#freedom of expression

Collection of freedom of expression news, found 202 news.

Amnesty International highlights deteriorating human rights situation in Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International has accused Saudi Arabia of failing to live up to all promises to address the dire human rights ...

UN official says S. Korea law threatens right defenders

UN special rapporteur on human rights Margaret Sekaggya said Friday that South Korea`s 65-year-old national security ...

Rare "Harry Potter" first edition fetches record auction price

A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher`s Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a ...

Thousands of workers hold rally in Jakarta

Thousands of workers from the Indonesian Metal Workers Federation (FSPMI) of the greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek) ...

President concerned over continuing human rights violations

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono expressed concern here on Monday over human rights violations that happened in ...

Indonesia increasingly contributing to human rights cause: UN

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay has stated that Indonesia has been ...

Govt to lift outsourcing system

The government looks set to lift the outsourcing recruitment system but will still maintain it in the recruitment of ...

Indonesia to prepare road map for international protocol on blasphemy

Indonesia will develop a road map for an international protocol on religious defamation, as earlier proposed by ...

Stop Abusing Freedom of Speech And Drop Double Standards

Although it was not for the first time that the United Nations General Assembly debated on the issue of religious ...

Indonesia needs to fight for anti-defamation resolution of religions

Indonesia needs to take the initiative to fight for the approval of UN anti-defamation of religions resolution at the ...

President must deliver message of muslim concern, says observer

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is on a visit to New York, must convey the message of Muslim concern regarding ...

Indonesia to propose protocol to prevent abuse of sensitive issues

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will propose a protocol to the international community to prevent undermining of ...

Insult against religion not part of freedom of expression

The production of anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" by a small group of US citizens has hurt religious ...

Jakartans urged not to be provoked by video clips

Chief security minister Djoko Suyanto has urged the public in Jakarta not to be provoked by a video clip showing ...

World leaders mourn death of Ethiopia`s Meles Zenawi

World leaders on Tuesday mourned the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with high praise after the ...