Antanina Maslyka
@antanina-maslyka.bsky.social
Regional director for Europe at ARTICLE 19 | @article19eca.bsky.social
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🚨 New output alert! Defamation in 🇬🇪 #Georgia
The recently introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation undermine #FoE.
This is another attempt stifle dissent, restrict journalism, & curtail the right to protest.
📣Read out analysis:
www.article19.org/resources/ge...
The recently introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation undermine #FoE.
This is another attempt stifle dissent, restrict journalism, & curtail the right to protest.
📣Read out analysis:
www.article19.org/resources/ge...
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🚨 New output alert! Defamation in 🇬🇪 #Georgia
The recently introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation undermine #FoE.
This is another attempt stifle dissent, restrict journalism, & curtail the right to protest.
📣Read out analysis:
www.article19.org/resources/ge...
The recently introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation undermine #FoE.
This is another attempt stifle dissent, restrict journalism, & curtail the right to protest.
📣Read out analysis:
www.article19.org/resources/ge...
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🕷️Creepy AI crawlers are haunting the internet🕷️
This Halloween, Tanu I and @ccs.bsky.social ocial explain how AI crawlers are ruining the internet for all of us.
Read this season’s real horror story in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/creepy-ai-cr...
This Halloween, Tanu I and @ccs.bsky.social ocial explain how AI crawlers are ruining the internet for all of us.
Read this season’s real horror story in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/creepy-ai-cr...
Creepy AI Crawlers Are Turning the Internet into a Haunted House | TechPolicy.Press
The question is no longer whether AI crawlers are disrupting the internet, but what we can do about it, write Tanu I and Corinne Cath.
www.techpolicy.press
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🕷️Creepy AI crawlers are haunting the internet🕷️
This Halloween, Tanu I and @ccs.bsky.social ocial explain how AI crawlers are ruining the internet for all of us.
Read this season’s real horror story in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/creepy-ai-cr...
This Halloween, Tanu I and @ccs.bsky.social ocial explain how AI crawlers are ruining the internet for all of us.
Read this season’s real horror story in @techpolicypress.bsky.social
www.techpolicy.press/creepy-ai-cr...
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Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social & Joanna Szymańska are attending the #Helsinki+50 Conference and join Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya in urging intl community to take decisive action for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in #Belarus. #StandWithBelarus
#OSCE25FI
#OSCE25FI
July 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social & Joanna Szymańska are attending the #Helsinki+50 Conference and join Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya in urging intl community to take decisive action for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in #Belarus. #StandWithBelarus
#OSCE25FI
#OSCE25FI
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🌟 Check it out - our 2024 Annual Report is here!
We discuss key priorities, and longstanding and emerging challenges to civic space in the region: information integrity, digital authoritarianism, threats to journos and activists, #SLAPPs, right to protest.
www.article19.nl/wp-content/u...
We discuss key priorities, and longstanding and emerging challenges to civic space in the region: information integrity, digital authoritarianism, threats to journos and activists, #SLAPPs, right to protest.
www.article19.nl/wp-content/u...
July 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🌟 Check it out - our 2024 Annual Report is here!
We discuss key priorities, and longstanding and emerging challenges to civic space in the region: information integrity, digital authoritarianism, threats to journos and activists, #SLAPPs, right to protest.
www.article19.nl/wp-content/u...
We discuss key priorities, and longstanding and emerging challenges to civic space in the region: information integrity, digital authoritarianism, threats to journos and activists, #SLAPPs, right to protest.
www.article19.nl/wp-content/u...
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Protesting has become harder in Europe – legally & socially. Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social speaks to the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social about the #RightToProtest – struggles, chances + key role of civil resistance incl on climate, pro-Palestine & LGBTQ.
www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Eu...
www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Eu...
