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Censorship and Freedom of Expression (1525)
Jan 31 2019 5:07pm
Venezuela: Arrest of 11 journalists a 'vain attempt' to disguise human rights violations
In response to reports that at least 11 journalists were detained in V...
Jan 28 2019 12:54pm
Bahrain: verdict against Sheikh Salman is 'another nail in the coffin' for free speech
‘The Bahraini authorities must quash Sheikh Ali Salman’s conviction’ -...
Jan 28 2019 11:49am
Urgent Action: Administrative detention for Facebook posts
Kishorchandra Wangkhem, a journalist based in Manipur, India, was arre...
Jan 24 2019 3:25pm
Urgent Action: Journalist arbitrarily detained incommunicado
Amade Abubacar, a journalist at Nacedje community radio, was arrested ...
Jan 24 2019 1:48pm
Urgent Action outcome: Human rights defender’s 10-year sentence upheld
On 31 December 2018, prominent human rights defender, Ahmed Mansoor, h...
Jan 24 2019 11:38am
Urgent Action Outcome: Human rights defender loses final appeal
On 31 December 2018, Bahrain’s Court of Cassation upheld the five-year...
Jan 24 2019 12:00am
Iran: more than 7,000 arrested last year in crackdown of 'staggering scale' - new figures
Women protesting against being forced to wear headscarves among those ...
Jan 18 2019 5:06pm
Northern Ireland: reported death threat against journalist condemned
Amnesty calls for death threat to be lifted Amnesty International h...
Jan 17 2019 3:31pm
Urgent Action update: Activist sentenced to two years in prison
Chinese human rights defender Zhen Jianghua was convicted of “inciting...
Jan 17 2019 10:49am
Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
On 2 October, journalist Jamal Khashoggi went into the Saudi Arabian c...