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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For journalists, writers, and creators who rely on having an online presence to make a living and make their voices heard, the situation is even worse - especially if they belong to groups already ...

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 ...

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 ...

Facing constant danger and uncertainty, Sudanese journalists in exile are risking everything to report the truth and need immediate protection to continue their work. This statement was originally ...

Recent weeks have seen journalists receive death threats, and several police raids on CSOs that work on human rights and access to information. Our organisations further note with alarm raids by ...

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 ...