Read European Journalism now! — The European Correspondent
The European Correspondent is the place where you read about the climate crisis, migration, digitisation and much more – with an European angle!
www.europeancorrespondent.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Protesting has become harder in Europe – legally & socially. Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social speaks to the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social about the #RightToProtest – struggles, chances + key role of civil resistance incl on climate, pro-Palestine & LGBTQ.
www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Eu...
www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Eu...
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Our analysis of Poland’s draft anti-SLAPP law is out. 🇵🇱
It includes vital mechanisms. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice.
To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger and decriminalise defamation.
www.article19.org/resources/po...
It includes vital mechanisms. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice.
To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger and decriminalise defamation.
www.article19.org/resources/po...
Poland: Anti-SLAPP draft law is a positive step but key improvements essential - ARTICLE 19
Only a comprehensive reform – encompassing both civil and criminal law – can effectively counter the use of SLAPPs in Poland.
www.article19.org
July 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our analysis of Poland’s draft anti-SLAPP law is out. 🇵🇱
It includes vital mechanisms. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice.
To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger and decriminalise defamation.
www.article19.org/resources/po...
It includes vital mechanisms. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice.
To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger and decriminalise defamation.
www.article19.org/resources/po...
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Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is at Lviv Media Forum to discuss challenges for resilient media & indep journalism in the CEE region.
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalists have shown immense courage + professionalism reporting on the war’s atrocities.
➡️ lvivmediaforum.com
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalists have shown immense courage + professionalism reporting on the war’s atrocities.
➡️ lvivmediaforum.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is at Lviv Media Forum to discuss challenges for resilient media & indep journalism in the CEE region.
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalists have shown immense courage + professionalism reporting on the war’s atrocities.
➡️ lvivmediaforum.com
Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalists have shown immense courage + professionalism reporting on the war’s atrocities.
➡️ lvivmediaforum.com
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Our Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is in #Brussels for the annual @casecoalition.bsky.social in-person meeting.
We continue to advocate for strong anti-#SLAPP measures at the national level, building on 🇪🇺EU Directive + CoE Rec. @article19.bsky.social is one of the CASE's founding members.
We continue to advocate for strong anti-#SLAPP measures at the national level, building on 🇪🇺EU Directive + CoE Rec. @article19.bsky.social is one of the CASE's founding members.
April 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is in #Brussels for the annual @casecoalition.bsky.social in-person meeting.
We continue to advocate for strong anti-#SLAPP measures at the national level, building on 🇪🇺EU Directive + CoE Rec. @article19.bsky.social is one of the CASE's founding members.
We continue to advocate for strong anti-#SLAPP measures at the national level, building on 🇪🇺EU Directive + CoE Rec. @article19.bsky.social is one of the CASE's founding members.
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Our Regional Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social joined a side event at #HRC58 in #Geneva, highlighting the ongoing crackdown on human rights in #Belarus.
Key issues discussed included media restrictions, persecution of journalists, women's rights, and trade union restrictions. #StandWithBelarus
Key issues discussed included media restrictions, persecution of journalists, women's rights, and trade union restrictions. #StandWithBelarus
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our Regional Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social joined a side event at #HRC58 in #Geneva, highlighting the ongoing crackdown on human rights in #Belarus.
Key issues discussed included media restrictions, persecution of journalists, women's rights, and trade union restrictions. #StandWithBelarus
Key issues discussed included media restrictions, persecution of journalists, women's rights, and trade union restrictions. #StandWithBelarus
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‼️Alarming developments in #Türkiye 🇹🇷 🧵
On 19.03, more than 100 were detained (incl Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu) for alleged corruption & terror links.
A 4-day protest ban was issued in #İstanbul. Despite the ban, thousands took to the streets to protest the detentions. 1/4
On 19.03, more than 100 were detained (incl Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu) for alleged corruption & terror links.
A 4-day protest ban was issued in #İstanbul. Despite the ban, thousands took to the streets to protest the detentions. 1/4
March 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Missed the webinar on #MediaFreedom in #Poland? 🇵🇱
Tune in to the discussion w/ our Joanna Szymańska, Prof. Kowalski + @wyborcza.pl @aleksandrasobczak.bsky.social
♦️Key topics: the state of public media + urgent reform, #SLAPPs, #EMFA, criminal defamation & more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9G...
