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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Uzbekistan: Registration Barriers for Independent Groups
Outdated Rules Limit Freedom of Association
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Turkey: Crackdown on Independent TV Channels
End Violations of Media Freedom; Annul Abusive Measures; Ensure Impartiality
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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Leaked List of Over 2,000 Detainees Demonstrates Automated Repression
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Turkey: Opposition Politicians Detained for Four Years
Pattern of Politically Motivated Prosecutions, Detentions
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Bahrain: No Improvement in Rights Record
Arrests for Peaceful Speech; Death Sentences After Unfair Trials
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North Korea: Covid-19 Intensified Systematic Repression
Kim Jong Un Uses Pandemic to Further Isolate Population
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Uzbekistan: Registration Barriers for Independent Groups
Outdated Rules Limit Freedom of Association
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China: Free Journalists, Activists
Arbitrary Detentions for Independent Reporting, Criticizing Government
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How Zoom Violated its Own Terms of Service for Access to China's Market
Like Global Tech Companies Before It, Zoom Caved to the Chinese Government, Even When it Meant Overlooking Basic Human Rights.
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China: Repression Threatens Winter Olympics
Letter to International Olympic Committee Urges Human Rights Risk Assessment
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Turkey: YouTube Precedent Threatens Free Expression
Reverse Decision to Appoint Local Representative in Turkey