2025: No ordinary year
Unprecedented threats tested freedom of expression and information rights everywhere: funding cuts, restrictive legislation, toxic online environments, escalating conflicts. Yet the IFEX network answered with collective power. From winning legal battles to protect independent media, shielding leaders under siege, and forging connections that turned crisis into opportunities. Discover how the diversity and reach of the network advanced the work in ways only collective action can.
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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Army detains journalist visiting injured relatives at military hospital
Amnesty International Nigeria reported that repeated requests for access to journalist Lawrence Zongo have been denied by the military authorities, raising concerns about his continued detention, access to legal representation, and the apparent disregard for due process.
Uganda’s “controversial” digital number plate project could impact rights and freedoms
CIPESA’s submission argues that the design and potential effects of the ITMS could have a chilling effect on freedom of movement, assembly, and association. Because the project involves foreign contractors and cross-border data processing, it also poses cybersecurity and data sovereignty risks.
CPJ, partners call on European Commission to stop blocking journalists’ access to documents
In a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, IFEX and other signatories said the Commission was obstructing journalists’ access to documents they need to scrutinize matters of public importance.
Journalist Lina Attalah fined 3 million pounds, “Mada Masr” ordered to shut down
The investigation concerns a report published by the “Mada Masr” news site on a wave of protests in prisons and transfers to remote prisons. The hearing was marked by irregularities and the verdict was issued without Attalah’s original defense team presenting its arguments on the substance of the charges.
Mexico sees longest-running wave of journalists murdered in peacetime, 169 killed in 20 years
“To speak of journalism in Mexico is also to speak of a justice system in which reporters find themselves accused, a system that is ineffective at best and corrupt at worst. The impunity that has surrounded these murders over the past two decades illustrates this” – RSF.
Pakistan: Rise in cases involving minors flags urgent online safety crisis
As of July 2026, the group’s Helpline has already received 153 complaints involving minors.