IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters digs into three important stories from 2022 in Africa: an ACHPR Resolution that opens a door to combat online violence against women journalists, strong regional partnerships for freedom of expression, and the disruption of the region’s airwaves. Broadcasting struggles Emerging out of the peak pandemic era a…

IFEX Regional Editor Laura Vidal reflects on how 2022 in the Americas was marked by violence, surveillance and censorship, but also by civil society organisations pushing back against impunity and abuse, and strong, collective citizen-led action. As a new year starts, we take a look back at one of the…

IFEX’s Asia and Pacific Regional Editor showcases some of the exceptional and inspiring pushbacks against attempts to suppress freedom of expression, human rights and democracy that the region witnessed last year. The continuing pandemic exacerbated the suffering of many in 2022, but we also witnessed how resistance emerged in a…

From war in Ukraine to European anti-SLAPP advocacy, from crackdowns in Belarus to dangerous laws in Turkey, IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin looks into key issues in 2022 and what to look out for in 2023. At times horrific, at other times hopeful, 2022 was an eventful year for human…

On the 2022 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and the 10th anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists, IFEX’s Executive Director underscores the need for States to start living up to their commitments. A few weeks ago, the UN Human…

September 2022 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. Widespread atrocities in Xinjiang confirmed in UN report, Hong Kong’s press freedom index continues to slide, Martial Law’s negative impact on media freedom and…

September 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Brazil’s election season heightens tensions and complicates people’s access to information and the work of the press. The killing of a journalist in…

September 2022 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. Mass arrests at anti-mobilisation protests in Russia; UN confirms war crimes committed in Ukraine; Pride marches go ahead in Kharkiv and…

August 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Harsh sentencing of women social media activists in Saudi Arabia. Palestinian civil society organisations targeted. …