Stop the killing of journalists: Prevention and justice to end impunity
Co-Hosted by CFOM, UNESCO, Pen International/Article 19, November 2015 On 2 November 2015 the first major event to be held the UK to mark International day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists took place in the Houses of Parliament. Prominent journalists,...
Council of Europe launches Internet platform for safety of journalists
Source: Council of Europe The Council of Europe is launching today –in co-operation with five partner organisations– an Internet platform aimed at protecting journalism and promoting the safety of journalists. Via the platform, the partner organisations –Article 19,...
Syrian press freedom champion Mazen Darwish wins World Press Freedom Prize 2015
Source: UNESCOPRESS The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the prestigious 2015 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to imprisoned Syrian journalist and human rights activist Mazen Darwish on Sunday evening. The award ceremony took place at...
Azerbaijan Jails Khadija Ismayilova
By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Khadija Ismayilova, a prominent investigative journalist who contributes to RFE/RL'sAzerbaijani Service, has been sentenced by a court in Baku to two months of pretrial detention on charges of causing a man to attempt suicide. RFE/RL...
African Court delivers landmark ruling on criminal libel
By MDLI (Media Legal Defence Initiative) In its first judgment on free speech, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that imprisonment for defamation violates the right to freedom of expression while criminal defamation laws should only be used in...