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src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA1NTkgMzg5IiB3aWR0aD0iNTU5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5hcnRpY2xlMTkub3JnJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMTAlMkZUb0NfRE9NZWQucG5nIiBkYXRhLXc9IjU1OSIgZGF0YS1oPSIzODkiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==" data-spai="1" alt="" class="wp-image-281932" /></figure> <p class="has-text-align-center has-lightgreybg-background-color has-background"><strong>We lead work on the frontlines of expression through our 9 regional hubs across the globe.</strong></p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column has-lightgreybg-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Propel</h3> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" width="559" height="389" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA1NTkgMzg5IiB3aWR0aD0iNTU5IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjM4OSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5hcnRpY2xlMTkub3JnJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMTAlMkZUb0NfUFJPUEVMTWVkLnBuZyIgZGF0YS13PSI1NTkiIGRhdGEtaD0iMzg5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=" data-spai="1" alt="" class="wp-image-281954" /></figure> <p class="has-text-align-center has-lightgreybg-background-color has-background"><strong>We propel change by sparking innovation in the global freedom of expression movement.</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-14722e8" data-block-id="14722e8"><hr class="stk-block-divider__hr"/></div> <p>We do this by working on five key themes: </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>promoting media independence;</li> <li>increasing access to information;</li> <li>protecting journalists;</li> <li>expanding civic space; and</li> <li>placing human rights at the heart of developing digital spaces.</li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-inner-contained is-top-angle is-normal is-centered has-yellow-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <p>Our name was inspired by Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which all of our work seeks to uphold, protect, and extend worldwide:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>‘Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.’</strong></p></blockquote> <p><em>– Article 19 of the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span style="color: #0066cc;" class="stk-highlight">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</span></a></em></p> 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src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA2MDAgNDI5IiB3aWR0aD0iNjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQyOSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5hcnRpY2xlMTkub3JnJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMTAlMkZneHIyMDIyLWltYWdlLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSI2MDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDI5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=" data-spai="1" alt=""/></a></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left">Campaigns</h4> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.article19.org/campaigns/"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="429" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA2MDAgNDI5IiB3aWR0aD0iNjAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQyOSIgZGF0YS11PSJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5hcnRpY2xlMTkub3JnJTJGd3AtY29udGVudCUyRnVwbG9hZHMlMkYyMDIyJTJGMDMlMkZlbGVjdGlvbnMtYWZyaWNhLmpwZyIgZGF0YS13PSI2MDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iNDI5IiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=" 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class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Where we work</h2> <p><strong>Our teams and thematic experts lead advocacy from New York to Dhaka, and drive policy change from Mexico to Nairobi.</strong></p> <p>We amplify local concerns to the regional and <a href="https://www.article19.org/issue/united-nations/"><span style="color: #0066cc;" class="stk-highlight">international levels</span></a>, and hold states accountable for their international obligations.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full is-style-default"><img decoding="async" width="1000" height="800" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMDAwIDgwMCIgd2lkdGg9IjEwMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iODAwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmFydGljbGUxOS5vcmclMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjIlMkYxMSUyRldoZXJlLXdlLXdvcmstbWFwLUFSVElDTEUtMTkucG5nIiBkYXRhLXc9IjEwMDAiIGRhdGEtaD0iODAwIiBkYXRhLWJpcD0iIj48L3N2Zz4=" data-spai="1" alt="" class="wp-image-285222" /></figure> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull is-inner-contained is-top-angle-reverse is-wide is-centered has-lightgreybg-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Propelling change since 1987</h2> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="649" src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAxMjAwIDc2MCIgd2lkdGg9IjEyMDAiIGhlaWdodD0iNzYwIiBkYXRhLXU9Imh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGd3d3LmFydGljbGUxOS5vcmclMkZ3cC1jb250ZW50JTJGdXBsb2FkcyUyRjIwMjIlMkYxMCUyRkFSVElDTEUxOS1mb3VuZGluZy1kaXJlY3RvcnMtMS5qcGciIGRhdGEtdz0iMTIwMCIgZGF0YS1oPSI3NjAiIGRhdGEtYmlwPSIiPjwvc3ZnPg==" data-spai="1" alt="" class="wp-image-282607" srcset=" " sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ARTICLE 19’s Founding Director, Kevin Boyle (centre), with (L–R) Kazuo Ishiguro, Harold Pinter, Frances D’Souza, and Arnold Wesker at a news conference to support Salman Rushdie in 1989. (Photo: <em>The Telegraph</em>)<br><br></figcaption></figure> <p><strong>For over 35 years, ARTICLE 19 has worked for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination. </strong></p> <p>ARTICLE 19 combines research, campaigning, and cutting-edge legal analysis to strengthen people’s right to free expression and access to information. 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