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
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Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Government Critics
Over 130 Targeted for Alleged Membership in Groups Deemed ‘Extremist’
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“Prosecute Them with Awesome Power”
China’s Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions on Communications in Tibet
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“They Don’t Understand the Fear We Have”
How China’s Long Reach of Repression Undermines Academic Freedom at Australia’s Universities
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Critics Under Attack
Harassment and Detention of Opponents, Rights Defenders and Journalists Ahead of Elections in Nicaragua
News
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Kyrgyzstan: A Year On, Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death
Human Rights Defender Died in Arbitrary Detention
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Belarus: Unprecedented Raids on Human Rights Defenders
Countrywide Searches, Detentions Also Target Journalists, Critics
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Philippines Loses a Press Freedom Fighter
Nonoy Espina Was at Forefront of Struggle Against Attacks on the Media
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Kyrgyzstan: Azimjon Askarov’s Family Awaits Justice
Internal Inquiry Closed, Effective Independent Investigation Needed
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Kazakhstan: Crackdown on Government Critics
Over 130 Targeted for Alleged Membership in Groups Deemed ‘Extremist’
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Turkey/Kyrgyzstan: Rendition of Turkish-Kyrgyz Educator
Risk of Further Arbitrary Detention and Unfair Trial
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Joint Statement on Journalist and Human Rights Defender Andrei Aliaksandrau
Thirteen Organisations Call for the Immediate and Unconditional Release
