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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Turkey: Opposition Politicians Detained for Four Years
Pattern of Politically Motivated Prosecutions, Detentions
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Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses
New Human Rights Watch Campaign Against Whitewashing Rights Violations
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Morocco: Espionage Case Against Outspoken Journalist
Omar Radi Abusively Jailed on Charges That Seem Flimsy, Political
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New Law Would Expand Internet Censorship in Russia
Parliament Should Reject Bill, Ensure Access to Information Online
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Myanmar: Release Students Jailed for Peaceful Protest
10 Rights Groups Call for Dropping of Charges, Lifting of Internet Restrictions
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Why Won’t Lebanon Stand Up for Free Expression?
Coalition Criticizes Lebanon Abstention from Media Freedom Statement
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Thailand: Police Violence Against Democracy Demonstrators
Unnecessary Use of Water Cannons, Teargas; 55 Reported Injured
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Turkey: Opposition Politicians Detained for Four Years
Pattern of Politically Motivated Prosecutions, Detentions
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