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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.
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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.
stories.article19.org/impact-repor...
Learn how ARTICLE 19 worked with partners and communities to demand better and achieve real change, both locally and globally.
stories.article19.org/impact-repor...
Despite severe pressures on them, independent journalists in Hungary continue to deliver quality, fact-based, public interest reporting. Their work + media outlets enjoy huge solidarity & support – but the legal, political and economic challenges are profound.
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www.article19.org/resources/hu...
Hungary: Independent journalists stand firm amid heavy political pressure - ARTICLE 19
Despite severe pressures on media freedom, quality and independent journalism continues to exist in Hungary.
www.article19.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Despite severe pressures on them, independent journalists in Hungary continue to deliver quality, fact-based, public interest reporting. Their work + media outlets enjoy huge solidarity & support – but the legal, political and economic challenges are profound.
www.article19.org/resources/hu...
www.article19.org/resources/hu...
ARTICLE 19’s Executive Director Quinn McKew at the World Forum for Democracy, discussing our Global Expression Report, the decline in freedom of expression – and action we can take to protect citizen voices.
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Interview with Quinn McKEW at the World Forum for Democracy 2025
Quinn McKEW, Executive Director, Article19, United Kingdom
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November 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
ARTICLE 19’s Executive Director Quinn McKew at the World Forum for Democracy, discussing our Global Expression Report, the decline in freedom of expression – and action we can take to protect citizen voices.
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Lovely to talk with these folks about the problematic ways that crawlers are breaking the Internet lately
🕷️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
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Lovely to talk with these folks about the problematic ways that crawlers are breaking the Internet lately
ARTICLE 19 Brazil & South America’s campaign Art, the Amazon and its Peoples calls on artists' creativity, innovation & passion to drive change, highlighting key debates at #COP30: sustainability, biodiversity and the people directly affected by the climate crisis.
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Edital aberto “Arte, Amazônia e seus Povos” - ARTIGO19
A ARTIGO 19, organização não governamental internacional de direitos humanos que promove e defende a liberdade de expressão e o acesso à informação em todo o mundo, lança este Edital de Chamamento Púb...
artigo19.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ARTICLE 19 Brazil & South America’s campaign Art, the Amazon and its Peoples calls on artists' creativity, innovation & passion to drive change, highlighting key debates at #COP30: sustainability, biodiversity and the people directly affected by the climate crisis.
artigo19.org/2025/11/10/e...
artigo19.org/2025/11/10/e...
As COP30 gets underway we reiterate the need to protect climate emergency and environmental activists around the world.
Governments must be transparent on climate financing. Corporations must be accountable for activities that have an impact on our environment.
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Governments must be transparent on climate financing. Corporations must be accountable for activities that have an impact on our environment.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Global Witness at COP30: Policies for people over polluters
At COP30 in Belém, Global Witness is driving forwards a policy agenda that puts people – not polluters – first
globalwitness.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As COP30 gets underway we reiterate the need to protect climate emergency and environmental activists around the world.
Governments must be transparent on climate financing. Corporations must be accountable for activities that have an impact on our environment.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
Governments must be transparent on climate financing. Corporations must be accountable for activities that have an impact on our environment.
globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
ARTICLE 19 calls for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, extension of the arms embargo, and for a special session of the Human Rights Council.
We also call for all journalists to be protected. The international community and media must no longer turn a blind eye.
www.article19.org/resources/su...
We also call for all journalists to be protected. The international community and media must no longer turn a blind eye.
www.article19.org/resources/su...
Sudan: Unfolding atrocities fuel free expression crisis - ARTICLE 19
As atrocities continue in Darfur and across Sudan, the global community must demand a ceasefire and protection for journalists and civilians.
www.article19.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
ARTICLE 19 calls for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, extension of the arms embargo, and for a special session of the Human Rights Council.
We also call for all journalists to be protected. The international community and media must no longer turn a blind eye.
www.article19.org/resources/su...
We also call for all journalists to be protected. The international community and media must no longer turn a blind eye.
www.article19.org/resources/su...
Developments in Tanzania have been fast-moving, but check out ARTICLE 19’s Angela Minayo's take on lessons to learn – full of insight, and bringing in the wider context of human rights, including women’s rights, in the country and across the region.
