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Updated news items concerning SCCR25 can be found: Copyright Limitations and Exceptions pages.

Event - 22 November 2012 (created)

Tagged: Advocacy, Copyright, Freedom of information, Intellectual property, Meeting, Switzerland, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)

Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and...

Event - 20 April 2012 (created)

Tagged: Event, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information

The Entresse Library in Espoo, Finland, and IFLA's FAIFE (Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) Committee have together created the world's first Banned Books video calendar...

News - 14 December 2011 (created)

Tagged: Censorship, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of three webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to information...

Event - 24 October 2011 (created)

Tagged: Access to information, Censorship, Freedom of information, Webinar, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Dear colleagues, Due to unexpectedly low registration, the 2011 FAIFE Satellite Meeting (Intellectual Freedom in a Changing World) scheduled for 10-12 August 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida has...

News - 8 July 2011 (created)

Tagged: Announcement, Conferences, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Knowledge society, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

This one-day conference—aimed at library and information professionals in all sectors and at all levels—focuses on providing tools and sharing expertise for library advocacy in the...

Event - 8 April 2011 (created)

Tagged: Advocacy, Best practice, Conference, Education for librarianship , Freedom of information, United Kingdom, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

A brand new FAIFE Spotlight is now available and awaits to be read through! It offers a comprehensive analysis of the situation in Egypt and Tunisia in January 2011 and the role of...

News - 31 March 2011 (created)

Tagged: Egypt, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Tunisia, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

In December 2010 Hungary's Parliament passed a law which threatens fines on media who engage in "unbalanced coverage".   The following article written by FAIFE Chair Kai Ekholm...

Publication - 18 February 2011 (created)

Tagged: Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

It's an honour to share with you the direct diary from Dr. Shawky Salem, a member of the FAIFE Committee from Egypt. Shawky's report of the last 18 days makes compelling reading, I urge...

News - 12 February 2011 (created)

Tagged: Announcement, Cultural heritage, Egypt, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

[PDF] Introduction WikiLeaks is an international non-profit organization working for transparency which publishes news leaks based on their ethical, historical and political significance....

Publication - 18 January 2011 (created)

Tagged: Censorship, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Publications, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)