ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy

Interview with Max Popovych, Senior Legal Officer for Europe at the Article 19 NGO A talk on the state of freedom of speech in the world and what professional journalists can do to defend the freedom of speech in authoritarian regimes

Our colleague Max gave this interview about the state of #freespeech around the world and what professional journalists can do to defend the freedom of speech in authoritarian regimes

Check it up!

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Real relief in a time when voices like Alaa's are needed outside a cell, not inside one

#FreeSpeech #HumanRIghts #Egypt

Boundaries of Expression podcast: Gender apartheid - ARTICLE 19 Professor Karima Bennoune outlines the campaign to recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and be included in a UN treaty.

Check the latest ARTICLE 19 Boundaries of Expression podcast about the fight to recognise #gender apartheid in #Iran & #Afghanistan as an international crime.

Crucial #FreeSpeech issue where silencing women through systemic oppression denies their voices and rights
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Google hit with Digital Markets Act complaint over user choice The DMA, which became applicable in 2023, aims to regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies.

Together with partners, we are urging @ec.europa.eu to investigate Google's Android for restricting user choice by hiding or blocking disabling of pre-installed apps.

Such practices violate the #DMA’s promise of fair competition & user control

#DigitalRights
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UK: House of Lords must block Chinese influence and halt foreign media ownership - ARTICLE 19 Plans for a US-based company with links to China to partially own the Telegraph newspaper poses a risk to information integrity in the UK.

🚨 TODAY: The #UK @houseoflords.parliament.uk votes on allowing up to 15% foreign ownership of UK newspapers, including those with links to #China.

We warn this creates risks of foreign influence. It also threatens media pluralism & #freespeech without strong safeguards.

HoL must vote against it

International Impact Report 2024 Our 2024 International Impact Report is out! Learn how ARTICLE 19 worked with partners and communities to demand better and achieve real change, both locally and globally. https://stories.article1...

Last year was one for the books! 🚀
We fought for #freespeech, empowered thousands, pushed for global human rights in AI, and much more.

If you want to see what impact we made together, check our 2024 Impact report 👇

#Impact2024 #PowerOfOurVoices #FreedomOfExpression

We’re no #BigTech cheerleaders.

But we welcome today decision of @echr.coe.int in #Google v #Russia concerning huge fines for refusing to remove political content and restoring monetisation of sanctioned TV channel on #YOutube owned by Russian oligarch

It's win for #FreeSpeech

UK: Full understanding of ‘hate speech’ vital to assess Glastonbury controversy - ARTICLE 19 When assessing 'hate speech' claims, UK authorities must clearly understand international human rights law and restrictions on speech.

After Bob Vylan’s #Glastonbury set sparked a global storm, with police investigation and leaders calling his remarks #HateSpeech, we urge clear understanding of hate speech laws. Not all shocking/offensive speech is illegal.
#FreeSpeech must be protected unless it incites violence or discrimination.

UN: States must support Myanmar media - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 made this statement calling for support for journalists in Myanmar at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

It's been over 4 years since #Myanmar & military’s onslaught on #MediaFreedom shows no signs of abating.
At least 60 journalists are in jail.

We call on States to continue condemning all attacks on journalists and support media organisations trying to bring the violations to account
#freespeech

EU: Institutions must take action against spyware abuse - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 joined other CSOs in calling on EU institutions to take action to respond to the threat that spyware poses to human rights.

🔍👀 Who’s watching you?

#Spyware is often abused to surveil journalists and human rights activists. We say enough is enough!

We call on #EU to take urgent concrete action to respond to this threat.

Protect journalists, activists, and democracy itself!

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#humanrights #freespeech #StopSpyware

I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage, asks former hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe

Brilliant article by former #Iran political prisoner Zaghari-Ratcliffe about what happens when repression meets war.

Read it if you care about the voices that authoritarian regimes try to silence.

Deeply human #MustRead

#PoliticalPrisoners #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #Democracy

IGF 2025: Day 0 Event #255 Update Required: Fixing... View more about this event at IGF 2025

What happens in Norway won’t stay in Norway!

Because when we challenge #BigTech role in conflict at #IGF, the impact will ripple across #Internet!

🌍 So don't miss our colleague Chantal Joris, @chantal137.bsky.social, today at 14:45 CEST, Workshop Room 3

#humanrights #accountability #freespeech

ARTICLE 19 at the Internet Governance Forum 2025 - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 will be taking part in a number of events, sessions and workshops during this year's Internet Governance Forum in Norway.

🌍Are you at #IGF2025 this week? We're & you can catch us tackling:
🔹 Is a people-centred internet still possible?
🔹 Accountability in digital plumbing
🔹 Real multi-stakeholder governance
🔹 Digital markets, #AI & #HumanRIghts

More details 👇

Please connect. Let’s shape a better #internet, together!

UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil

Is this what digital transformation and using #AI in public admin looks like?

#UK #HomeOffice told 11 & 8-year-olds to return to #Brazil alone + threatened to take away their driving licences!

Our warning: rights can’t be left to random algorithms. Human decisions need to be based on #humanrights

The Global Expression Report 2025 The Global Expression Report (GxR) is an annual look at the right to free expression and information across the world. Explore the findings and use our data to make the case for positive change.

📢Just launched: ARTICLE 19’s new Global Expression Report.
In a world where #freespeech is under threat, the report gives definitive snapshot of the situation worldwide.

