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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Andy Burnham (soon to be the new #UK Prime Minister) talks about change. But his first senior hire comes from the same #Apple #Amazon #Google world that already shapes UK policy from inside. If that’s what “break from the past” looks like, the past is still running the place. #BigTech #Capture
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Burnham’s pick for chief of staff led firm that advised BP, Apple and Amazon
Appointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as ‘very bad sign’
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
If you are attending this event organised by @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social & @ucl.ac.uk, don't miss our colleague Isa Stasi! She's talking about policy dimension and discussing weaknesses and strengths of the 'system', especially for NGOs that want/are trying to play role #BigTech #Competition
ucl.ac.uk
Private Enforcement of Competition Law at the Digital Crossroads (II)
A one day conference organised by UCL & Kings College London
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Another good decision in #RightToProtest case against #Serbia from @echr.coe.int today. The Court rightly held that protest coinciding with #China President visit can't be banned on speculative “public safety” and “what might happen” risks. Article 11 requires real evidence, not speculation.
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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Great to see #Budapest #Pride will proceed this year without policy instructions. But media should be aware that in a democracy, police have no business "approving" assemblies! Those wishing to assemble should not be required to obtain "permission" to do so🌈 #Hungary #HumanRights #RightToProtest
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Hungarian police approve Budapest Pride in break from Orbán era
Policy U-turn comes after rightwing nationalist government was swept from power in April after 16-year rule
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Arresting journalists covering protests is now live global pattern. So good to see @echr.coe.int decision today in Tožičková vs #CzechRepublic about reporter in environmental protest, finding #freespeech violation. Remove the journalist from a protest and you remove the story in public interest!
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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Most days we’re posting policy reports. Today, we’re agreeing with a papal encyclical on #AI. On AI, #HumanRights and corporate power, the #Pope is saying what we’ve been saying all along: #technology must serve people, not the other way around. We’ll take allies where we find them! #ExCathedraAI
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Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)
ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We're still talking about #RightsCon cancellation one month later. Not because we are missing conference lanyards but because it exposed #China transnational repression and how fragile international civic spaces have become as result #Zambia More in the interview for @civicusalliance.bsky.social
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TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’
CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and inform...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Good news but it shouldn't be blocked because of procurement rules breach and 'value for money No 1 question is whether public institutions & Met Police should partner with companies like #Palantir, linked to mass #surveillance, discriminatory policing, military occupation & #humanrights violations
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London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks £50m Met police deal with Palantir
Exclusive: Scotland Yard had been in talks to use Palantir’s AI technology to automate intelligence analysis
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Deeply moving defence of #FreeSpeech from EVERYONE involved! Tommy Robinson's anti-migration march yesterday, attempting “serious political moment”, got visually upstaged by a rented projector. See how clicking on link 👇 Thank you, @ledbydonkeys.org #UK #Protest #CounterProtest #HumanRights
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Check our latest report which examines how governments and companies pressure #DNS providers to remove sites, often without clear rules or oversight. The report demystifies DNS abuse and shows how we can ensure the DNS isn't used as #censorship tool #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #InternetInfrastructure
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The DNS must enable expression – not silence it  - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19’s new report demystifies DNS abuse and shows how we can ensure the DNS is not used to silence voices.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Our reaction to the decision of #Zambia Government to "postpone" (meaning cancel) #RightsCon2026. Also includes a call on UNESCO and participating states in #UNESCO #WPFD2026 in this context. #FreeSpeech #FreeAssembly #HumanRights www.article19.org/resources/za...
