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…

Reyhana Masters shares an in-depth look at the politically charged landscape and obstacles to free expression and access to information in the lead-up to Zimbabwe’s elections, featuring commentary by key stakeholders. In a month dedicated to commemorating the struggle for independence, and the many lives lost in that struggle, Zimbabweans…

July 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. New laws curtail online expression in Jordan and Iraq. Journalist’s sentencing sets alarming legal precedent in Lebanon. …

July 2023 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. As press freedom faces rising threats in Ecuador and extremist anti-press sentiment escalates in Peru, Canada grapples with an unprecedented news blockade by…

July 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. Journalists and activists from China and Pakistan targeted by transnational repression, prolonged internet shutdown in Manipur hides extent of communal violence, Cambodia blocked websites…

July 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. July saw Bianet editors targeted in Turkey; new legislation threatening free expression and civil society in Belarus, Croatia, Republika Srpska and…