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REPORT: Threats to freedom of expression online in turbulent times

Oct 24, 2025 | Reports

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression focuses on a paradigm shift in the governance of social media platforms that has alarming consequences for freedom of opinion and expression...

Time to restore a human rights approach to freedom of expression online, says UN expert

Oct 24, 2025 | News, Reports, Top-line

24 October 2025, NEW YORK – The rules of freedom of expression online are being reset by powerful political and corporate interests with alarming consequences for the safety and rights of billions of people who are dependent on social media for their communications...

Afghanistan: New restrictions on telecommunications raise further rights concerns, say UN experts

Oct 10, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

10 October 2025, GENEVA – New restrictions on internet access and social media channels in Afghanistan are a violation of the rights of Afghans, UN experts warned* today, a week after the Taliban lifted a nationwide telecommunications shutdown they had imposed...

Israel must ensure safety and liberty of Flotilla activists after another interception in international waters: UN expert

Oct 8, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

8 October 2025, GENEVA – Israel must guarantee the safety and human rights of all individuals aboard the Conscience and other vessels of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition intercepted this morning, a UN expert said today. “This attack against unarmed civilians on the high...

Mali: UN experts demand activist El Bachir Thiam’s release, four months after enforced disappearance

Sep 9, 2025 | News, Statements, Top-line

9 September 2025, GENEVA – UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who disappeared four months ago. “Mali must immediately and unconditionally release El Bachir Thiam and other...
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