No woman should face harassment for doing her job. We stand with our Senior Legal Advisor Flutura Kusari as she is taking legal action against Mentor Llugaliu for a 3-year campaign of online abuse: ecpmf.eu/kosovo-steadfa… Kosovo’s justice system must act swiftly and fairly.

🚨In the past year, freedom of expression declined in 13 countries and advanced in just 4. ✊The stats are sobering. But information is power. 🌎We must use this data to demand a freer, fairer future for all. 🔗Make the case: globalexpressionreport.org

I was interviewed by 📻RFI on ARTICLE 19's new 📢Global Expression Report 2025 🌏 Take a look👇 rfi.fr/en/internation…

📢 The release of Siarhei Tsikhanouski & 13 others shows that we need to keep fighting for #Belarus. While we welcome their freedom, over 1000 remain behind bars in inhuman conditions for speaking out. All political prisoners must be freed. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya article19.org/resources/bela…

Using terrorism legislation to ban Palestine Action sets a deeply worrying precedent for freedom of expression and the right to protest in the UK. The UK government must urgently change course. article19.org/resources/uk-b…

📸 Great insights today in Warsaw at our World Justice Project's panel “Under Pressure: Protecting Media Freedom in the EU and Beyond.” Thanks to all speakers and participants who joined the urgent call to defend press freedom across Europe and beyond.

Hungary has criminalised organisers & participants of Pride marches + enabled the use of real-time facial recognition to target protesters. Those taking part in Pride must be able to safely exercise their right to peaceful assembly! article19.org/resources/hung…

Learn more about ARTICLE 19 Malaysia's new campaign #PencuciMulut - countering 'hate speech' and discrimination in online and offline media: article19.org/resources/mala…

Today, Hong Kong marks 5 years of national security laws – crippling online expression, fuelling transnational repression + stifling the right to protest. These are tools to eradicate free speech, not protect society, says ARTICLE 19’s Michael Caster apnews.com/article/hong-k…

Despite the ban + plans to use real-time facial recognition tech against marchers and authorities targeting of organisers, Budapest’s Pride rally was a big success. More than 100,000 people took to the streets to exercise their right to protest. nytimes.com/2025/06/28/wor…

Today, on the 5th anniversary of #HongKong's National Security Law, The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation & Human Rights Foundation (HRF) condemn the regime's repression and honour the fierce commitment of #HongKongers who choose speaking up over silence and advocacy over surrender. 💪

🇷🇸 The MFRR condemns President Vučić’s recent public accusation labelling reporting by Nova S & N1 as “pure terrorism”. Our orgs, which recently carried out a media freedom mission to #Serbia, call on Александар Вучић to immediately cease using such dangerous rhetoric against the press.

The police and government must respect the Federal Court decision and recognise that the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression is crucial and must be upheld consistently, without any double standards. article19.org/resources/mala…

Our analysis of Poland’s draft anti-SLAPP law is out. 🇵🇱 It's a positive step. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice. To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger & decriminalise defamation. article19.org/resources/pola…

Authorities must distinguish between offensive speech and incitement when assessing Glastonbury events. Only speech that incites violence or discrimination should be prosecuted. Criticising govts + institutions is protected under intl #humanrights law. article19.org/resources/uk-f…

#Türkiye: ARTICLE 19 joined partner organisations in calling for the release of journalists detained as part of the Artvin investigation. Producing news, sharing news, and receiving payment for such work is not a crime. Journalism is not a crime. article19.org/resources/turk…

Take a test: You exercise your right to freedom of expression when you...🤔 A. share your views online B. criticize your government C. question religious practices D. attend a peaceful protest F. comment on a news article G. All of the above article19.org/what-is-freedo… ARTICLE 19

Yesterday Greenpeace International challenged US oil company Energy Transfer in a Dutch court – the first test case for new legislation to protect free expression and stop abusive lawsuits. 40+ orgs call on governments to bring the EU anti-SLAPP directive into law. article19.org/resources/the-…

On Monday Palestinian journalist Ismail Abu Hatab was killed in an airstrike targeting the Al-Baqa cafe. The global community must take action now to address Israeli forces’ ongoing violations and ensure the protection of journalists. #EndImpunity article19.org/resources/pale…

Poland’s new anti-SLAPP bill aims to tackle abusive lawsuits against journalists + activists. But to truly protect robust reporting, it must go further, including by preventing public institutions from using the law to silence criticism. Read more⬇️ article19.org/resources/pola…