Watch now ⬇️
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Watch now ⬇️
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Lessons From Tanzania's Elections | Angela Minayo
YouTube video by NTV Kenya
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November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Developments in Tanzania have been fast-moving, but check out ARTICLE 19’s Angela Minayo's take on lessons to learn – full of insight, and bringing in the wider context of human rights, including women’s rights, in the country and across the region.
Watch now ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2a...
Watch now ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck2a...
ARTICLE 19 joins partners in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session on Sudan.
Atrocities being committed in and around El Fasher must be documented, Sudanese voices must be heard, and accountability is essential.
defenddefenders.org/sudan-call-f...
Atrocities being committed in and around El Fasher must be documented, Sudanese voices must be heard, and accountability is essential.
defenddefenders.org/sudan-call-f...
Sudan: civil society calls for a UN Human Rights Council special session on El Fasher - DefendDefenders
In a letter released today, civil society calls on the UN Human Rights Council to convene a special session on Sudan to address the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, and ensure urgent i...
defenddefenders.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
ARTICLE 19 joins partners in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a special session on Sudan.
Atrocities being committed in and around El Fasher must be documented, Sudanese voices must be heard, and accountability is essential.
defenddefenders.org/sudan-call-f...
Atrocities being committed in and around El Fasher must be documented, Sudanese voices must be heard, and accountability is essential.
defenddefenders.org/sudan-call-f...
In the latest episode of kill switch @ccs.bsky.social and @dexdigi.bsky.social discuss the recent AWS outage: what it tells us about the state of our internet, what the concentration of power in cloud means for democracy + what can we do to address it
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‘my internet bed is broken’ is just the start
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In the latest episode of kill switch @ccs.bsky.social and @dexdigi.bsky.social discuss the recent AWS outage: what it tells us about the state of our internet, what the concentration of power in cloud means for democracy + what can we do to address it
open.spotify.com/episode/1cjn...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cjn...
From our ARTICLE 19 Brazil & South America colleagues following raids on 2 favelas in Rio de Janeiro, during which at least 121 people were killed.
We commend activists providing support for journalists and human rights defenders affected by these horrific attacks.
artigo19.org/2025/10/28/n...
We commend activists providing support for journalists and human rights defenders affected by these horrific attacks.
artigo19.org/2025/10/28/n...
NOTA PÚBLICA: Segurança pública não se faz com sangue - ARTIGO19
A operação mais letal da história do Rio de Janeiro, a Operação Contenção, nesta terça (28), expõe o fracasso e a violência estrutural da política de segurança no estado e coloca a cidade em estado de...
artigo19.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
From our ARTICLE 19 Brazil & South America colleagues following raids on 2 favelas in Rio de Janeiro, during which at least 121 people were killed.
We commend activists providing support for journalists and human rights defenders affected by these horrific attacks.
artigo19.org/2025/10/28/n...
We commend activists providing support for journalists and human rights defenders affected by these horrific attacks.
artigo19.org/2025/10/28/n...
“In the aftermath of Tanzania’s election, we urge authorities to refrain from violence + investigate attacks on protesters. The govt must protect free speech and ensure access to the internet.”
– Mugambi Kiai, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional director
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
– Mugambi Kiai, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional director
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
Tanzania unrest escalates as opposition alleges mass killings after disputed vote
Tanzania faces deadly post-election unrest after opposition leaders were barred, as the UN reports civilian deaths and curfews tighten.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“In the aftermath of Tanzania’s election, we urge authorities to refrain from violence + investigate attacks on protesters. The govt must protect free speech and ensure access to the internet.”
– Mugambi Kiai, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional director
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
– Mugambi Kiai, ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa regional director
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
Women journalists face escalating online abuse simply for doing their jobs – with devastating consequences for free expression & media freedom.
This #EndImpunity Day, we call on states to ensure women journalists can work free from violence and harassment.
www.article19.org/resources/en...
This #EndImpunity Day, we call on states to ensure women journalists can work free from violence and harassment.
www.article19.org/resources/en...
End impunity for tech-facilitated violence against women journalists - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 highlights the deeply concerning trend of tech-facilitated gender-based abuse against women journalists.
www.article19.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Women journalists face escalating online abuse simply for doing their jobs – with devastating consequences for free expression & media freedom.
This #EndImpunity Day, we call on states to ensure women journalists can work free from violence and harassment.
www.article19.org/resources/en...
