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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The IAPA condemns murder of Oaxacan journalist, sixth reporter to be killed in Mexico this year
Hours before his murder, journalist Francisco Leyva Aguilar had published a piece addressing insecurity in the state of Oaxaca and the alleged interference of organized crime in the local economy and politics.
The increasing presence of organized crime on TikTok and its impact on Palestinian society in Israel
A new 7amleh study calls on TikTok to develop more effective mechanisms for detecting and removing criminal content, increase transparency around its moderation policies, and reduce algorithmic recommendations of violent and criminal content.
Azerbaijan: Call for the immediate release of journalist Afgan Sadigov
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) calls on the international community, including the Council of Europe and the European Union, to press Azerbaijan to guarantee Sadigov’s safety and freedom of movement.
A dilemma for African societies: Can regulation effectively address digital harms without criminalising legitimate expression?
CIPESA’s latest policy brief examines how cybercrime and so-called “false news” laws are increasingly extending beyond their stated purpose of combating digital harm and are instead being used to regulate political speech, suppress dissent, and narrow civic space.
New EU Court of Justice ruling on platform liability could cause collateral damage to freedom of expression
A ruling by the EU Court of Justice could deprive online platforms of liability protection because of how they organize and disseminate user content.
India: Essential resources for protestors amid internet shutdowns and censorship
SFLCin has prepared a list of toolkits and informational resources that activists can use amid internet shutdowns, content takedowns, and attacks on digital rights.