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.
2025 – 2029 Strategic Plan
Our strategic plan guides our collective scope, priorities, and approach from 2025 through 2029, while ensuring we respond to the evolving contexts and needs of IFEX members over the period.
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.
Featured Articles
Egypt: Rights groups call for release of detained lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim
After completing a five-year sentence, the women’s human rights defender was re-detained on similar charges, as rights groups warn her worsening condition puts her life at risk in custody.
CPJ, partners call for release of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj after 3 years in detention
The organizations said Mehraj’s detention reflects a pattern of persecution of journalists and human rights defenders in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir.
Lebanon: Journalists face growing challenges covering displacement
A Maharat Foundation report finds that the absence of clear newsroom standards is shaping how displacement is covered, leaving privacy, consent, and dignity inconsistently protected.
Joint letter to EU: Current visa policies obstruct Turkish journalists’ mobility
Various groups, including IFEX, call for the establishment of a targeted “visa corridor” for recognized media professionals and those holding international press memberships.
Serbia: Coordinated smear campaign by the Centre for Social Stability requires urgent response from authorities
This smear campaign is part of a deep-rooted trend of intimidating and silencing those who work to defend press freedom and professional journalistic standards.
Uganda strikes through Computer Misuse Act
A landmark ruling has nullified Uganda’s controversial Computer Misuse amendments and criminal defamation provisions, halting their enforcement over procedural violations and rights concerns.