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Zambia: RightsCon cancellation is a blow to freedom of expression - ARTICLE 19
The Zambian government's cancellation of global digital rights conference RightsCon is a direct attack on freedom of expression and assembly.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Huge congrats to Bulgarian Helsinki Committee & Krassi Kanev on today's win in Strasbourg. The Court found #Bulgaria violated European Convention (art 8). Secret surveillance needs real oversight. Rubber-stamp judicial review & nominal safeguards won’t cut it. Strong addition to the Court’s case-law
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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Who is coming to #RightsCon? Here is what we at ARTICLE 19 will be doing there www.article19.org/resources/jo... Hope we can connect with many of you! #FreeSpeech
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Join ARTICLE 19 at RightsCon 2026! - ARTICLE 19
The 14th edition of RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, gets underway next week in Lusaka, Zambia. Between 6 – 8 May ARTICLE 19 will be hosting and participating ...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Congrats to our fearless colleague Maria Luisa Stasi on this major progress in class action against Microsoft. It is also a case to watch for all legal eagles here. #Microsoft #ClassAction #HumanRights #Cloud
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Microsoft must face $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over cloud computing licences
Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software ​on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a ‌London...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
👨‍⚖️ Case to watch 🔍 Next week, #Italy highest court will hear the case of Fabio Butera and decide whether #journalists can be punished for things they never wrote. We warn that holding journalists liable for third‑party comments is backdoor to censorship and harassment. #FreeSpeech #MediaFreedom
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Italy: Journalist must not be liable for third party social media comments - ARTICLE 19
A court in Italy must rule in favour of freedom of expression, ensuring that social media users are not held liable for third-party comments.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
It's been 5 years since our colleague and friend Andrei Aliaksandrau was imprissoned in #Belarus for his defence of freedom of expression and #HumanRights. Andrei never gave up and neither should we. We continue to demand his release & of all political prisoners in Belarus. Pls join this campaign!
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Belarus: Free Andrei and all political prisoners - ARTICLE 19
On the fifth anniversary of journalist and activist Andrei Aliaksandrau's imprisonment we call for the release of all political prisoners.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Great article by @davidakaye.bsky.social in @techpolicypress.bsky.social exposing lies that #EU is censoring Americans. In reality, regulators are going after #BigTech for breaking competition and privacy laws. Calling that “censorship” is a way to dodge the real issue. Unchecked corporate power.
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The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Important development The EU is asking Grok to retain the records. It may have already produced illegal sexual content and cannot be trusted to keep the evidence intact. We do not need to talk about future risks of AI, in many instances, harm is already done. #AI #EU #HumanRights #DataRetention
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Brussels wants X to keep all documents about Grok until the end of 2026
The European Commission has ordered social media platform X to retain all internal documents and data about chatbot Grok at least until the end of 2026. A spokesperson for the Commission announced thi...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Our statement on the USA military action in #Venezuela. We warn it'll lead to further escalation of repression, esp for human rights defenders, independent & political activists. Plus, US disinfo spin distorts facts, threatens #FreeSpeech, #journalism & #democracy & silences debate region-wide.
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USA: Venezuela and its democratic future belong to its people - ARTICLE 19
The US military attack on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife violates international law and impedes a democratic transition.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Seems #Ireland has discovered the best way to regulate Big Tech is to… let #BigTech do it. It appointed a former Meta lobbyist as Data Protection Commissioner. With 43 organisations, we wrote to the Gov to reconsider and pick someone with #dataprotection expertise, through a transparent process
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Ireland: Adopt new, transparent process to appoint Data Protection Commissioner - ARTICLE 19
Data Protection Commissioner has responsibility as lead supervisory authority for many of the world’s largest technology companies.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
They say #democracy needs a shield and the #EU needs to do more to reclaim its #sovereignty. But the EU can’t build digital sovereignty without giving real support to the people actually defending democracy! Check our article for @techpolicypress.bsky.social on this very issue 👇 #FreeSpeech
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Civil Society is the Democracy Shield Europe Can’t Ignore | TechPolicy.Press
Barbora Bukovská and Mark Dempsey ask how can Europe build a democratic future when civil society in Europe and beyond is facing an existential moment?
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
In case you missed this, we're taking on Apple & challenging its stranglehold on iPhones and iPads. We'sre asking @ec.europa.eu to stop Apple from ignoring #DMA rules so smaller companies can compete fairly. And that people can choose which apps and services they want For more info check 👇
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Digital Markets Act: Apple impedes interoperability and user choice - ARTICLE 19
Apple must fulfil its obligations on interoperability and give users real choice over the apps and app stores they want on their devices.