Tune in to the discussion w/ our Joanna Szymańska, Prof. Kowalski + @wyborcza.pl @aleksandrasobczak.bsky.social
♦️Key topics: the state of public media + urgent reform, #SLAPPs, #EMFA, criminal defamation & more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9G...
Depoliticising the Media Landscape: Discussing Findings of MFRR Report on Poland
YouTube video by Media Freedom Rapid Response
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January 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Missed the webinar on #MediaFreedom in #Poland? 🇵🇱
Tune in to the discussion w/ our Joanna Szymańska, Prof. Kowalski + @wyborcza.pl @aleksandrasobczak.bsky.social
♦️Key topics: the state of public media + urgent reform, #SLAPPs, #EMFA, criminal defamation & more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9G...
Tune in to the discussion w/ our Joanna Szymańska, Prof. Kowalski + @wyborcza.pl @aleksandrasobczak.bsky.social
♦️Key topics: the state of public media + urgent reform, #SLAPPs, #EMFA, criminal defamation & more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9G...
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🇰🇿 Authorities must drop charges against blogger Temirlan Yensebek, accused of ‘inciting discord’ for his satirical content – part of a broader crackdown on civil society. #Kazakhstan must end attacks on public watchdogs & cease its censorship policies.
article19.org/resources/ka...
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Kazakhstan: Release blogger and protect the right to satire - ARTICLE 19
Kazakhstan must drop all charges against Temirlan Yensebek, a blogger accused of ‘inciting discord’ for his satirical content.
article19.org
February 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🇰🇿 Authorities must drop charges against blogger Temirlan Yensebek, accused of ‘inciting discord’ for his satirical content – part of a broader crackdown on civil society. #Kazakhstan must end attacks on public watchdogs & cease its censorship policies.
article19.org/resources/ka...
article19.org/resources/ka...
On 20 Jan 2025, Trump becomes the 47th US President, stoking fears of heightened hostility toward media, civil society, and dissent. At ARTICLE 19, we insist: free speech cannot justify hate or censorship. Read our #FoEAgenda. Stand with us to protect democracy:
As Donald Trump becomes the 47th president of the US, it’s time to remember what it truly means to protect free speech.
ARTICLE 19’s free expression priorities for the United States and beyond.
www.article19.org/resources/un...
ARTICLE 19’s free expression priorities for the United States and beyond.
www.article19.org/resources/un...
United States: The freedom of expression agenda - ARTICLE 19
As Donald Trump is inaugurated, the United States must protect freedom of expression, including the safety of journalists and digital rights.
www.article19.org
January 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
On 20 Jan 2025, Trump becomes the 47th US President, stoking fears of heightened hostility toward media, civil society, and dissent. At ARTICLE 19, we insist: free speech cannot justify hate or censorship. Read our #FoEAgenda. Stand with us to protect democracy:
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The upcoming European Commission guidelines for the AI Act hold significant implications for fundamental rights.
We join other advocates to call for clear guidelines and measures to protect human rights in the implementation of these guidelines.
www.article19.org/resources/eu...
#ProtectNotSurveil
We join other advocates to call for clear guidelines and measures to protect human rights in the implementation of these guidelines.
www.article19.org/resources/eu...
#ProtectNotSurveil
EU: Human rights must be at the heart of the upcoming Commission guidelines on the AI Act implementation - ARTICLE 19
We urge the AI Office to ensure the upcoming guidelines on AI Act prohibitions and AI system definition include the following:
www.article19.org
January 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The upcoming European Commission guidelines for the AI Act hold significant implications for fundamental rights.
We join other advocates to call for clear guidelines and measures to protect human rights in the implementation of these guidelines.
www.article19.org/resources/eu...
