KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 ― The unexpectedly strong showing by Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the recent 15th general election (GE15) has been largely attributed to a younger voter.
Authoritarian governments have weaponised online tools and platforms to control journalists and stifle freedom of expression. As the internet sector and mobile penetration increase in Southeast Asia, restrictions on online speech and expression are also on the rise. Journalists across the region face digital threats as governments resort to authoritarian measures and tactics to stifle [.] The post Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack appeared first on 360.
Melbourne, May 2: Journalists the world over face increasing digital surveillance used to hamper press freedom, promote misinformation or discredit their work. Press freedom, already in decline for 85 percent of the world’s population, is under digital siege. New digital business models, the development of surveillance technologies, the transparency of internet companies, and large-scale data collection and retention all pose risks to journalists and their sources, according to UNESCO, the UN agency tasked with fostering press freedom. In some countries […]
Open letter from ARTICLE 19 Trustees concerning criticism from President López Obrador
London, April 1, 2021.- In his March 31st press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sought to discredit the work of ARTICLE 19, an organisation dedicated to the defence of freedom of expression, by accusing the organisation’s Mexico office of waging a “conservative campaign” against him with other conservative groups, and being funded by the United States to do so.
The deeply problematic language used by the President reflects intolerance of the work of those who seek accountability for human rights abuses. As International Board members of ARTICLE 19, we know that the work carried out by our colleagues in ARTICLE 19 Mexico and Central America has been essential in promoting freedom of the press and the right to information in the country.