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This year, UNESCO’s theme for World Press Freedom Day is Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights. We couldn’t agree more! As a global network that has been promoting and defending freedom of expression for 30 years, IFEX decided to choose this year’s WPFD to launch our latest Annual Report. Check it out! You’ll find a wealth of information and stories from a year that produced more than its share of challenges to the right to freedom of expression, but also saw key successes: landmark legal rulings, successful campaigns, and opportunities to build counterpower. Through individual and collaborative action, this network continued to push back against the erosion of civic space and the undermining of democracies. #GetToKnowIFEX! You can read the full 2022 report here. |
Featured Articles

Veteran Ghanaian broadcaster Noah Dameh passes away
The ongoing legal persecution of journalist Noah Narh Dameh over his critical reportage has fateful impact on his health and wellbeing.

RSF Report: “Scorched lands of journalism in the Amazon”
Whether farmers, livestock breeders, loggers, gold miners or mining company executives, those who monopolise land and natural resources seek to silence anyone reporting on violations of human rights and environmental legislation.

Angolan journalist arrested for reporting on prosecutor’s alleged fraud
Liberato Furtado Pereira charged with criminal defamation, insult, and forgery for his public interest reporting.

Mexico’s presidential candidates must prioritise combatting violence against journalists and impunity
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the presidential candidates who have just been named by its two main political coalitions to make protecting media personnel a priority in their programmes.

Four Comoros journalists appeal conviction
Four journalists are convicted for their reports on sexual assault allegations at the country’s public broadcaster.

China: Crackdowns on misinformation and LGBTQI+ accounts, new mobile app rules, and censorship of accident reports
The Chinese government’s latest crackdown on online rumors echoes Xi Jinping’s earlier effort to establish a “security barrier” around the Chinese internet.