Get ready to be inspired!
IFEX’s 2023 Annual Report is packed with stories of creativity, compassion, and collaboration from our amazing/unique network.
This past year IFEX faced numerous challenges, but we continued to adapt, strengthening our dedication to defending freedom of expression and information.
The challenges aren’t going away anytime soon – but neither is IFEX!
Throughout 2023, IFEX provided crucial support to members under pressure, contributed to tackling gendered disinformation, and helped members empower youth participation at the global climate conference COP28. We also supported member initiatives documenting attacks on journalists, defending cartoonists’ rights, and addressing online platform abuse and disinformation.
Learn how IFEX is making a difference worldwide. Read our 2023 annual report here:
Featured Articles
The Gambia’s media being silenced through defamation lawsuits
The Gambia Press Union urges states officials to take up their complaints through the country’s self-regulatory mechanism, instead of resorting to financially crippling litigation against media outlets.
Journalist jailed for critical reporting on housing mismanagement
The detention of Thierry Patrick Ondoua and continued imprisonment of five other journalists emphasises the need to review Cameroon’s laws that criminalise journalism.
Papuan news outlet “Jubi” attacked with Molotov bomb
Authorities were called out for their failure to properly investigate previous attacks against the news outlet.
USA: Trump verbally attacked the media more than 100 times in run-up to election
Despite the alarming regularity of Trump’s anti-media diatribes, they seldom make the news anymore, much less headlines.
How public leaders can – and should – protect US elections
Despite having an election system that is free, fair, and secure, the United States is again awash in false and misleading narratives about the potential for election fraud.
Russia has committed 644 crimes against media in Ukraine
In October, several media outlets and journalists received identical emails with bomb threats. Ukrainian police said the threats came from Russian IP addresses.