IFEX is making a difference worldwide
During a period when the terms ‘record-breaking’ and ‘unprecedented’ too often describe negative developments in our world, and when polarization and divisiveness are on the ascent, the IFEX network demonstrated solidarity, support, compassion, and understanding. In 2024 we countered extraordinary efforts to undermine the free expression and information rights we promote and defend, as well as attacks directed at our own abilities to do this work.
Advancing press freedom together
Across the globe, IFEX members are doing the vital work of defending journalists, equipping them with the tools and skills they need, and confronting the forces that silence them. IFEX exists to support that work: connecting organizations across borders, sharing knowledge, opening doors to advocacy spaces, and channelling resources to where they are needed most.
IFEX Collaboration Project
By developing action-oriented tools and frameworks, IFEX is helping civil society organisations strengthen collaboration, challenge power imbalances, and build the foundations for more just and inclusive collective work.
Meeting the AI moment
Artificial intelligence is disrupting journalism, boosting efficiency and data analysis while also exacerbating threats and disinformation. The IFEX network is ready for the challenge.
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MFWA board member petitions African Commission over pattern of xenophobic violence in South Africa
In the petition, which is submitted pursuant to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, MFWA board member Femi Falana called on the Commission “to urgently intervene and refer the matter to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for a binding adjudication.”
Pacific Freedom Forum solidarity statement on threat against Tongan journalist
A journalist was threatened at gunpoint after reporting about drug trafficking.
Safety resources to help journalists covering the World Cup 2026
The Committee to Protect Journalists has compiled safety resources to help journalists minimize risks and protect themselves against potential threats while covering the World Cup.
A year after the Bread&Net 2025 “unconference”, SMEX reflects on the outcomes
The questions raised in the Bread&Net sessions – who controls digital infrastructure, who bears the cost of platform decisions, and what accountability actually looks like in contexts of war, growing authoritarianism and repression – have only grown more pressing.
President Petro ends term with largely unfinished agenda regarding press freedom
Following its July 2025 meeting with President Petro, whose preferred presidential successor, Ivan Cepeda, is projected to win the first round of voting on 31 May, RSF is taking stock of recent years and recommending ambitious future reforms.
AJI Indonesia demands release of four journalists detained by Israeli military aboard humanitarian flotilla to Gaza
Four Indonesian journalists documenting a humanitarian mission to Gaza were intercepted and detained by Israeli military forces in international waters. AJI Indonesia demands their immediate release and safe repatriation, condemning the detention as a grave violation of press freedom and international law.