This #EndImpunity Day, we call on states to ensure women journalists can work free from violence and harassment.
www.article19.org/resources/en...
From violence and attacks by the state to gendered online harassment, women journalists face compounding risks due to sexism, social stereotypes and discrimination.
We must build an intersectional approach to the safety of journalists.
#EndImpunity
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We must build an intersectional approach to the safety of journalists.
#EndImpunity
www.article19.org/wp-content/u...
www.article19.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
From violence and attacks by the state to gendered online harassment, women journalists face compounding risks due to sexism, social stereotypes and discrimination.
We must build an intersectional approach to the safety of journalists.
#EndImpunity
www.article19.org/wp-content/u...
We must build an intersectional approach to the safety of journalists.
#EndImpunity
www.article19.org/wp-content/u...
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Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Justice for Journalists has released grim figures showing that 103 media workers are currently imprisoned in #Russia & #Belarus. We join their call for the release of all imprisoned journalists:
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Over 100 Media Workers Behind Bars in Russia and Belarus; 89 Arrested in Absentia - Justice for Journalists
31 October 2025, London, UK – On the eve of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the grim statistics sees 103 media workers in Russian and Belarusian prisons and penal...
jfj.fund
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Justice for Journalists has released grim figures showing that 103 media workers are currently imprisoned in #Russia & #Belarus. We join their call for the release of all imprisoned journalists:
jfj.fund/over-100-med...
jfj.fund/over-100-med...
🕷️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...
Today at #BreadandNet2025 :
‘Freedom of Expression Online in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges’
On the panel: Director of ARTICLE 19’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Saloua Ghazouani
breadandnet.org/program/
‘Freedom of Expression Online in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges’
On the panel: Director of ARTICLE 19’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Saloua Ghazouani
breadandnet.org/program/
October 31, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Today at #BreadandNet2025 :
‘Freedom of Expression Online in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges’
On the panel: Director of ARTICLE 19’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Saloua Ghazouani
breadandnet.org/program/
‘Freedom of Expression Online in the Middle East and North Africa: Challenges’
On the panel: Director of ARTICLE 19’s Middle East and North Africa Programme Saloua Ghazouani
breadandnet.org/program/
Under new data collection laws, officials can access personal biometric info and geolocation details without judicial oversight.
This is the latest assault on human rights in Mexico. The government must change course and protect digital rights –vital to democracy.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
This is the latest assault on human rights in Mexico. The government must change course and protect digital rights –vital to democracy.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
Mexico: New data collection law violates human rights - ARTICLE 19
Mexico new data collection laws pose profound risks to human rights. The government must protect digital rights, essential to any democracy.
www.article19.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Under new data collection laws, officials can access personal biometric info and geolocation details without judicial oversight.
This is the latest assault on human rights in Mexico. The government must change course and protect digital rights –vital to democracy.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
This is the latest assault on human rights in Mexico. The government must change course and protect digital rights –vital to democracy.
www.article19.org/resources/me...
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Exciting news as we announce the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards finalists. 🤩
Congratulations to all 👏👏🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-finalists/
Join us on November 26th to find out the mib Freelance Journalist of the Year!
Congratulations to all 👏👏🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-finalists/
Join us on November 26th to find out the mib Freelance Journalist of the Year!
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Exciting news as we announce the 2025 #RoryPeckAwards finalists. 🤩
Congratulations to all 👏👏🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-finalists/
Join us on November 26th to find out the mib Freelance Journalist of the Year!
Congratulations to all 👏👏🔗https://rorypecktrust.org/awards/2025-finalists/
Join us on November 26th to find out the mib Freelance Journalist of the Year!
ARTICLE 19 condemns the detention of Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim. The RSF must release him now. He must be free to continue his vital coverage of the war.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians – including journalists – must be protected and never targeted.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians – including journalists – must be protected and never targeted.
Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim detained by RSF in el-Fasher
Journalist reported from el-Fasher through the war, sharing the situation on the ground with an international audience.
www.aljazeera.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
ARTICLE 19 condemns the detention of Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim. The RSF must release him now. He must be free to continue his vital coverage of the war.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians – including journalists – must be protected and never targeted.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians – including journalists – must be protected and never targeted.
