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
Turkey: Folk singer Pınar Aydınlar sentenced to over 6 years in prison on “terrorism” charges
“I was pinned to the floor by armed law enforcement officers in the house where I was staying with my children, and a gun was held to my head. My daughter was forced to undress in front of the cameras” – Pınar Aydınlar on her detention.
Ghanaian activist detained after ministers’ supporters lodge complaint
The arrest of Wendell Nana Yaw Yeboah over retracted illegal small-scale mining allegations, has reignited debate about Ghana’s continued reliance on criminal sanctions for political speech.
Pakistan: “Beyond the Screen: Confronting Digital Violence, Demanding Platform Accountability”
Digital Rights Foundation releases the final edition of “Digital 50.50” feminist e-magazine, focusing on the impact of technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Pakistan
Belarus: BAJ launches project to analyse state-media propaganda
“This is not just about future accountability and documenting crimes. Public oversight of the propaganda apparatus and the documentation of its crimes should help reduce the hostility that clearly exists within Belarusian society” – BAJ
Burkina Faso junta revives death penalty
The proposed return of capital punishment hands the country’s junta yet another instrument to intimidate critics and tighten its authoritarian grip.
A year after Assad’s fall, Syrian journalists enjoy freedom but also new risks
After decades of repression, reporters travel freely and publish without censorship, yet threats now come from militias, Israeli border incursions, and unclear rules for media work.