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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CPJ, partners call on Peruvian authorities to dismiss a new criminal complaint against journalist Paola Ugaz
The complaint is the latest in a series of legal proceedings filed in connection with Paola Ugaz’s reporting on abuses at the Sodalitium of Christian Life, a Peruvian-based religious group that was dissolved by the Pope in January 2025.
Why the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are a privacy disaster in the SWANA Region
SMEX warns that while everyone’s right to privacy is harmed by Meta glasses, the risks are still higher for some (such as activists, journalists, LGBTQ+ individuals), where privacy can be a matter of physical safety.
MFWA establishes Legal Support Fund for journalists in Ghana
The Fund responds to growing concerns about the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) against critical journalists and media organisations in Ghana.
“Being in captivity is like being buried alive”: First words of released Belarusian journalists
The Belarusian Association of Journalists collected the first photos and first words from colleagues who had been behind bars until last week.
Indonesia: “The condition of the press today is in grave danger”
AJI recorded 89 cases of violence against journalists throughout 2025, an increase from 73 cases in 2024.
Mozambique’s internet shutdown case: African courts draw a line on executive power
Despite judicial victories, the threat remains pervasive, and litigation alone is insufficient when judgments arrive years after the harm. In 2025, the #KeepItOn coalition recorded 30 shutdowns across 15 African countries.