16 March 2020 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), IFJ – International Federation of Journalists (Author), IPI – International Press Institute (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), Articolo 21; et al. (Author)
Turkey
Joint NGO statement calling for end to advertisement ban against the independent newspaper Evrensel
Turkey: ARTICLE 19 calls for end to advertising ban on the newspaper Evrensel (Appeal or News Release, English)
16 December 2019 | CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists
China
Report on media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan
One Country, One Censor: How China undermines media freedom in Hong Kong and Taiwan (Special or Analytical Report, English)
9 December 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CRIN – Child Rights Information Network (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), MRG – Minority Rights Group International (Author), Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran et al. (Author)
Iran
Joint NGO letter to Permanent Missions to the UN in New York on the necessity to support resolution A/C.3/74/L.27 on the human rights situation in Iran (violent crackdown by security forces on protesters; at least 7,000 arrests; near total shutdown of internet access; other topics)
Iran: Joint CSO letter urging support of resolution A/C.3/74/L.27 [MDE 13/1548/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
29 November 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author)
Kyrgyzstan
Joint NGO letter to Supreme Court calling for a fair trial for human rights defender Azimjan Askaraov, who has been given a life sentence on fabricated charges
Seven human rights NGOs urge Kyrgyzstan to ensure Azimjon Askarov’s right to a fair trial (Appeal or News Release, English)
14 November 2019 | CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author)
Haiti
Open letter to Minister of Justice urging him to ensure independent investigation of all cases of violence against journalists
Violence against the press in Haiti: RSF and CPJ write to Minister of Justice (Appeal or News Release, English)
10 October 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), Access Now; et al. (Author)
Iraq
Joint NGO statement on the violent crackdown by security forces on peaceful protests in several cities
Iraq: Freedom of speech and assembly under attack as over 100 killed, thousands injured and hundreds arrested (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 July 2019 | RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), ECPMF - European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (Author), et al. (Author)
Turkey
Joint statement of human rights organisations on report of pro-government think-tank that accuses international media of being biased and singles out correspondents for attack
Turkish think-tank report escalates harassment of journalists (Appeal or News Release, English)
3 July 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), NHC – Norwegian Helsinki Committee (Author), IPHR – International Partnership for Human Rights (Author), Civil Rights Defenders et al. (Author)
Kyrgyzstan
Joint NGO letter on arbitrary detention and deterioration of health of human righs defender and journalist Azimjon Askarov
Joint letter to the EU about the situation of detained human rights defender Azimjon Askarov in Kyrgyzstan (Appeal or News Release, English)
21 June 2019 | ARTICLE 19 (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), IPI – International Press Institute (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), EFJ - European Federation of Journalists (Author)
Albania
Report on preliminary findings of a joint NGO fact finding mission on freedom of expression (defamation; safety for journalists; smear campaigns against journalists; transparency of institutions; other topics)
Albania: Preliminary findings of joint freedom of expression mission | RSF (Special or Analytical Report, English)
12 June 2019 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), CRLP – Center for Reproductive Rights (Author), CSW – Christian Solidarity Worldwide (Author), CPJ – Committee to Protect Journalists (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), IRRI – International Refugee Rights Initiative (Author), African Defenders (the Pan-African Human Rights Defenders Network) et al. (Author)
Eritrea
Joint NGO statement to the UN Human Rights Council on the continuing dire human rights situation (16 journalists in detention without trial; impunity for human rights violations; restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, and religion or belief; the continued use of indefinite national service)
Ensure continued scrutiny of the human rights situation in Eritrea [AFR 64/0509/2019] (Appeal or News Release, English)
