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Press Freedom Resources
Article XIX
At this international centre against censorship staff monitor, research,
publish, lobby, campaign and litigate on behalf of freedom of expression
wherever it is threatened. They develop standards to advance media
freedom, assist individuals to speak out and campaign for the free
flow of information - within countries and internationally.
http://www.article19.org
CPJ: Committee to Protect Journalists
Monitors free speech abuses and includes information on the status
of press freedom around the world with special reports and analyses
of the state of press freedom in more than 100 countries.
http://www.cpj.org
Commonwealth Press Union
Key areas of concern and activity for the CPU are: Safety of journalists
monitoring and reacting to incidents of physical intimidation and
harassment Legal obstacles to press freedom the CPU’s main work
in this area is to encourage the abolition of criminal libel throughout
the Commonwealth
http://www.cpu.org.uk/prfree.html
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a non-profit civil liberties
organization working in the public interest to protect privacy,
free expression, and access to public resources and information
online, as well as to promote responsibility in new media.
http://www.eff.org
FXI: Freedom of Expression Institute
Freedom of Expresson Institute The FXI is rooted in the belief that
South Africa is in an early stage of building a democracy and strong
institutions are required to campaign for and uphold democratic
values, and in this instance, the values of freedom of speech and
expression.The Institute's work therefore involves monitoring (watchdog)
and research functions, litigation, educational activities and campaigns.
http://www.fxi.org.za/
IAPA: Inter American Press Association
The Inter American Press Association was established in 1942 to
defend and promote the right of the peoples of the Americas to be
fully and freely informed through an independent press.
http://www.sipiapa.org
IFEX: International Freedom of Expression
Exchange
The latest news from around the world on freedom of expression victories
and violations.
http://www.ifex.org
MISA: Media Institute of Southern Africa
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is an NGO with members
in 11 of the 12 countries which make up the Southern Africa Development
Community (SADC). MISA's work focuses on the promotion of free,
independent and diverse media, as envisaged in the 1991 Windhoek
Declaration. MISA seeks ways in which to promote the free flow of
information and co-operation between journalists, as a principal
means of nurturing democracy and human rights in Africa.
http://www.misanet.org
PEN American Center
As a major voice of the literary community, the organization seeks
to defend the freedom of expression wherever it may be threatened,
and to promote and encourage the recognition and reading of contemporary
literature.
http://www.pen.org
PPF: Pakistan Press Foundation
A non-profit media research, documentation and training centre committed
to promoting and defending freedom of expression.
http://www.oneworld.org/ppf
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of
the Press
A major resource in free speech
issues, disseminating information in a variety of forms, including
a quarterly legal review, a bi-weekly newsletter, a 24-hour hotline,
and various handbooks on media law issues.
http://www.rcfp.org/
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