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ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Folks at Tech Policy Press have launched an 'Ideas for Europe’s Future' series! As part of it, they will be publishing perspectives from leading experts who joined out Future of Democracy event @openmarkets.bsky.social Read @ramshajahangir.bsky.social's great write up & stay tuned for more
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
In her talk in the @europarl.europa.eu about future of #dmocracy & #FreeSpeech, @mariaressa.bsky.social reminded us that she found Mark Zuckerberg to be a bigger dictator than Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines. And rightly so! #BigTech #Dictatorship #Meta
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
When talking about #AI, let's stop talking about AI "hallucination". We are talking about predictive algorithms. So we should call it what it is. The term to use is ERROR. #IndustryManipulation #BigTech
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ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Day 2 of our Future of Democracy with @openmarkets.bsky.social! Follow along to hear from Nobel Peace Prize winner @mariaressa.bsky.social, @alexandrageese.bsky.social, Mira Milosevic, @dimi.wikimedia.brussels, @courtneyr.bsky.social + ARTICLE 19's Quinn McKew www.youtube.com/live/vZTwYPS...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Thanks to everyone who followed our event yesterday and huge thanks to Commissioner @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social for coming and his support.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
100% agree with this!
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ARTICLE 19 @article19.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Powerful words from Margrethe Vestager, on the role that competition plays in defending and reinforcing democracies and rights. "We want to stand up to the bully and hold power to account. That is what people understand and that is the story of competition enforcement." @openmarkets.bsky.social
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Robin Berjon @robin.berjon.com · 15/10/2025
The folks at @article19.bsky.social have a kitty for mentions of authoritarianism, and Barbora expects to be bankrupt by the end of her speech.
Barbora speaking in front of a jam jar with a label requiring payment for all mentions of authoritarianism, etc.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
A piece of warning at this event about future of #democrcacy & #freespeech in age of AI: We have to stop talking about #AI as if it were destiny. In hands of unaccountable billionaires, it will be perfect dictatorship. Invisible, frictionless, personalised. And you may never know you are in it!
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Our colleague Max gave this interview about the state of #freespeech around the world and what professional journalists can do to defend the freedom of speech in authoritarian regimes Check it up! soundcloud.com/radioromania...
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Interview with Max Popovych, Senior Legal Officer for Europe at the Article 19 NGO
A talk on the state of freedom of speech in the world and what professional journalists can do to defend the freedom of speech in authoritarian regimes
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Real relief in a time when voices like Alaa's are needed outside a cell, not inside one #FreeSpeech #HumanRIghts #Egypt
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Check the latest ARTICLE 19 Boundaries of Expression podcast about the fight to recognise #gender apartheid in #Iran & #Afghanistan as an international crime. Crucial #FreeSpeech issue where silencing women through systemic oppression denies their voices and rights www.article19.org/resources/bo...
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Boundaries of Expression podcast: Gender apartheid - ARTICLE 19
Professor Karima Bennoune outlines the campaign to recognise gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and be included in a UN treaty.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Together with partners, we are urging @ec.europa.eu to investigate Google's Android for restricting user choice by hiding or blocking disabling of pre-installed apps. Such practices violate the #DMA’s promise of fair competition & user control #DigitalRights www.euronews.com/next/2025/07...
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Google hit with Digital Markets Act complaint over user choice
The DMA, which became applicable in 2023, aims to regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🚨 TODAY: The #UK @houseoflords.parliament.uk votes on allowing up to 15% foreign ownership of UK newspapers, including those with links to #China. We warn this creates risks of foreign influence. It also threatens media pluralism & #freespeech without strong safeguards. HoL must vote against it
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UK: House of Lords must block Chinese influence and halt foreign media ownership - ARTICLE 19
Plans for a US-based company with links to China to partially own the Telegraph newspaper poses a risk to information integrity in the UK.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Last year was one for the books! 🚀 We fought for #freespeech, empowered thousands, pushed for global human rights in AI, and much more. If you want to see what impact we made together, check our 2024 Impact report 👇 #Impact2024 #PowerOfOurVoices #FreedomOfExpression
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International Impact Report 2024
Our 2024 International Impact Report is out! Learn how ARTICLE 19 worked with partners and communities to demand better and achieve real change, both locally and globally. https://stories.article1...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We’re no #BigTech cheerleaders. But we welcome today decision of @echr.coe.int in #Google v #Russia concerning huge fines for refusing to remove political content and restoring monetisation of sanctioned TV channel on #YOutube owned by Russian oligarch It's win for #FreeSpeech
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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
After Bob Vylan’s #Glastonbury set sparked a global storm, with police investigation and leaders calling his remarks #HateSpeech, we urge clear understanding of hate speech laws. Not all shocking/offensive speech is illegal. #FreeSpeech must be protected unless it incites violence or discrimination.
