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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How Turkey’s vague obscenity law is becoming a tool to criminalize LGBTI+ visibility
The recent attacks on the LGBTI+ community also represent a threat to broader facets of Turkey’s civil society.
Young women in Pakistani politics are limiting their social media presence because of widespread image-based abuse
Generative AI “produces new forms of caution, withdrawal, and silence”, which have direct implications for women in politics.
Authorities ban “France 24” over comment about President
The Media Foundation for West Africa calls on the HAC to reconsider the measures and restore “France 24’s” authorisation to operate in Guinea and the accreditations of its journalists. MFWA further encourages the HAC and “France 24” to engage in dialogue and prioritise constructive mediation.
Digital sovereignty: What it is, what it could be
EFF views digital sovereignty not as a walled garden, but as an opportunity for resilience and development of industries and skills.
Journalist sentenced to two years in prison for commenting on security situation during TV programme
His lawyers called for the acquittal of Abdrahamane Keïta, arguing that his remarks did not amount to undermining the credibility of the state or the dissemination of false information.
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.