On Saturday at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, colleagues from ARTICLE 19 West Africa and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa host the side event 'Promoting a Secure Digital Environment in Africa'. #ACHPR85OS
Join online! ⬇️
Join online! ⬇️
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
On Saturday at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, colleagues from ARTICLE 19 West Africa and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa host the side event 'Promoting a Secure Digital Environment in Africa'. #ACHPR85OS
Join online! ⬇️
Join online! ⬇️
Iraq’s collaboration with Big Tech has led to rising censorship, arbitrary content removal + targeting of journalists and activists.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the govt to uphold its international obligations and urge digital platforms to respect human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
ARTICLE 19 calls on the govt to uphold its international obligations and urge digital platforms to respect human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
Iraq: Cooperation with Big Tech must not put freedom of expression at risk - ARTICLE 19
The growing relationship between the Iraqi government and Big Tech signals a potential rising threat to the right to freedom of expression.
www.article19.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Iraq’s collaboration with Big Tech has led to rising censorship, arbitrary content removal + targeting of journalists and activists.
ARTICLE 19 calls on the govt to uphold its international obligations and urge digital platforms to respect human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
ARTICLE 19 calls on the govt to uphold its international obligations and urge digital platforms to respect human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
Ireland has appointed a Data Protection Commissioner who formerly held a senior public affairs role at Meta – disregarding EU law & treaties.
The govt must conduct a new, transparent process to appoint an official with a strong record of protecting human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
The govt must conduct a new, transparent process to appoint an official with a strong record of protecting human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
Ireland: Adopt new, transparent process to appoint Data Protection Commissioner - ARTICLE 19
Data Protection Commissioner has responsibility as lead supervisory authority for many of the world’s largest technology companies.
www.article19.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ireland has appointed a Data Protection Commissioner who formerly held a senior public affairs role at Meta – disregarding EU law & treaties.
The govt must conduct a new, transparent process to appoint an official with a strong record of protecting human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
The govt must conduct a new, transparent process to appoint an official with a strong record of protecting human rights.
www.article19.org/resources/ir...
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Wusstest du, dass du mit deinem iPhone theoretisch auch andere App Stores als den von Apple nutzen kannst? Nein? Kein Wunder: Apple tut alles, um App Stores anderer Anbieter*innen zu verhindern. Dagegen haben wir nun mit @article19.bsky.social bei der EU-Kommission Beschwerde eingelegt.
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Wusstest du, dass du mit deinem iPhone theoretisch auch andere App Stores als den von Apple nutzen kannst? Nein? Kein Wunder: Apple tut alles, um App Stores anderer Anbieter*innen zu verhindern. Dagegen haben wir nun mit @article19.bsky.social bei der EU-Kommission Beschwerde eingelegt.
📢 ‘It’s time Apple users are free to access apps from their app store of choice’
Today, together with @freiheitsrechte.org we filed a complaint against Apple for non-compliance with the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.article19.org/resources/di...
Today, together with @freiheitsrechte.org we filed a complaint against Apple for non-compliance with the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.article19.org/resources/di...
Digital Markets Act: Apple impedes interoperability and user choice - ARTICLE 19
Apple must fulfil its obligations on interoperability and give users real choice over the apps and app stores they want on their devices.
www.article19.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📢 ‘It’s time Apple users are free to access apps from their app store of choice’
Today, together with @freiheitsrechte.org we filed a complaint against Apple for non-compliance with the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.article19.org/resources/di...
Today, together with @freiheitsrechte.org we filed a complaint against Apple for non-compliance with the #DigitalMarketsAct
www.article19.org/resources/di...
Following large protests, ARTICLE 19 calls on Tunisian authorities to engage in open dialogue with the communities affected, civil society and experts.
They must find a sustainable and right-based solution to end industrial emissions and toxic damage in Gabes.
www.article19.org/resources/tu...
They must find a sustainable and right-based solution to end industrial emissions and toxic damage in Gabes.
www.article19.org/resources/tu...
Tunisia: Uphold the right to protest and access to environmental information - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 is concerned over restrictions imposed on demonstrators in Gabes, protesting environmental pollution, demanding transparency and accountability.
www.article19.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Following large protests, ARTICLE 19 calls on Tunisian authorities to engage in open dialogue with the communities affected, civil society and experts.
They must find a sustainable and right-based solution to end industrial emissions and toxic damage in Gabes.
www.article19.org/resources/tu...
They must find a sustainable and right-based solution to end industrial emissions and toxic damage in Gabes.
www.article19.org/resources/tu...