🚨 New output alert! Defamation in 🇬🇪 #Georgia The recently introduced amendments to Georgia’s defamation legislation undermine #FoE. This is another attempt stifle dissent, restrict journalism, & curtail the right to protest. 📣Read out analysis: www.article19.org/resources/ge...

🕷️Creepy AI crawlers are haunting the internet🕷️ This Halloween, Tanu I and @ccs.bsky.social ocial explain how AI crawlers are ruining the internet for all of us. Read this season’s real horror story in @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/creepy-ai-cr...

Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social & Joanna Szymańska are attending the #Helsinki+50 Conference and join Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya in urging intl community to take decisive action for the unconditional release of all political prisoners in #Belarus. #StandWithBelarus #OSCE25FI

🌟 Check it out - our 2024 Annual Report is here! We discuss key priorities, and longstanding and emerging challenges to civic space in the region: information integrity, digital authoritarianism, threats to journos and activists, #SLAPPs, right to protest. www.article19.nl/wp-content/u...

Protesting has become harder in Europe – legally & socially. Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social speaks to the @eurcorrespond.bsky.social about the #RightToProtest – struggles, chances + key role of civil resistance incl on climate, pro-Palestine & LGBTQ. www.europeancorrespondent.com/article?s=Eu...

Our analysis of Poland’s draft anti-SLAPP law is out. 🇵🇱 It includes vital mechanisms. But vague wording could make these protections ineffective in practice. To truly shield those exposing abuse of power, the law must be stronger and decriminalise defamation.  www.article19.org/resources/po...

Our @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is at Lviv Media Forum to discuss challenges for resilient media & indep journalism in the CEE region. Amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, 🇺🇦Ukrainian journalists have shown immense courage + professionalism reporting on the war’s atrocities. ➡️ lvivmediaforum.com

Our Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social is in #Brussels for the annual @casecoalition.bsky.social in-person meeting. We continue to advocate for strong anti-#SLAPP measures at the national level, building on 🇪🇺EU Directive + CoE Rec. @article19.bsky.social is one of the CASE's founding members.

Our Regional Director @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social joined a side event at #HRC58 in #Geneva, highlighting the ongoing crackdown on human rights in #Belarus. Key issues discussed included media restrictions, persecution of journalists, women's rights, and trade union restrictions. #StandWithBelarus

‼️Alarming developments in #Türkiye 🇹🇷 🧵 On 19.03, more than 100 were detained (incl Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu) for alleged corruption & terror links. A 4-day protest ban was issued in #İstanbul. Despite the ban, thousands took to the streets to protest the detentions. 1/4

Missed the webinar on #MediaFreedom in #Poland? 🇵🇱 Tune in to the discussion w/ our Joanna Szymańska, Prof. Kowalski + @wyborcza.pl @aleksandrasobczak.bsky.social ♦️Key topics: the state of public media + urgent reform, #SLAPPs, #EMFA, criminal defamation & more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a9G...

🇰🇿 Authorities must drop charges against blogger Temirlan Yensebek, accused of ‘inciting discord’ for his satirical content – part of a broader crackdown on civil society. #Kazakhstan must end attacks on public watchdogs & cease its censorship policies. article19.org/resources/ka...

On 20 Jan 2025, Trump becomes the 47th US President, stoking fears of heightened hostility toward media, civil society, and dissent. At ARTICLE 19, we insist: free speech cannot justify hate or censorship. Read our #FoEAgenda. Stand with us to protect democracy:

The upcoming European Commission guidelines for the AI Act hold significant implications for fundamental rights. We join other advocates to call for clear guidelines and measures to protect human rights in the implementation of these guidelines. www.article19.org/resources/eu... #ProtectNotSurveil

🇷🇸 #Serbia: Students protest after the Novi Sad station roof collapse killed 15, demanding accountability. People face state security pressure, while pro-govt media doxx protesters. The govt must protect the #RightToProtest + stop targeting civil society. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

🇬🇪 @netgazeti.org_ge founder Mzia #Amaglobeli remains in pre-trial detention, charged with assaulting a police officer. Dozens of media & civil society orgs express solidarity w/ the journo. #Mzia & all protesters must be released #FreeToProtest #GeorgiaProtests www.euronews.com/2025/01/13/g...

Important meeting w/ Sviatlana #Tsikhanouskaya on combating transnational repression, advocating for political prisoners, and strengthening support for #Belarusian civil society. Humbled by the recognition of our work and committed to always standing with the Belarusian fight for freedom. #Belarus

On 12 January, we mark four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was arrested in Belarus. ARTICLE 19 calls for his immediate release and for all baseless charges against him to be dropped. article19.org/resources/be...

This weekend, we marked four years since journalist and human rights defender Andrei Aliaksandrau was unjustly imprisoned in Belarus. This powerful poem, written by Andrei, reflects his unyielding spirit. Stand with us to demand his release. #FreeAndrei www.article19.org/resources/be...

In a rapidly changing world, safeguarding human rights in the digital realm is non-negotiable. At ARTICLE 19, we call on Meta to lead by example - implementing policies that protect freedom of expression, resist government overreach, and ensure accountability.

#Belarus The regime has shown political prisoner Viktar Babaryka for the first time in 1.5 years. During this time, his family didn't know whether he was alive. He was photographed writing a letter to his family. It’s such a relief to see these photos of him.

🇹🇷 'Agent of Influence' bill threatens #FoE #MediaFreedom #RighToInfo We urge the @ec.europa.eu to: 🔹Call on #Türkiye to fully withdraw the bill 🔹Prioritise #FoE in EU-Türkiye relations 🔹Engage diplomatically & support civil society Joint letter: www.article19.org/resources/tu...

🇸🇰#Slovakia's govt must cease smearing & discrediting of journalists, guarantee the editorial independence of media, including public service media, & withdraw legislative measures limiting #MediaFreedom 💡Initial takeaways from the mission: www.article19.org/resources/sl...

Our Regional Director for Europe @antanina-maslyka.bsky.social met w/ @secblinken.bsky.social at OSCE Ministerial Council to discuss transitional digital repressions in #Belarus, #Russia’s crimes in #Ukraine, crackdown on civil society & media, political prisoners + spread of 'foreign agent' laws.

Interesting developments in Malta between some EU countries incl.🇳🇱 on how to deal with Georgia. Working on a so-called "take it or leave" offer, potentially suspending 🇬🇪 from Council of Europe and other punitive measures targeted at GD officials, to be presented to 🇬🇪FM Maka Bochorishvili.

🇬🇪 We stand in solidarity with people in #Georgia as they protest against the govt whose actions jeopardise the country’s aspirations for 🇪🇺European integration. Georgia is obligated to uphold & protect the right to protest and #mediafreedom. www.article19.org/resources/ge...

People in #Georgia 🇬🇪 continue to protest against the recent elections, which many claim were rigged. In some instances, their demonstrations have faced a harsh police response. Their #RightToProtest must be respected & upheld. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

🇹🇷Several journos have been detained in #Türkiye under terrorism-related allegations, with no access to lawyers, while lawyers are denied info about the investigation. This lack of transparency threatens civil society. They must be released immediately! www.article19.org/resources/tu...

Yauhien Muravitski, a 25-year-old Belarusian citizen, was arrested in #Georgia. Today, he was released from a pretrial detention center but was not provided with any documents. He has been instructed to report to the migration department. #Belarus