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ARTICLE 19 retweeted
🇨🇺 Cuba: IPI welcomes the release of journalist @yoanisanchez, an IPI World Press Freedom Hero, hours after she was detained by authorities. Sánchez was the 3rd Cuban journalist to be arrested in one week, as authorities crack down on independent voices. buff.ly/A0BC91q
Hungary’s new government has introduced important changes, a historic break with one of the worst press freedom crackdowns in the EU.
What's next? Read @article19europe and @MediaFreedomEU's key takeaways from our media freedom mission to Budapest.
article19.org/resources/hung…
Our handbook offers actionable strategies to help activists at risk of financial transnational repression protect their financial privacy – and strengthen civil society resilience, in Hong Kong and beyond.
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China + Hong Kong are weaponising digital payment platforms to target activists.
Our new handbook offers practical tips to reduce risks while supporting the pro-democracy movement.
Join our webinar with @carmenkamanlau, @finnlau_cd & @michaelcaster
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We stand with the people of Iran, providing direct support for arrested protesters and rights defenders, helping people stay connected, and amplifying Iran’s human rights violations on the international stage.
Read the story of our Iran work: stories.article19.org/togeth…
Join @carmenkamanlau, @finnlau_cd and @michaelcaster for the launch of our handbook for Hong Kongers to navigate digital payment platforms.
Find out how activists can mitigate risks and sustain the pro-democracy movement.
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ARTICLE 19 retweeted
Join @article19org next week as our Advisor @finnlau_cd shares his experience of financial transnational repression from #HongKong, and how to minimise risk👇
Join @carmenkamanlau, Finn Lau & @michaelcaster
for the launch of our handbook for Hong Kongers to navigate digital payment platforms.
In the face of financial transnational repression, how can we mitigate risk and sustain pro-democracy activism?
bit.ly/4zif1BS
Attacks on journalists are attacks on democracy.
On International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes Against Journalists, ARTICLE 19 acknowledges that protecting journalists + demanding accountability for crimes against them also protects free, fair elections.
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ARTICLE 19 retweeted
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the MFC call for journalists and media workers to be protected so they can fulfil their essential roles.
Read the full statement: mediafreedomcoalition.org/jo…
#IDEI2026
As Algeria marks the anniversary of its constitution, ARTICLE 19 warns of the disturbing decline in the rights to free expression, media freedom, association and participation in public life.
The government must act now to protect fundamental freedoms.
article19.org/resources/alge…
Join @carmenkamanlau, Finn Lau & @michaelcaster
for the launch of our handbook for Hong Kongers to navigate digital payment platforms.
In the face of financial transnational repression, how can we mitigate risk and sustain pro-democracy activism?
bit.ly/4zif1BS
We join fellow organisations and media freedom advocates in condemning the closure of @MadaMasr and the conviction of Lina Attalah. We stand in solidarity with her.
Egypt must stop its crackdown on freedom of expression.
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In 2025 attacks on free expression spiralled while funding for human rights work plummeted.
Despite the odds, ARTICLE 19 continued to deliver real impact around the world.
Learn how we worked with communities worldwide to defend freedom of expression
stories.article19.org/impact…
We joined partners from around the world in condemning the unprecedented attack on press freedom in Egypt as authorities refer journalist & Editor-in-Chief of independent media outlet @MadaMasr Lina Attalah to trial.
article19.org/resources/egyp…
Protecting our personal data is protecting freedom of expression.
@article19wafric's Mali campaign raises awareness of threats to free speech in the country and the wider region.
#VoixLibresMali _ Protéger nos données personnelles, c'est protéger notre liberté d'expression, comme le rappelle la loi malienne sur la protection des données personnelles.
@article19org @ASTOUDIOUF10 @mbayemaateuw @Abdulaye8Njaay @PanosAO @lindiallo @mtaou13
#ProtectionViePrivée #LibertéDExpression
Allegations of election interference have sparked protests in Brazil. Meta has 24 hrs to show that its AI systems are unbiased.
@ARTIGO19 & partners will continue to monitor, calling for investigations into content removal, suspensions + algorithmic reach.
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Ahead of To Lam’s Brussels visit, ARTICLE 19 and partners urge EU leaders to confront #Vietnam’s attacks on free expression and its wider human rights violations, including labour rights abuse.
Read the letter:
article19.org/resources/viet…
ARTICLE 19 retweeted
During our joint session on « strengthening the Protection of Women Human Rights Defenders through Access to Information » in Dakar, @AlfredBNkuru , Regional Director of @article19wafric , highlighted a harsh reality: women human rights defenders (WHRDs) face a double burden.
On the one hand, there are social barriers: the lack of safe spaces to engage with their communities and with one another. On the other hand, there are legal barriers: laws drafted without taking into account their specific needs and realities.
At the heart of this struggle lies access to information: both a fundamental right in its own right and the cornerstone upon which all other rights are defended.
To illustrate his point, he cited the case of Senegal, where female journalists were attacked during protests, not because they were journalists, but because they are women. Or the case in Mali, where a woman was executed for defending human rights.
In the face of this urgent situation, a two-pronged response is needed: strengthening legal protection for women and bringing about lasting change in social norms.
@article19org @mbayemaateuw @Abdulaye8Njaay @ASTOUDIOUF10
#FDDH #HumanRights #ACHPR #ACHPR89 #AccessToInformation
ARTICLE 19 retweeted
#Journalist shot dead in #Netrokona: The Int’l Federation of Journalists (#IFJ) condemns the brutal killing and calls for an urgent and thorough investigation.
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed journalist Lutfozzaman Fakir Alif at Uttarail Bazar in Netrokona, #Bangladesh on October 15.
Alif, the Netrokona correspondent for private media Internet Protocol Television’s (IPTV) channel Ruposhi Bangla, was fatally shot by two unidentified gunmen at around 8pm as he sat at a shop in the marketplace on the Shyamganj-Birishiri road in Netrokona in Kalkamanda Municipality.
As well as working with IPTV, Alif also ran the Facebook page “Detective Article”, where he investigated and published stories on suspected corruption, irregularities and crime. The week of his murder, Alif had allegedly posted some investigations into drug-trafficking and local smuggling networks.
The journalist survived a previous targeted attack on November 10, 2025, when he was hacked with a knife near Teribazar Ghat on the Someshwari River in Durgapur. The attackers in that incident are still yet to be identified.
@IFJGlobal General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger, said: “The brutal murder of journalist Lutfozzaman Fakir Alif is a direct and horrifying assault on press freedom. Despite its democratic transition, Bangladesh remains a deadly space for media workers with rampant impunity for crimes against journalists.”
Statement: ifj.org/media-centre/news/de…
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