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 ...

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 ...

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana's political history. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 10 July 2023. The speech below was ...

Signatories stress that the Convention should only move forward if it pursues a specific goal of combating cybercrime without endangering the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those it seeks to ...

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 ...

Mexico was the first recorded government client and most prolific user of the Pegasus spyware, but ambitions in the use of AI have outpaced the development of legislative tools and standards. Though ...

Security authorities in Bahrain are still summoning and arresting participants in solidarity marches with Palestine. Ed. Note: At the time of publishing this piece, we at IFEX are bearing witness to ...

A Supreme Court of Kenya ruling meant to reaffirm the rights of queer Kenyans as guaranteed in the Constitution was ironically used to unleash unbalanced, politically-motivated homophobia, especially ...

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 ...

In an era of rising authoritarianism and division, IFEX members are proving that solidarity, collaboration, and connection are the foundation for lasting change. As a highly collaborative network of ...

AI tools, while transformative in terms of efficiency, multilingualism and data analysis, among other processes, also raise unique ethical questions. AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, ...