#ProtectNotSurveil
We join other advocates to call for clear guidelines and measures to protect human rights in the implementation of these guidelines.
www.article19.org/resources/eu...
#ProtectNotSurveil
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🇷🇸 #Serbia: Students protest after the Novi Sad station roof collapse killed 15, demanding accountability.
People face state security pressure, while pro-govt media doxx protesters. The govt must protect the #RightToProtest + stop targeting civil society.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
People face state security pressure, while pro-govt media doxx protesters. The govt must protect the #RightToProtest + stop targeting civil society.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Serbia's student strikes demand accountability from government
University classes have been suspended for weeks with students demanding accountability for the collapse of a concrete canopy at Novi Sad railway station in November that killed 15 people. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🇷🇸 #Serbia: Students protest after the Novi Sad station roof collapse killed 15, demanding accountability.
People face state security pressure, while pro-govt media doxx protesters. The govt must protect the #RightToProtest + stop targeting civil society.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
People face state security pressure, while pro-govt media doxx protesters. The govt must protect the #RightToProtest + stop targeting civil society.
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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🇬🇪 @netgazeti.org_ge founder Mzia #Amaglobeli remains in pre-trial detention, charged with assaulting a police officer. Dozens of media & civil society orgs express solidarity w/ the journo.
#Mzia & all protesters must be released #FreeToProtest #GeorgiaProtests
www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/g...
#Mzia & all protesters must be released #FreeToProtest #GeorgiaProtests
www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/g...
Georgian journalist charged with assault amid ongoing protests
A prominent Georgian journalist was arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer. However, she alleges mistreatment by the police and claims officers handled her roughly - leading to an inter...
www.euronews.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🇬🇪 @netgazeti.org_ge founder Mzia #Amaglobeli remains in pre-trial detention, charged with assaulting a police officer. Dozens of media & civil society orgs express solidarity w/ the journo.
#Mzia & all protesters must be released #FreeToProtest #GeorgiaProtests
www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/g...
#Mzia & all protesters must be released #FreeToProtest #GeorgiaProtests
www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/g...
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Important meeting w/ Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya on combating transnational repression, advocating for political prisoners, and strengthening support for #Belarusian civil society. Humbled by the recognition of our work and committed to always standing with the Belarusian fight for freedom. #Belarus
January 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Important meeting w/ Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya on combating transnational repression, advocating for political prisoners, and strengthening support for #Belarusian civil society. Humbled by the recognition of our work and committed to always standing with the Belarusian fight for freedom. #Belarus
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On 12 January, we mark four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was arrested in Belarus.
ARTICLE 19 calls for his immediate release and for all baseless charges against him to be dropped.
article19.org/resources/be...
ARTICLE 19 calls for his immediate release and for all baseless charges against him to be dropped.
article19.org/resources/be...
January 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
On 12 January, we mark four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was arrested in Belarus.
ARTICLE 19 calls for his immediate release and for all baseless charges against him to be dropped.
article19.org/resources/be...
ARTICLE 19 calls for his immediate release and for all baseless charges against him to be dropped.
article19.org/resources/be...
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This weekend, we marked four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was unjustly imprisoned in Belarus.
This powerful poem, written by Andrei, reflects his unyielding spirit.
Stand with us to demand his release. #FreeAndrei
www.article19.org/resources/be...
This powerful poem, written by Andrei, reflects his unyielding spirit.
Stand with us to demand his release. #FreeAndrei
www.article19.org/resources/be...
January 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This weekend, we marked four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was unjustly imprisoned in Belarus.
This powerful poem, written by Andrei, reflects his unyielding spirit.
Stand with us to demand his release. #FreeAndrei
www.article19.org/resources/be...
This powerful poem, written by Andrei, reflects his unyielding spirit.
Stand with us to demand his release. #FreeAndrei
www.article19.org/resources/be...
In a rapidly changing world, safeguarding human rights in the digital realm is non-negotiable. At ARTICLE 19, we call on Meta to lead by example - implementing policies that protect freedom of expression, resist government overreach, and ensure accountability.
