Free Expression Spotlight
16 May 2012
Azerbaijan
Eurovision 2012: Five things the hosts don't want you to know
Behind the Eurovision glitz is an "alarming" free expression situation, says a coalition of international rights groups.
From the Communiqué
16 May 2012
Kosovo (Serbia)
President rejects bill that criminalises libel
Following a public outcry, Kosovo's President last week rejected a proposed law that would have criminalised libel and allowed journalists to be jailed if they didn't reveal their sources, report the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), and Human Rights Watch.
Campaigns and Advocacy
16 May 2012
Azerbaijan
A visit with journalist Idrak Abbasov
On 18 April, journalist Idrak Abbasov was brutally attacked while he reported on the demolition of houses in his village. Rebecca Vincent recently visited him at his home outside Baku.
16 May 2012
Russia
Punk collective Pussy Riot gives exclusive interview to IFEX member Index on Censorship
Members of the band who have not yet been arrested are now in hiding, but they responded to interview questions by email.
16 May 2012
International / Awards
34 Multimedia Magazine from Belarus to receive IPI's 2012 Free Media Pioneer Award
Founded and published by Belarusian journalist Iryna Vidanava, the magazine is a revived multimedia version of Studentskaya Dumka, a banned, Belarusian-language youth magazine.
15 May 2012
Thailand
Two years after crackdown, still no justice
In a video, victims and their family members from both sides demand justice and tell Human Rights Watch that the failure to investigate and prosecute those responsible for abuses during the 2010 violence would lead to a cycle of violence and impunity.
15 May 2012
Indonesia
Rights record under scrutiny at UN
UN members states should push for the adoption of specific measures to ensure free expression and accountability for abuses, said Human Rights Watch.See all IFEX member campaigns
Urgent alerts
EGYPT: Police shutter Al-Alam's Cairo office About 15 plainclothes police carried out the raid because the station was operating without a license, a common reality for news outlets in Cairo as the authorities have a long record of withholding broadcast licenses.16 May 2012 COLOMBIA: FLIP condemns attack against journalist and former minister Fernando Londoño Those responsible for the attack have not been identified yet but Londoño had been receiving threats from the FARC.
16 May 2012 MEXICO: IAPA condemns attack on El Mañana paper IAPA today expressed outrage at an assault on Mexican newspaper El Mañana, whose plant, located in the city of Nuevo Laredo, in the northern state of Tamaulipas, was attacked on Friday by assailants shooting and hurling an unidentified type of explosive device.
15 May 2012
Take action!
ETHIOPIA: Demand the release of journalist Eskinder Nega
Join in the call for the release of Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega who could face the death penalty if convicted. Sign the petition
1 May 2012
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