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Spotlight: Access to Information Impunity Australia Asia & Pacific

How the public's right to know is being undermined in Australia

How the public's right to know is being undermined in Australia

7 May 2019
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance

The foreword to the MEAA report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2019.

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Access to Information Attacks Free Expression & the Law Asia & Pacific

Truth vs misinformation: The collective push back in South Asia

This statement was originally published on ifj.org on 3 May 2019.

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)‎ 3 May 2019

Access to Information Africa Attacks

AFEX reminds African leaders of possibility to chart new course around FoE

Against the backdrop of World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Ethiopia this year, the AFEX network is reminding African governments to actively promote and defend freedom of expression on the continent.

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) ‎30 April 2019

Access to Information Zimbabwe Attacks

ATI and safety of journalists of paramount importance for credible elections

MISA-Zimbabwe is asking governments preparing to hold elections in the SADC region to ensure access to information and guarantee safety of journalists.

‎ Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)‎24 April 2019

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Burma urged to protect media freedom in Constitution

‎ International Press Institute (IPI) , Human Rights Watch (HRW), PEN America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)

Access to Information Burma Free Expression & the Law 21 April 2019
West African journalists dealing with detentions and assaults

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Access to Information Africa Attacks Digital Rights 15 April 2019
Open Government Partnership (OGP): Linking openness to freedom of expression

‎ IFEX

Access to Information International 10 April 2019
MFWA urges stakeholders to push for effective implementation of Ghana's RTI law

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Access to Information Ghana Free Expression & the Law 29 March 2019
Maduro's internet blackout stifles news of Venezuela crisis

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Access to Information Venezuela Digital Rights 26 March 2019
The link between authoritarianism, power retention and internet shutdowns

‎ Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

Access to Information Africa Digital Rights 19 March 2019
Truth on the ballot: Fraudulent news, the midterm elections, and prospects for 2020

‎ PEN America

Access to Information United States Digital Rights 16 March 2019
Ghana: Using radio for change and development

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Access to Information Ghana 16 March 2019
Chad must end its year-long blackout of social media

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Access to Information Digital Rights Censorship Chad 14 March 2019
Increased attacks on journalists during governorship/state assembly elections

‎ International Press Centre (IPC)

Access to Information Nigeria Attacks 13 March 2019
Turkey needs to respect foreign media outlets' independence

‎ ARTICLE 19, Cartoonists Rights Network International (CRNI), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) - INTERIM MEMBER, Human Rights Watch (HRW), International Press Institute (IPI) , Norwegian PEN, P24 Platform for Independent Journalism, PEN America, South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM)

Access to Information Turkey Free Expression & the Law 12 March 2019
Four journalists barred from covering U.S.-North Korea summit events

‎ PEN America

Access to Information United States 4 March 2019
Verbal and physical onslaught against private TV station by Zambia's ruling party

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange

Zambia Access to Information Attacks 1 March 2019
Liberian parliament revokes press accreditation of journalists

‎ Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)

Access to Information Liberia Free Expression & the Law 26 February 2019
IPC Nigeria condemns attacks on journalists during elections

‎ International Press Centre (IPC)

Access to Information Nigeria Attacks 26 February 2019
Rapidly evolving West African media landscape poses challenges

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Access to Information Africa 19 February 2019
Press freedom organisations urge Nigeria to keep Internet on during election period

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange

Access to Information Nigeria Digital Rights 15 February 2019
Renewed calls for release of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Mukhtarli

‎ Index on Censorship

Azerbaijan Access to Information Free Expression & the Law 25 January 2019
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): What role for freedom of expression?

‎ IFEX

Access to Information International Attacks 22 January 2019
#KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe

‎ Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), PEN America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Social Media Exchange (SMEX)

Access to Information Zimbabwe Digital Rights 15 January 2019
Africa in December: Electoral mayhem in the DRC, the violent suppression of seething Sudanese, and more

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Access to Information Africa Attacks 8 January 2019
DRC authorities blocking different channels of communication

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Access to Information Digital Rights Democratic Republic of Congo 4 January 2019
MFWA take on Presidential Media Encounter

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Access to Information Ghana 21 December 2018
'Media Ownership Monitor' reveals intersection between power and media in Lebanon

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Access to Information Lebanon Free Expression & the Law 11 December 2018
New documents show that Facebook has never deserved your trust

‎ Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

Access to Information International Digital Rights 7 December 2018
Free expression under assault in Uganda, freedom of assembly wins in South Africa, and fear a way of life for LGBTQI+ in Tanzania

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX. Based on IFEX member reports

Access to Information Africa Attacks Gender 6 December 2018

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Access to Information

Access to Information:

Your right to ask for information directly from all public bodies – and to receive it.