Mark Zuckerberg’s overhaul of Meta’s content moderation policies has little to do with protecting free speech.
The shift and its timing appear to be an attempt to carer to specific political interests - rather than a commitment to free expression.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
The shift and its timing appear to be an attempt to carer to specific political interests - rather than a commitment to free expression.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
Meta: Prioritise human rights, not politics - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 calls on Meta to prioritise human rights over political posturing and focus efforts on content moderation that is transparent and accountable.
www.article19.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In a rapidly changing world, safeguarding human rights in the digital realm is non-negotiable. At ARTICLE 19, we call on Meta to lead by example - implementing policies that protect freedom of expression, resist government overreach, and ensure accountability.
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#Belarus The regime has shown political prisoner Viktar Babaryka for the first time in 1.5 years. During this time, his family didn't know whether he was alive. He was photographed writing a letter to his family.
It’s such a relief to see these photos of him.
It’s such a relief to see these photos of him.
January 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#Belarus The regime has shown political prisoner Viktar Babaryka for the first time in 1.5 years. During this time, his family didn't know whether he was alive. He was photographed writing a letter to his family.
It’s such a relief to see these photos of him.
It’s such a relief to see these photos of him.
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🇹🇷 'Agent of Influence' bill threatens #FoE #MediaFreedom #RighToInfo
We urge the @ec.europa.eu to:
🔹Call on #Türkiye to fully withdraw the bill
🔹Prioritise #FoE in EU-Türkiye relations
🔹Engage diplomatically & support civil society
Joint letter: www.article19.org/resources/tu...
We urge the @ec.europa.eu to:
🔹Call on #Türkiye to fully withdraw the bill
🔹Prioritise #FoE in EU-Türkiye relations
🔹Engage diplomatically & support civil society
Joint letter: www.article19.org/resources/tu...
Türkiye: 'Agent of influence' bill demands robust EU response - ARTICLE 19
Open letter from human rights organisations to the President of the European Commission concerning the proposed 'Agent of Influence' bill.
www.article19.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:28 PM
🇹🇷 'Agent of Influence' bill threatens #FoE #MediaFreedom #RighToInfo
We urge the @ec.europa.eu to:
🔹Call on #Türkiye to fully withdraw the bill
🔹Prioritise #FoE in EU-Türkiye relations
🔹Engage diplomatically & support civil society
Joint letter: www.article19.org/resources/tu...
We urge the @ec.europa.eu to:
🔹Call on #Türkiye to fully withdraw the bill
🔹Prioritise #FoE in EU-Türkiye relations
🔹Engage diplomatically & support civil society
Joint letter: www.article19.org/resources/tu...
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🇸🇰#Slovakia's govt must cease smearing & discrediting of journalists, guarantee the editorial independence of media, including public service media, & withdraw legislative measures limiting #MediaFreedom
💡Initial takeaways from the mission:
www.article19.org/resources/sl...
💡Initial takeaways from the mission:
www.article19.org/resources/sl...
December 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
🇸🇰#Slovakia's govt must cease smearing & discrediting of journalists, guarantee the editorial independence of media, including public service media, & withdraw legislative measures limiting #MediaFreedom
💡Initial takeaways from the mission:
www.article19.org/resources/sl...
💡Initial takeaways from the mission:
www.article19.org/resources/sl...
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Our Regional Director for Europe @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social met w/ @secblinken.bsky.social at OSCE Ministerial Council to discuss transitional digital repressions in #Belarus, #Russia’s crimes in #Ukraine, crackdown on civil society & media, political prisoners + spread of 'foreign agent' laws.
December 9, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Our Regional Director for Europe @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social met w/ @secblinken.bsky.social at OSCE Ministerial Council to discuss transitional digital repressions in #Belarus, #Russia’s crimes in #Ukraine, crackdown on civil society & media, political prisoners + spread of 'foreign agent' laws.