August 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. The Taliban’s extreme policies over the past year have severely undermined the rights of women in Afghanistan, the military continues to attack journalists in…

August 2022 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. August kicked off with the momentous news of the passing of Resolution 522 on the Protection Of Women Against Digital Violence In Africa, during…

The attack against Salman Rushdie in the United States unites writers and rights defenders in defence of freedom of speech; civic space and freedoms in Central America face extraordinary challenges; and Brazil prepares for a difficult election period amid disinformation and efforts to limit public participation. Salman Rushdie: “… an attack on us all” The horrific attack perpetrated…

August 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. August marked two years of unprecedented repression in Belarus and six months since Russia began its war against Ukraine. In Turkey…

July 2022 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 biggest victory on the continent this month was the 14 July ruling by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court in…

July 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. Biden’s MENA tour leaves journalists more vulnerable in the region. Tunisia’s new constitution threatens free expression. Iranian filmmakers arrested. …

Surveillance in the Americas: A special round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Digital surveillance continues to spread in the region, limiting the right to privacy and curtailing basic freedoms in civic space, while threatening the security of…

July 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. Attacks against the media did not stop even after a change in government in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and the Philippines. …

July 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. The battle for information integrity in Russia’s war on Ukraine; ongoing intolerance of dissent in Belarus; a qualified welcome for the…