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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Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated
End Protester Arrests; Free Detainees; Lift State of Emergency
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Thailand: Free Detained Monarchy Reform Activists
Lengthy Pre-trial Detention in Lese Majeste Cases Unwarranted
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Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested
Ominous Action Days After Beijing Appoints City’s New Chief
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Contempt for the Philippine Press
Camp of Presumptive President Ignores, Harasses Journalists
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India: Media Freedom Under Threat
Authorities Should Stop Targeting, Prosecuting Journalists and Online Critics
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Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated
End Protester Arrests; Free Detainees; Lift State of Emergency
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Turkey: Life Sentence for Rights Defender Osman Kavala
Kavala, 7 Co-Defendants Convicted; Outrageous Miscarriage of Justice
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Sri Lanka: Police Fire on Protesters
Use of Lethal Force Results in at Least 1 Dead, More Than a Dozen Wounded