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UK: Full understanding of ‘hate speech’ vital to assess Glastonbury controversy - ARTICLE 19
When assessing 'hate speech' claims, UK authorities must clearly understand international human rights law and restrictions on speech.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
It's been over 4 years since #Myanmar & military’s onslaught on #MediaFreedom shows no signs of abating. At least 60 journalists are in jail. We call on States to continue condemning all attacks on journalists and support media organisations trying to bring the violations to account #freespeech
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UN: States must support Myanmar media - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 made this statement calling for support for journalists in Myanmar at the 59th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🔍👀 Who’s watching you? #Spyware is often abused to surveil journalists and human rights activists. We say enough is enough! We call on #EU to take urgent concrete action to respond to this threat. Protect journalists, activists, and democracy itself! More 👇 #humanrights #freespeech #StopSpyware
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EU: Institutions must take action against spyware abuse - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 joined other CSOs in calling on EU institutions to take action to respond to the threat that spyware poses to human rights.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Brilliant article by former #Iran political prisoner Zaghari-Ratcliffe about what happens when repression meets war. Read it if you care about the voices that authoritarian regimes try to silence. Deeply human #MustRead #PoliticalPrisoners #FreeSpeech #HumanRights #Democracy
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I spent five years in Iran’s notorious Evin prison but when Israel bombed it I felt horror and fear | Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Many held there are opponents of the repressive regime. Who is alive now? Who was killed? Were they just collateral damage, asks former hostage Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
What happens in Norway won’t stay in Norway! Because when we challenge #BigTech role in conflict at #IGF, the impact will ripple across #Internet! 🌍 So don't miss our colleague Chantal Joris, @chantal137.bsky.social, today at 14:45 CEST, Workshop Room 3 #humanrights #accountability #freespeech
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IGF 2025: Day 0 Event #255 Update Required: Fixing...
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
🌍Are you at #IGF2025 this week? We're & you can catch us tackling: 🔹 Is a people-centred internet still possible? 🔹 Accountability in digital plumbing 🔹 Real multi-stakeholder governance 🔹 Digital markets, #AI & #HumanRIghts More details 👇 Please connect. Let’s shape a better #internet, together!
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ARTICLE 19 at the Internet Governance Forum 2025 - ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 will be taking part in a number of events, sessions and workshops during this year's Internet Governance Forum in Norway.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Is this what digital transformation and using #AI in public admin looks like? #UK #HomeOffice told 11 & 8-year-olds to return to #Brazil alone + threatened to take away their driving licences! Our warning: rights can’t be left to random algorithms. Human decisions need to be based on #humanrights
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UK Home Office tells parents their children should return to Brazil alone
While Ana Luiza Cabral Gouveia and Hugo Barbosa can remain, letter says sons, 11 and eight, must go back to Brazil
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📢Just launched: ARTICLE 19’s new Global Expression Report. In a world where #freespeech is under threat, the report gives definitive snapshot of the situation worldwide. See where your country stands, who’s rising, who’s falling, & why it matters 👇 #GlobalExpressionReport #ARTICLE19 #HumanRights
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The Global Expression Report 2025
The Global Expression Report (GxR) is an annual look at the right to free expression and information across the world. Explore the findings and use our data to make the case for positive change.
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Glad to see UNHCR Information Integrity Toolkit features our policies and recommendations. Addressing #disinfo & #hatespeech in humanitarian crises means upholding #freespeech, avoiding overbroad restrictions & promoting open, inclusive information ecosystems #InfoIntegrity #HumanRights
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Common challenges for humanitarian response | UNHCR Information Integrity Toolkit
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Passionate about fundraising, #HumanRights & #FreeSpeech? Join ARTICLE 19 as our Business Development Programme Officer to build partnerships & drive fundraising for our global mission! Help defend voices at risk & make a global impact. Apply before 17 June via the link👇 #NonprofitJobs #career
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Business Development Programme Officer - Corporate and Individual Giving
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ARTICLE 19 Law and Policy @article19law.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Six years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder, #Malta culture of impunity persists. We welcome convictions for 2 gang members supplying bomb but those who enabled and ordered her killing remain untouched. Justice demands accountability at every level Daphne deserves no less. #NoMoreImpunity
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Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case bring justice a step closer - ARTICLE 19
Guilty verdicts for two gang members who supplied the car bomb which killed Daphne Caruana Galizia is vital in the fight for full justice.
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