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Mauritania: President must ensure that blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed regain his freedom
This joint letter was sent to the Mauritanian President on December 6, 2017. Dear President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, We, the undersigned international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ask you to ensure that blogger… More
Joint Letter: Immediate Action Needed to End Attacks on Democracy in Cambodia
Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations Mr. Joko Widodo, President, Republic of Indonesia (Co-Chair of the 1991 Paris Conference on Cambodia) Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President, The… More
‘Citizens Must Draw Line Between Free Speech and Arbitrary Spite’: Nigerian Writers Call for Calm in Response to ‘Ethnic Hate Speech’
In response to the worsening climate, a group of Nigerian writers are calling for restraint amid heated rhetoric as the nation splinters along ethnic and religious lines. More
HUNGARY: New NGO Law Will Have Chilling Effect on Freedom of Expression
This statement originally appeared on PEN International's website: http://www.pen-international.org/newsitems/hungary-new-ngo-law-will-have-chilling-effect-on-freedom-of-expression/ Hungary Hungary’s new law imposing new restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is an attack on the rights to freedom of expression and association… More
AZERBAIJAN: Time for Justice for Ilgar Mammadov
Joint Statement The Council of Europe’s Legitimacy at Stake over Azerbaijan’s Persistent Non-compliance with European Court Judgment Today three years have passed since the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand the Release of Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement As World Press Freedom Day is celebrated across the globe on May 3, we, the undersigned organizations, cannot forget the untenable price journalists pay for government criticism in… More
Mauritania: Publishing and rights groups demand justice for imprisoned blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkheitir
This letter was sent by the International Publishers Association and additional signatories, including PEN America, to the Mauritanian authorities in their respective countries. Mauritania: Publishing and rights groups demand justice for… More
Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov
Joint Statement by Sport for Rights Coalition Azerbaijan: Rights Groups Demand Justice for Tortured Journalist Mehman Huseynov The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the abduction and torture of Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Huseynov and… More
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