ARTICLE 19

29/05/2026

How can we engage with CEN and CENELEC, the bodies turning EU law into standards? 

ARTICLE 19’s new guide outlines how civil society can engage and advocate for technical standards, including for AI, that protect human rights.

Our guide presents 4 pathways:
 
➡️ Participate through CEN/CENELEC public interest networks.
 
➡️ Join one of the National Standards Bodies, the most powerful and influential stakeholders.

➡️Obtain liaison status and join a Technical Committee – gain access to working documents and technical meetings.

➡️Civil society must engage to ensure human rights and the public interest are not sidelined, and that digital technologies – and their standards – benefit society as a whole.

Read our guidelines. Link in bio.

20/05/2026

❗ Call for applications!

Together with the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Promo-LEX, and the Independent Journalism Center, we are launching SCOPE - a leadership programme for civil society groups in 🇲🇩

This project is dedicated to reinforcing democratic participation in hashtag and empowering civil society to monitor and engage in the EU accession process.

🧾 The topics will cover the 🇪🇺 integration process, fundamental rights, and policy drafting, networking and building partnerships with European peers, and more!

Share widely and apply:
https://www.article19.org/resources/moldova-expanding-civil-society-role-in-eu-accession/

14/05/2026

Call for Applications: Free Digital Security Programme for Civil Society Groups in Moldova

Strengthen your organisation’s digital security and resilience with us!

Participants will collaboratively develop practical solutions to the digital security challenges facing civil society in Moldova and receive tailored support that may include:
 
digital security assessments
secure communication tools
website and account protection
staff awareness trainings
secure cloud storage and backups
protection of sensitive data
incident response planning
 
Deadline for applications: 27 May

Link in bio

13/05/2026

❗ Call for Applications: Free Digital Security Programme for Civil Society Groups in

🇲🇩 Oportunitate pentru OSC-uri din hashtag de a beneficia de servicii gratuite de securitate digitală. Consolidați securitatea digitală și reziliența organizației dumneavoastră împreună cu noi!

Participanții vor dezvolta în mod colaborativ soluții practice pentru provocările de securitate digitală cu care se confruntă societatea civilă din Moldova și vor beneficia de sprijin personalizat, care poate include:

🔸 evaluări de securitate digitală
🔸instrumente de comunicare securizată
🔸protecția website-urilor și a conturilor
🔸instruiri pentru creșterea gradului de conștientizare a personalului
🔸stocare securizată în cloud și copii de rezervă
🔸protecția datelor sensibile
🔸planificarea răspunsului la incidente

🗓️ Termen-limită pentru depunerea aplicațiilor: 27 mai

https://www.article19.org/resources/moldova-call-for-civil-society-groups-to-join-free-digital-security-programme/

08/05/2026

70 days of enforced silence for millions in Iran.
70 days of families and friends unable to communicate.
70 days of journalists cut off from the world.
70 days of fear, isolation and uncertainty.

The internet shutdown conceals violence, blocks the flow of information and keeps people in the dark, while arrests, executions and abuses continue behind closed doors. It is a tool of repression and a violation of human rights.

End the . Restore free internet access. Stand with the people of .

29/04/2026

In Serbia, attacks, intimidation, and smear campaigns against journalists are on the rise. So what can we do about it, and how can we prompt our governments to take action?

To mark World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is hosting a webinar to discuss the escalating crisis.

Moderated by our colleague Roberta Taveri, the panel will bring together journalists working on the
ground, including from Serbian investigative media outlet KRIK and Nezavisno udruženje novinara Srbije — people with firsthand experience of investigating power and corruption that has triggered threats and smear campaigns.

What role should the EU play? Where has it fallen short? And what needs to change?

🗓️ 4 May ⏰ 13:00 CET

KRIK

Join our webinar on Serbia’s media freedom crisis to examine violence against journalists and the EU’s role in addressing systemic failures.

28/04/2026

60 Days of Silence.
 
For 60 days, the people of Iran have been cut off from the world. They cannot contact their loved ones, share information, or check in on each other. Messages go unanswered, voices go unheard. This is not just an internet outage, it is a conscious effort to silence voices, hide reality, and exercise control.

22/04/2026

🇵🇱 Nasza szefowa ds. programów i strategii na Europę Joanna Szymańska była gościnią w podcaście Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka w odcinku poświęconym przestępstwu tzw. obrazy uczuć religijnych (art. 196 k.k.) oraz granicom wolności wypowiedzi.

W rozmowie omówiono m.in. głośne sprawy karne oraz to, jak w praktyce stosowany jest ten przepis w hashtag .

Jako ARTICLE 19 opowiadamy się za zniesieniem art. 196 k.k. W naszych analizach prawnych wielokrotnie podkreślaliśmy, że ochrona abstrakcyjnych symboli wykracza poza dopuszczalne ograniczenia wolności wypowiedzi wynikające z międzynarodowych standardów praw człowieka.

🎧 Link do odcinka w komentarzu.

🇬🇧 Our Head of Europe Programmes and Strategy, Joanna Szymańska, was a guest on a podcast by the Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka, in an episode dedicated to the offence of so-called 'offending religious feelings' (Article 196 of the Polish Penal Code) and the boundaries of freedom of expression.

The discussion covered, among other things, high-profile criminal cases and how this provision is applied in practice in 🇵🇱 .

As ARTICLE 19, we advocate for the repeal of Article 196 of the Penal Code. In our legal analyses, we have repeatedly emphasised that the protection of abstract symbols goes beyond the permissible restrictions on freedom of expression under international human rights standards.

🎧 Link to the episode in the comments.

21/04/2026

The International Journalism Festival in Perugia is a unique space to reflect on the future of journalism and the challenges it faces. We are proud our colleagues played a part in such an invigorating space.

A few key takeaways from this year:

-Censorship is evolving – more subtle, harder to detect, and often framed in the language of democracy.
�-Trust in journalism continues to be undermined by coordinated attacks and disinformation.
�-AI is reshaping the information space, but accountability and real-world harms must stay at the centre of the conversation.

What stood out most: the urgency to re-centre the debate on the public’s right to know, as well as the need for stronger collaboration and support for independent journalism.

In a rapidly shifting information environment, protecting media freedom remains essential.

16/03/2026

As war in the Middle East continues, ARTICLE 19 raises urgent alarm about violations of international law and international humanitarian law, and violations of freedom of expression and information manipulation. We call for an immediate ceasefire and protection of civilians. Unlawful intervention is not a solution. International law, the foundation of global peace and security, must be respected. Link in bio. Photo credit: Reuters