ARTICLE 19

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. stories.article19.org/impact-report-…

Fabricated charges against activist Boniface Mwangi are the latest crackdown on protest & dissent in Kenya. It's time for the government to listen to its people, protect the right to protest, and uphold fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution. nation.africa/kenya/news/bon…

ARTICLE 19's Executive Director Quinn McKew joined Al Jazeera’s Inside Story panel discussing the UK’s ongoing attack on protest rights - and the continuing erosion of spaces for free speech and dissent. aljazeera.com/video/inside-s…

Brace yourselves for today. If the government doesn’t announce the 🇨🇳 mega embassy decision today, it likely won’t be until September. Meanwhile the @UKHouseofLords votes later on allowing foreign governments to own 15% of UK newspapers. 🚩🚩🚩 article19.org/resources/uk-h…

ARTICLE 19 urges @UKHouseofLords to reject plans to change ownership rules until guarantees for media freedom + transparency, including defending it from Chinese influence, are in place. Culture minister @lisanandy must suspend the Telegraph buyout. article19.org/resources/uk-h…

ARTICLE 19 & partners stand in solidarity with 200+ journalists & media workers affected by the shock announcement that Al Jazeera Balkans is closing after 14 years. Independent journalism in the region is under increasing threat, threatening democracy. article19.org/resources/bih-…

Next week the House of Lords debate plans to allow 15% foreign ownership in domestic media. To protect info integrity in the UK, they should oppose this change & safeguard The Telegraph from potential influence from China. @lukedepulford @IndexCensorship indexoncensorship.org/2025/07/will-t…

ARTICLE 19 and @EFF support @Wikimedia’s challenge to the Online Safety Act. Wikipedia is the world’s most trusted and widely used  encyclopedia. The OSA must not jeopardise the safety and privacy of its volunteers. article19.org/resources/uk-s…

'No rights-minded democratic state should be facilitating the international normalisation of Chinese surveillance technology.' @michaelcaster on Spain's deal with Huawei to manage information obtained through judicial wiretaps article19.org/resources/spai…

Attacks against journalists are on the rise in Serbia – the global community must take action to support media freedom and public interest reporting now. As part of @MediaFreedomEU we stand in solidarity with journalists and media workers across Serbia. article19.org/resources/serb…

Raquel Renno Nunes discusses what’s at stake in global spectrum policy on @PolicyTracker As political, commercial + governance dynamics play out behind the scenes, transparency, service diversity & independent regulation matter more than ever. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/po…

China’s new internet ID system, which puts online anonymity at even greater risk, goes into effect tomorrow. ARTICLE 19 + @CHRDnet call on Beijing to stop the attack on #FreeSpeech and on anyone who questions authority. Repeal the legislation now. article19.org/resources/chin…

Four years on from the detention of Viasna Center human rights activists, ARTICLE 19 joins partner orgs in calling for their immediate release. The crackdown in Belarus – including transnational repression targeting activists in exile – must stop. article19.org/resources/bela…

The UK is no longer an “open” country for free expression @article19org interview with @TheCriticMag thecritic.co.uk/the-uk-is-no-l…

Surveillance has become deeply embedded in state systems, threatening the freedoms we value. Our speaker @quinnmck, ED @ARTICLE19, will explore how laws designed for national security or misinformation control are sometimes used to suppress voices.

⏰ Last chance to get your entry in for the @rorypecktrust awards for freelance journalists and filmmakers. Last day to register – entries close 10 July. rorypecktrust.org/awards/

"Authorities’ response, including using live ammunition against protesters, reflects a disturbing, deliberate pattern of suppressing dissent" – Regional Director Mugambi Kiai, @article19eafric Protect the right to protest in #Kenya article19.org/resources/keny…

#Myanmar 🇲🇲 In a statement during a session at the UN Human Rights Council, @article19org & @aamij_burma called on governments to speak out about the dire situation of journalists who endure various hardships under junta rule. @UNHumanRights ifex.org/article-19-sta…