Ashley Parent
Battling fake news, hate speech and violent extremism online: Are freedom of expression and a vibrant, global Internet caught in the crossfire?
Join SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations in partnership with the European Parliament Liaison Office for “Battling fake news, hate speech and violent extremism online: Are freedom of expression and a vibrant, global Internet caught in the crossfire?” The dissemination of false news in the political arena has been around for as long as democracy. But…
Memorial to celebrate the life of Javier Valdez Cárdenas
The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, together with family, friends and colleagues of Mexican journalist and author Javier Valdez Cárdenas, are organizing a memorial to celebrate his life and his work on Saturday, July 15.
Special Advance Screening of City of Ghosts with Committee to Protect Journalists
Join the Committee to Protect Journalists for a Special Advance Screening of City of Ghosts. Directed, produced, and filmed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land), City of Ghosts follows the journey of “Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently” a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over…
GNI Annual Public Learning Forum
Internet Freedom and the New Era of Censorship and Surveillance In 2017, threats to freedom of expression and privacy online are escalating around the world. Democratic and authoritarian governments alike are raising the pressure on internet and telecommunications companies to censor controversial content, while online surveillance programs are coming under renewed public scrutiny. We invite…
Freedom of assembly at risk in Bahrain
The use of illegal weapons to target peaceful protesters Organised by: Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB), CIVICUS, and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): This UN side event will focus on the escalated pace of violations of public freedoms and in particular freedom of assembly, which is at imminent risk…
The ongoing attacks on public freedoms in Yemen during wartime
HRDs, Journalists, & Online Activists undertake their work in a dangerous environment Organised by: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR): A discussion of threats to Human Rights Defenders, Journalists, & Online Activists working in Yemen’s dangerous environment.
Egypt: The Price of Silence
CPJ joins twelve human rights groups, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), in calling on members of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to ensure that the dire human rights situation in Egypt is addressed by the UN…
Special Event Discussion Panel: From Audience to Activist
Today, people have the tools to hold power structures to account. Cellphone videos and live distribution channels are being used as evidence for advocacy in cases of police and military accountability, protests, and hate crimes. But, in a troubling trend, those involved in capturing and distributing the footage face serious repercussions. Join us for a…
A Call To Action For Latin American Journalists and Journalists Worldwide
“The great mistake is to live in Mexico and to be a journalist” — Javier Valdez, in his 2016 book Narcoperiodismo Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a working journalist. When reporter Javier Valdez was pulled from his car and executed in Culiacán, Sinaloa on May 15, he…