See where your country stands, who’s rising, who’s falling, & why it matters 👇

#GlobalExpressionReport #ARTICLE19 #HumanRights

Common challenges for humanitarian response | UNHCR Information Integrity Toolkit

Glad to see UNHCR Information Integrity Toolkit features our policies and recommendations. Addressing #disinfo & #hatespeech in humanitarian crises means upholding #freespeech, avoiding overbroad restrictions & promoting open, inclusive information ecosystems

#InfoIntegrity #HumanRights

Passionate about fundraising, #HumanRights & #FreeSpeech?

Join ARTICLE 19 as our Business Development Programme Officer to build partnerships & drive fundraising for our global mission!

Help defend voices at risk & make a global impact.

Apply before 17 June via the link👇

#NonprofitJobs #career

Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case bring justice a step closer - ARTICLE 19 Guilty verdicts for two gang members who supplied the car bomb which killed Daphne Caruana Galizia is vital in the fight for full justice.

Six years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, #Malta culture of impunity persists.
We welcome convictions for 2 gang members supplying bomb but those who enabled and ordered her killing remain untouched.

Justice demands accountability at every level

Daphne deserves no less.

#NoMoreImpunity

ICC cybercrime policy: Key step for accountability must protect free expression - ARTICLE 19 The International Criminal Court's policy to address cybercrime must prioritise both accountability and free expression.

📢International Criminal Court's new Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes is step toward accountability in digital spaces.
But must balance prosecution with protecting #freespeech. In our submission, we focus on how it should prevent online censorship and protect #HumanRights

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China: The scale of transnational repression of protesters worldwide - ARTICLE 19 ARTICLE 19 launched a new report documenting China's transnational repression of protesters around the world.

In case you missed it, on the 36th anniversary of Tiananmen, our new report exposes how #China ramps up transnational repression: silencing protesters, targeting families & chilling #freespeech worldwide.
Host countries must act to protect dissent
#HumanRights #Tiananmen3

In the House of Commons event, ARTICLE 19 supports the #JimmyLaiBill because it protects UK journalists from arbitrary detention abroad by ensuring consular access. The UK must adopt it to defend media freedom, protect journalists, and stand against transnational repression. #FreePress #HumanRights

Digital Markets Act Enforcement: Impact and next steps  - ARTICLE 19 Call for papers: European Commission under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

🚨Calling all digital markets scholars!🚨

We invite original research on #DMA enforcement for our 3rd DMA Enforcement Symposium in Brussels (20-21 Nov 2025).

Explore overlooked themes, enforcement gaps, global perspectives & more.

Deadline July 30!

#DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation #CallForPapers

US: Content moderation should serve human rights not political agendas - ARTICLE 19 In a submission to the US Federal Trade Commission, we argue that government decisions on content moderation must protect human rights.

Content moderation shouldn’t be a tool for political agendas. It should protect #HumanRights.

Our latest submission to #USA Federal Trade Commission calls for transparent, accountable rules online. The internet belongs to people, not power.

#FreeSpeech

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Meta: Nigeria's users face a choice of either no rights or no services - ARTICLE 19 Meta has stated it would rather stop its services in Nigeria than comply with data protection regulations, undermining freedom of expression.

🚨 Meta threatens to pull Facebook & Instagram from #Nigeria rather than respect users’ data rights & consumer protections. As we highlight, millions risk losing vital communication tools.

#BigTech must not be above the law!
#DigitalRights #MetaNigeria #DataProtection #BigTechAccountability

The EU General Court ruled @ec.europa.eu was wrong to deny access to von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer CEO during vaccine talks. Public info isn’t the Commission’s to hide.
A big win for transparency, accountability & public trust in EU decision-making. #Pfizergate #Transparency #EUAccountability

80 years ago, the end of WWII in Europe marked a turning point for freedom and #HumanRights. But the struggle for these values, including #freespeech, continues.

Today, we remember those who challenged oppression and fought for a world where voices aren’t silenced by fear.
#VEDay2025 #Democracy

AI surveillance is expanding fast with little accountability.

On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we demand a ban on mass biometric surveillance, transparency, and #ArtificialIntelligence that protects #HumanRights, #freespeech, #FreeMedia, and #democracy.

Governments and tech companies must act now.

EU: Fines for breaching Digital Markets Act a crucial step in the right direction - ARTICLE 19 European Commission fines for Apple and Meta for non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act will help build an open information environment.

Our take on the EU decision against Apple & Meta under the Digital Markets Act. We believe this is a crucial step towards fairer digital markets and vital to protecting user choice, competition and #humanrights.
#BigTech must be held accountable!
#DMA #FreeSpeech

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Hong Kong: Solidarity with artist Badiucao as he faces legal harassment - ARTICLE 19 Chinese-Australian artist and activist Badiucao faces legal harassment for criticising the human rights crisis in Hong Kong.

We stand in solidarity with #China artist Badiucao, condemning legal harassment from an Italian gallery- Art Innovation - after he criticised #HongKong human rights situation through his art. This crackdown threatens #FreeSpeech and creativity.
#FreedomOfExpression #HongKong #Badiucao #Art

YouTube video by ARTICLE 19 México y Centroamérica The Shooting: Disparamos por la verdad. Nos disparan para silenciarnos.

In case you missed it, check this short film from our colleagues in ARTICLE 19 Mexico.
It's part of a campaign about dangers faced by journalists in Mexico. Over 200 have been murdered or disappeared since 2000.
We want to bring accountability for these crimes
#MediaFreedom #FreeSpeech #Mexico