Americas Special Issue: Laura Vidal brings an access to information focus to her latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. — In vast stretches beyond cities, the resonance of the radio fills a void. It offers access to information, to education, and to connection. In many parts of the world, and certainly in the Americas, radio has become more than a medium — it is a lifeline. Latin America provides a…

Africa Special Issue: Reyhana Masters brings an access to information focus to her latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. — While it is apparent that access to information has served as a catalyst for various rights, the narrative takes a distinct turn on the Africa continent, where citizens are actively transforming their lives through the recognition that ATI is not a privilege but an inherent right. …

Asia & Pacific Special Issue: Mong Palatino brings an access to information focus to his latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. — Across Asia, groups are stepping up their campaigns for access to information amid disturbing enactment of repressive cyber laws. …

Polluters have been manipulating the information sphere to shut down opposing voices and worsen the climate crisis — here’s how people are fighting back. — Although the international consensus that climate change must be urgently addressed is overwhelming, our political systems have generally failed to implement the radical solutions required to tackle this and other environmental crises. …

August 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Relatives of exiled dissidents held hostage by Egyptian authorities. Comic’s detention a worrying sign in Lebanon. New anti-LGBTQI+ laws in the region. Iran silences…

August 2023 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. The recent coup in Niger, which saw the military depose President Bazoum, has divided the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The majority…

August 2023 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Taliban marks its second year in power amid worsening repression targeting women and media, Pakistan adopts several laws designed to enable broader censorship and…

August 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. IFEX members mark the third anniversary of the ongoing crackdown on civil society in Belarus; exiled Russian journalists allegedly poisoned; CASE…

Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, IFEX spoke to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) about press freedom and the safety of journalists in the country, and steps the organisation is taking to safeguard access to information. From regressive media policies and attacks on journalists to the…