The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists For IFEX, 2 November is always a day of strong emotions. It is an annual reminder of the crimes committed against the media, but equally an opportunity to build solidarity and inspire action. IFEX’ Regional Editors marked IDEI 2023 by sharing recent stories and trends from their regions about the dangers journalists incur in the course of their work – dangers that are heightened during elections. Read more here. |
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Media accreditation for Togolese elections restricted, French journalist expelled
French journalist Thomas Pierre Dietrich, handed a six-month suspended prison sentence, expelled from the country and banned from re-entering.
Kenya’s Digital Health Act protective of patients’ privacy rights
Kenya’s recently enacted Digital Health Act provides strong safeguards of patient data, including the safe transfer of personal, identifiable health data and medical records to and from health facilities in and out of the country.
SABC editor-in-chief requested to undertake additional security vetting
Moshoeshoe Monare, the editor-in-chief of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, informed by intelligence agent that he is required to undergo a polygraph test.
USA: Police must respect rights of journalists to cover protests
“These arrests are reminiscent of the wave of press freedom violations that swept across the country in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests, suggesting that police departments failed to learn the proper lessons about the First Amendment from those protests.”
Twelve years: No justice for Mexican journalist Regina Martínez
April 28 marks 12 years since Mexican investigative journalist Regina Martínez Pérez was beaten and strangled to death in her home. Authorities have failed to credibly solve the murder. The IPI global network calls for justice.
US universities should respect right to protest
Pro-Palestine university campus protests have spread across the United States, with harsh crackdowns at some institutions, including Columbia University, the University of Texas, and Emory University.