Tag: freedom of expression

• Friday, September 16th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  Guild of Venezuelan journalists feels threatened by unlicensed teachings

  

  In a country where some people claim freedom of expression is at risk after many radio stations were shut down, Venezuela's National College of Journalists (CNP) Thursday issued a press release warning against journalism workshops that do not lead to a qualifying degree.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

  

  Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”

• Sunday, February 21st 2021 - 17:19 UTC

  Fifth night of violent protests in Spain; coalition government divided over the gag law which triggered the rioting

  

  For a fifth night street protests in Spain on Saturday turned violent following the arrest of Pablo Hasél, a popular rapper, which has triggered a national debate on freedom of expression. But the disturbances have also strained relations inside the country's fragile coalition government.

• Wednesday, November 4th 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  Pakistan underlines that freedom of expression carries special duties and responsibilities

  

  World leaders have sent messages of support to Austria and Afghanistan as they did previously with France following the last bout of terrorist attacks, while Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, unequivocally condemning terrorism, said that ”freedom of expression,” is not without limits in a pluralistic diverse and respectful societies.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  COVID-19: Countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) together with the UN, specialized agencies, and partners called on countries to develop and implement action plans to promote the timely dissemination of science-based information and prevent the spread of false information while respecting freedom of expression.

• Saturday, February 8th 2020 - 11:29 UTC

  Freedom of expression and cybercrime case controversy in Brazilian court

  

  A Brazilian judge indicted six people accused of hacking the phones of prosecutors in the country’s biggest corruption case on Thursday but held off “for now” on accepting cybercrimes charges against U.S. journalist Glenn Greenwald.

• Thursday, April 18th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  Transparency International blasts Brazilian Justice for violating freedom of expression

  

  A decision by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) to demand the suppression of a media report concerning one of the court’s sitting judges violates the freedom of the press, warns Transparency International Brazil. The demand to remove the report from the internet is unacceptable, risks the international image of Brazil and goes against fundamental principles of the democratic rule of law.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  UK praises Uruguay's human rights record, but also has recommendations

  

  United Kingdom welcomed Uruguay’s positive record in promoting freedom of expression and independent media, as well as its progressive legislation particularly in promoting gender equality and LGBT rights.

• Friday, December 11th 2015 - 07:47 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon message on Human Rights Day

  

  Amid large-scale atrocities and widespread abuses across the world, Human Rights Day should rally more concerted global action to promote the timeless principles that we have collectively pledged to uphold.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 07:35 UTC

  EU upholds ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil: niqab

  

  The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a ban by France on wearing the Muslim full-face veil, the niqab. A case was brought by a 24-year-old French woman, who argued that the ban on wearing the veil in public violated her freedom of religion and expression.