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
EU-funded AI systems used in surveillance and repression across Palestine and the region
A 7amleh report finds European-backed AI systems used in surveillance, migration control, and military contexts are expanding repression and exposing journalists and activists to targeting amid weak oversight.
Bahrain: Regional war heightens risks for prisoners of conscience
Detainees in Jau Prison and Dry Dock remain confined in overcrowded facilities near strike sites, unable to seek shelter, as calls grow to release political prisoners and vulnerable detainees.
Ghana revives controversial anti-LGBT bill
A reintroduced law threatens to extends penalties beyond same-sex conduct to target anyone identifying as LGBT or supporting their rights.
Turkey: Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak handed prison sentence
An Istanbul court has handed prison terms to the journalists, who were on retrial upon a decision by the Court of Cassation.
Moldova: The new criminal and contravention law amendments explained
These amendments were adopted in response to recurring problems faced by the press, including physical attacks, intimidation, political or economic pressure, and digital attacks.
Vietnam arrests journalist Le Anh Hung on “propaganda” charge
Hung is a member of the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam, a local group that works outside the state-dominated media.