities should mark the sixth anniversary of Caruana Galizia’s death by making unequivocal statements in support of full justice for her murder, and committing to implement the public inquiry’s recommendations.