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The Cumhuriyet seventeen face hearing amid continuing press crackdown in Turkey

Two weeks ago, judges refused to release the five remaining journalists detained from Turkey's Cumhuriyet newspaper under false charges. Today, they face another hearing in a country where more than 100 journalists are behind bars.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 25 Sep 2017

Shielding data from the "five eyes": we need to stand up for encryption

A coalition of 83 organizations and individuals from five countries has come together to demand stronger defence of encryption, following the “Five Eyes” ministerial meeting in Ottawa last week.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 4 Jul 2017

Shielding data from the "five eyes": we need to stand up for encryption

A coalition of 83 organizations and individuals from five countries has come together to demand stronger defence of encryption, following the “Five Eyes” ministerial meeting in Ottawa last week.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 4 Jul 2017

In Theresa May’s Britain, a proposed new ‘espionage act’ is alarming, but hardly surprising

It is part of a misguided trend of civil liberties being sacrificed in the name of security across Europe and the United States.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 20 Feb 2017

In Theresa May’s Britain, a proposed new ‘espionage act’ is alarming, but hardly surprising

It is part of a misguided trend of civil liberties being sacrificed in the name of security across Europe and the United States.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 20 Feb 2017

UK re-elected to UN Human Rights Council despite worrying moves against press freedom at home

Press freedom in the UK is under threat as the Snoopers' Charter undergoes its third and final reading at the House of Lords today, 31 October.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 31 Oct 2016

UK re-elected to UN Human Rights Council despite worrying moves against press freedom at home

Press freedom in the UK is under threat as the Snoopers' Charter undergoes its third and final reading at the House of Lords today, 31 October.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 31 Oct 2016

Release Ilgar Mammadov

As Azerbaijan votes on constitutional amendments today, let’s not forget the country’s political prisoners.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 26 Sep 2016

Don't forget Azerbaijan's political prisoners

Following Azerbaijan’s recent moves to release political prisoners, American and European policymakers must not falter in their focus on human rights.

By Rebecca Vincent

/ 7 Apr 2016