6 December 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Serbia
Renewed conviction of 4 former security officers for murder of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija in 1999; they were given prison sentences of up to 30 years
Serbia: Renewed convictions for murder of Slavko Ćuruvija welcomed (Appeal or News Release, English)
2 December 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Serbia
Joint appeal for broader public consultations over amendments to penal code and their impact on freedom of expression
Serbia: Penal Code amendments require an open and comprehensive debate (Appeal or News Release, English)
30 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
China
Petition to release former lawyer and journalist Zhang Zhan, who has been detained since May 2020 over her coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic and who is in a critical state of health
China: Release journalist Zhang Zhan (Appeal or News Release, English)
November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Sudan
Analysis of draft new media laws and their shortcomings
Sudan: Media laws drafted during COVID-19 don’t meet free speech standards (Special or Analytical Report, English)
26 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Libya
Benghazi: Statement condemning the kidnapping of a journalist by an armed group and the silence by authorities on this and other similar cases
Libya: ARTICLE 19 condemns the kidnapping of a journalist in Benghazi (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Ethiopia
Article on declaration of state of emergency and increased risk of arbitrary detentions and restrictions of freedom of expression and access to information
Ethiopia: Freedom of expression under threat during ongoing conflict (Appeal or News Release, English)
24 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Sudan
Appeal to end continued crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, intimidation of journalists and the ongoing internet shutdown
Sudan: Military must immediately stop crackdown on Freedom of Expression and Assembly (Appeal or News Release, English)
23 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Türkiye
Press release on expert opinion on the case against "Saturday Mothers", group of human rights defenders and families of victims of enforced disappearances, for their participation in a banned protest in August 2018
Turkey: Expert opinion submitted in the Saturday Mothers/People case (Appeal or News Release, English)
22 November 2021 | AI – Amnesty International (Author), ARTICLE 19 (Author), EMHRN – EuroMed Rights (formerly: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, EMHRN) (Author), Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author), HRW – Human Rights Watch (Author), ICJ – International Commission of Jurists (Author), FIDH – International Federation for Human Rights (Author), OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author), EFHR - Egyptian Front for Human Rights; et al. (Author)
Egypt
Joint appeal of several NGOs to end the judicial harassment and persecution of human rights defender Hossam Bahgat
Egypt: End harassment of rights defender Hossam Bahgat (Appeal or News Release, English)
18 November 2021 | ARTICLE 19
Iran
Article on ongoing impunity for human rights violations and crimes committed by security forces during November 2019 protests
Iran: Calls to tackle impunity for November 2019 atrocities intensifies (Appeal or News Release, English)