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TRUTH VS MISINFORMATION: THE COLLECTIVE PUSH BACK

SOUTH ASIA PRESS FREEDOM REPORT 2018-2019

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) 3 May 2019
The Public's Right To Know

The MEAA Report into the State of Press Freedom in Australia in 2019

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 1 May 2019
INFORME 2017-2018 Observatorio y alerta laboral de periodistas (FOPEA)

Crisis en los medios y situación laboral de los periodistas

Foro de Periodismo Argentino 21 March 2019

TRUTH ON THE BALLOT Fraudulent News, the Midterm Elections, and Prospects for 2020

In this report, PEN America examines the steps taken by technology companies, government actors, and po- litical parties to curb the influence of fraudulent news in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

PEN America 13 March 2019

ZIMBABWE TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

ZAMBIA TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

TANZANIA TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

ESWATINI TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

NAMIBIA TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

MOÇAMBIQUE AVALIAÇÃO DA TRANSPARÊNCIA 2018

A análise dos cidadãos sobre abertura do governo

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

MALAWI TRANSPARENCY ASSESSMENT 2018

The Citizens' Analysis of Government Openness

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

10th Transparency Assessment Report

This is the 10th Transparency Assessment Report of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA), which examines the openness and transparency of public institutions in southern Africa.

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) 27 September 2018

Criminalising Journalism - the MEAA report into the state of press freedom in Australia in 2018

There’s almost universal acceptance of the maxim “Journalism is not a crime”. One exception is Australia’s parliament – it begs to differ.

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance 30 April 2018

Faking news: Fraudulent news and the fight for truth

The report examines the rise of fraudulent news, defined here as demonstrably false information that is being presented as a factual news report with the intention to deceive the public, and the related erosion of public faith in traditional journalism. The report identifies proposed solutions at the intersection of technology, journalism, and civil society to empower news consumers with better skills and tools to help them process the torrents of information they see online.

PEN American Center 12 October 2017

Open Development: Access to Information and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Report examines the progress countries have made since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals on implementing the commitment to make access to information available to all people in their countries.

ARTICLE 19 19 July 2017

Libertades de resistencia. Libertad de expresión y derecho a la información en México 2016

Cuando hablamos de libertades en este in- forme no nos referimos solamente a valo- res abstractos que por lo general se nos ha dicho que debemos defender. Más bien, lo que narramos son historias de trabajo que se desenvuelven en el día a día y que están resistiendo a esas condiciones permanentes de marginación, opacidad y agresión.

ARTICLE 19 6 March 2017

Turkey: State of emergency, state of arbitrary

After already cracking down on freedom of information in recent years, President Erdoğan has taken advantage of the abortive coup d’état and the state of emergency in effect since 20 July to silence many more of his media critics, not only Gülen movement media and journalists but also, to a lesser extent, Kurdish, secularist and left-wing media.

Reporters Without Borders 19 September 2016

Facing reality after the Euromaidan: The situation of journalists and media in Ukraine

“After the initial optimism during the Euromaidan movement, many journalists have become disillusioned. They are faced with the triple challenge of the war in the Eastern part of the country, the economic crisis and the digitalization of mass media.”

Reporters Without Borders 30 June 2016

Balancing Act: Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values

The EU has made press freedom imperative in negotiating with candidate countries, but has been accused of failing to take strong action when member states renege on their press freedom commitments.

Committee to Protect Journalists 29 September 2015

Challenges for independent media in Cambodia in 2014

In 2014 Cambodian journalists increasingly found themselves in the news, as reporters faced injury and even death for covering the news. 2014 proved the deadliest year for Cambodian journalists since the political turmoil of 1997, with two Cambodian journalists confirmed murdered in relation to their work and a third, foreign journalist found dead under suspicious circumstances.

Cambodian Centre for Independent Media 9 May 2015

OGP in Africa: Opportunities for open contracting and open data

This report presents a review of the efficacy and capabilities of the Open Government Partnership or OGP to promote Open Contracting through the National Action Plans of their African member–states.

Africa Freedom of Information Centre 20 April 2015

The State of Press Freedom in Spain: 2015

While media freedom in Spain remains robust and certainly comparable to its European neighbours, at such a critical moment for the Spanish public there is a need to ensure maximum access to the free flow of information.

International Press Institute 31 March 2015

A day in Dala with PEN Myanmar

In Dala, PEN Myanmar experienced a rare opportunity to work with a group of 200 or so high school children from the local state secondary school, which stands adjacent to the monastery compound.

PEN International 28 March 2015

Toolkit: Libraries and the UN post-2015 development agenda

As the United Nations reflects on the future of global development and the post-2015 agenda, access to information must be recognised as critical to supporting governments to achieve development goals, and enabling citizens to make informed decisions to improve their own lives. IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, believes that libraries help guarantee that access.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 9 October 2014

Free expression, media freedom and 2015 elections in Myanmar

ARTICLE 19 1 October 2014

State of right to information in Africa: Report 2014

The goal of this report is to provide African governments, civil society, researchers and other stakeholders with a tool that will guide and support the development and advancement of the right to information in Africa.

Africa Freedom of Information Centre 30 September 2014

Report on free expression - submitted to UN Human Rights Council

This report was submitted by Globe International for the second cycle of Mongolia's UPR (Universal Periodic Review)

Globe International Center 16 September 2014

Freedom of information and legislative transparency in Cambodia

CCHR has released a Briefing Note on freedom of information and legislative transparency in Cambodia, where laws are almost always drafted in secrecy, without the inclusion of relevant stakeholders.

Cambodian Center for Human Rights 5 August 2014

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