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
Cambodia: Release and drop charges against journalists Phorn Sopheap and Pheap Pheara
The two journalists were sentenced to 14 years in prison in relation to their reporting on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict.
Joint call for an ambitious Digital Fairness Act to better protect people online
Child Rights International Network joined over 200 organisations calling on the European Commission to develop a strong Digital Fairness Act that delivers meaningful rights protection for all, including children.
Singapore: Drop all criminal charges against government critic and repeal repressive Falsehoods Act
Several groups have signed a statement urging authorities to drop all criminal charges against Jay Ish’haq Rajoo and repeal the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act.
CPJ welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s release of journalist Makhabat Tajibek kyzy, calls for charges to be dropped
The conviction of Tajibek kyzy is part of an unprecedented crackdown on investigative and independent reporting in Kyrgyzstan in recent years.
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.
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.