IFEX-ALC calls on the Bolivian government to provide guarantees for the right to freedom of expression and to fulfill its obligations to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for actions against the press.
Source: MEDIA FEED
HRNJ-Uganda / About Author
Related Posts
Turkey: Prosecutors appeal against acquittal of Erol Önderoğlu (Demo)
This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 10 September 2019. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is stunned by the news…
11 Sep 2019
Ahmed Mansoor remains in isolation, despite unconfirmed report that hunger strike has ended (Demo)
Mansoor started his hunger strike on 17 March 2019 to protest poor prison conditions. Source: MEDIA FEED
07 May 2019
– Chilean reporter could face jail time on criminal defamation charges (Demo)
Rebolledo, an investigative magazine journalist and author of two books, is charged with defamation for "damaging the honor" of a…
31 Jul 2018
– Bangladeshi journalist shot during political clashes dies (Demo)
The IFJ and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have strongly condemned the killing of Abdul Hakin Shimul, a journalist…
08 Feb 2017
Brutal attack of journalist by Senegalese police condemned (Demo)
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 2 October 2020. The police in Senegal have come under fire by…
09 Oct 2020
– The UPR: What it is, and how civil society can use it – and make it stronger (Demo)
The Universal Periodic Review puts each UN member state’s human rights record under the microscope every five years, but requires…
09 Aug 2018
– Protests and a court victory amid state of emergency, constitutional amendments and media attacks: Asia-Pacific in February (Demo)
Pakistan celebrates a court ruling which declared mobile service suspension as illegal, Cambodia’s constitutional amendments threaten free speech, Maldives extends…
02 Mar 2018
– End of the print run for Venezuela's regional press as supplies dry up for critical outlets (Demo)
The radical downsizing at El Carabobeño, which is one of the few independent news outlets in Valencia willing to criticize…
03 Jan 2018
– Freedom and Fury: Tep Vanny, "Fake News" law repealed, students protest, Google in China and genocide in Burma (Demo)
In August, rights advocates celebrated the release of Cambodian land rights activist Tep Vanny and the repeal of Malaysia's anti-Fake…
04 Sep 2018
– Brutal campaign against LGBT people sweeps through Chechnya (Demo)
Law enforcement and security agency officials under control of the head of the Chechen Republic have rounded up dozens of…
05 Apr 2017
– In solidarity with civil society in Hungary (Demo)
Rights groups protest draft legislation that would seriously restrict the work of human rights defenders in Hungary. Source: MEDIA FEED
21 Feb 2018
Unidentified individuals fire at journalist’s home in Argentina (Demo)
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 30 January 2020. Argentinian authorities should conduct a speedy and transparent investigation…
05 Feb 2020
– 47 journalists, media workers killed in first half of 2018, RSF says (Demo)
After 2017 proved to be one of the least deadly years ever for the media, a total of 47 professional…
29 Jun 2018
– CPJ calls on Maldives to drop case against Raajje TV journalist (Demo)
CPJ called on the Maldives' prosecutor general to drop the legal case against Raajje TV journalist Mohamed Wisam, who was…
19 Apr 2017
– Rights groups call on Palestine to reform restrictive cybercrimes law (Demo)
The Justice Ministry has proposed striking some repressive provisions in the 2017 law in response to concerns from civil society…
25 Dec 2017