The recurring shutdown of radio stations after changes in government, often under the guise of regulatory audits, raises concerns about politicised enforcement and shrinking media freedom in Ghana.

Denied legal representation and subjected to torture during years of enforced disappearance, Al-Jasser's execution reveals the regime’s harsh treatment of dissenting voices. This statement was ...

Rights groups warn Egypt's crackdown on the Global March signals wider suppression of free expression and solidarity under intensified repression. This statement was originally published on cihrs.org ...

Politicised courts, outdated laws, and military trials undermine fair justice and silence dissent, Human Rights Watch warns, urging reforms, repeal of abusive laws, release of detainees, and ...

IFEX and other signatory organisations continue to share profound concerns regarding the persistent shortcomings of the present draft and urge member states to not sign the UN Cybercrime Convention in ...

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

The 12 countries where the murder of a journalist is most likely to go unpunished are: Syria, Somalia, Haiti, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan and India.

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language. This ...

May 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. Pakistan’s political crisis has turned ...

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

The Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Act signed into law by President Mnangagwa grants the government sweeping powers to curb the work of all NGOs, further eroding free expression and ...

January 2025 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region China, Myanmar, and ...