Free Speech
Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally. In international law, access to information and free expression are two sides of the same coin, and both have found tremendous accelerators in the Internet and other forms of digital communication. At the same time, efforts to control speech and information are also accelerating, by both governments and private actors in the form of censorship, restrictions on access, and violent acts directed against those whose views or queries are seen as somehow dangerous or wrong. From our earliest days, when we were called The Fund for Free Expression, we have fought all forms of repression of speech, in all media, around the globe.
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Middle East/North Africa
April 15, 2024
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Asia
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Africa
April 8, 2024
Videos
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February 13, 2024
“I Can’t Do My Job as a Journalist”
The Systematic Undermining of Media Freedom in Hungary
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December 21, 2023
Meta’s Broken Promises
Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook
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News
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April 15, 2024
Ten years after his arbitrary arrest, NGOs call for Saudi human rights defender Waleed Abu al-Khair to be released
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March 28, 2024
Saudi Arabia: Football Fans Imprisoned for Chant
12 People Face a Year or Six Months in Prison, Fines
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March 26, 2024
Hong Kongers Are Purging the Evidence of Their Lost Freedom
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March 21, 2024
Prominent Congolese Journalist Convicted on Baseless Charges
Authorities Should Quash Stanis Bujakera’s Conviction
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March 19, 2024
Sri Lankan Authorities Detain Hindu Worshippers
End Interference in Minority Religious Sites, Practices
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March 5, 2024
Indonesia Officially Adopts Indonesian Term for ‘Jesus Christ’
Change Should be a Springboard for Wider Religious-Freedom Reforms
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March 4, 2024
Türkiye: Big Tech Should Protect Online Expression, Resist Censorship
Rigorous transparency measures needed as government pressure grows