
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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Europe/Central Asia
November 28, 2023
Videos
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“Crush Them Like Lice”
Repression of Civil and Political Rights Ahead of Zimbabwe’s August 2023 Election
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Cambodia: Past Vote Irregularities Foreshadow July Election
Analysis of 2022 Commune Voting Suggests Tampering, Improper Counting
News
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Draft Security Law Targets Civil Society and Journalists in Hungary
EU Should Take Legal Action, Parliament Should Scrap Bill
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Azerbaijan: Crackdown on Independent Media
Ulvi Hasanli, Sevinc Vagifgizi, Mahammad Kekalov Face Spurious Charges
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Turkmenistan: Journalist Prevented from Travelling Abroad
Soltan Achilova Planned to Travel to Geneva for Rights Award Ceremony, Meetings
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China: Allow Commemorations of ‘White Paper’ Protests
Free Detained Protesters; Lift Censorship on First Anniversary Events
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Five Anti-War Price Tags, Seven Years in Russian Prison
Stark Conclusion to Aleksandra Skochilenko’s “Military Fakes” Trial
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Bangladesh: UN Rights Review Amid Violent Crackdown
Government should Heed Member State Recommendations
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Uzbekistan: Take Action on Rights Abuses Raised at UN Review
Address Restrictions on Independent Media, Civil Society, LGBT Rights
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Kazakhstan: Government Critic on Trial for ’Extremism’
Free Activist; Drop Bogus Charges; Uphold Rights to Expression, Assembly
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Philippine Journalist Shot Dead Live on Air
Fourth Journalist Killed Since President Marcos Took Office
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