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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Security forces arrest editorial team of fact-checking platform “Matsadaqsh”
The arrests come days before the Government Achievements Forum and months ahead of expected constitutional amendments extending the president’s term beyond 2030, while the Interior Ministry accuses the platform of links to the Muslim Brotherhood, a claim AFTE says was made without citing a single false report.
Court dismisses criminal proceedings against Espacio Público Executive Director
Espacio Público confirms that the serious charges against Carlos Correa were completely alien to the legitimate, public, and peaceful work they have conducted for over two decades defending freedom of expression and civic space in Venezuela.
More press freedom violations recorded in Ukraine in 8 months of 2026 than in entire 2025
The Institute of Mass Information recorded 136 press freedom violations in Ukraine in January – August 2026.
Mali’s shrinking civic space: Imprisonments, bans, and the silencing of independent media
Using prolonged pre-trial remands and framing protected political speech as criminal association sets a dangerous precedent, normalising the judicial system as a tool for political suppression.
Shrinking digital space for humor, satire, parody, sarcasm, and irony in India
The increasing censorship of political humor points to a shrinking space for dissent in India.
The AI media landscape: 71% of AI deals made with media outlets in anglophone countries
RSF calls for collective negotiations between media outlets and AI system providers.