Free expression spotlight
10 March 2010
International
IFEX members highlighted International Women's Day on 8 March by honouring women journalists, writers and activists for their courage and tenacity in combating corrupt regimes, abuses of power and human rights violations. Many have faced arrest, beatings, imprisonment, and some have been murdered, for speaking out.
From the Communiqué
10 March 2010
Iraq

As Iraqis went to the polls on 7 March to select 325 members of parliament, Human Rights Watch urged all political groups to make freedom of expression central to their platform to be sure the next government respects press freedom and minority rights. Meanwhile, countless journalists in Iraq Kurdistan faced brutal attacks leading up to and on election-day, because of political rivalry, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Campaigns and Advocacy
12 March 2010
Uzbekistan
Human Rights Watch calls for the release of imprisoned activists and an end to rights abuses.
12 March 2010
International
Russia and Turkey are the latest countries to be added to the organisation's "under surveillance" list.
12 March 2010
China
More than 100 leading China scholars, writers and human rights advocates from around the world have released a letter to China's National People's Congress that calls for the immediate release of imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo.
11 March 2010
Trinidad and Tobago
The commitment was pledged by senior EBC officials attending an ACM workshop on election coverage in Port of Spain.