Kyrgyzstan should overturn decision to liquidate ‘Kloop Media’
“The forced closure of ‘Kloop Media’ not only silences a crucial voice in Kyrgyzstani society but also signals a continued decline in Kyrgyzstan’s respect for civil and political rights and freedoms of its citizens.”
Pakistan: Media groups concerned over prohibitions imposed on Quetta Press Club
Pakistan Press Foundation said that the press club must be able to operate without interference.
India: SFLCin statement on defamation proceedings against Wikimedia Foundation
The case could lead to self-censorship and restrict the free flow of information in the digital age.
Nineteen journalists forcibly disappeared in last ten years
According to RSF, 32 journalists have gone missing in the last decade; 19 of these were the victims of enforced disappearance by state agents.
Civil society coalition calls for urgent EU action against spyware threats
A coalition of CSOs calls for an EU ban on the production, sale, and use of spyware during the new legislative term.
Journalist Chernoh Alpha Bah forced to remain in exile
Sierra Leonean journalist Chernoh Alpha Bah has faced an onslaught of online harassment and death threats over the last 4 years.
MFWA, CPJ and IPI push for answers in journalist’s death
Media freedom advocacy organisations call on the Nigerian government to release the remains of Onifade Emmanuel Pelumi, who was shot while covering Nigeria’s #EndSARS protest.
China shuts down journalist’s internet, cell service
Gao Yu told CPJ that she must go to a friend’s house or a restaurant to access the internet.
Report documents gag on free expression and the press in Nicaragua
The report documents increasing violations of freedom of expression and press, as well as a rise in attacks against journalists, activists, media outlets, students, clergy, artists, and political opponents, among other actors.
In preparing for protests, are campuses in the United States going too far?
“All too often, universities have appeared to be enacting double standards, clamping down on pro-Palestinian speech more than speech on other issues.”
Authorities must urgently protect reporters from escalation in violence in Ecuador
Since the end of July, RSF has recorded at least six cases of attacks on journalists investigating the corruption surrounding the security crisis linked to the rise of organized crime in the country.
Venezuelans use AI avatars and Instagram Live to fight back against Maduro’s repression
President Nicolás Maduro’s regime has increased surveillance, persecuted political dissent, and blocked the flow of information online. Venezuelan journalists, activists and political dissidents are looking for ways to circumvent and report the abuse.
A call for the protection of Venezuelan civic space during the 2024 electoral process
In the run-up to the presidential elections in Venezuela on 28 July 2024, IFEX and member organisations IPYS Venezuela and Espacio Público launched an awareness-raising campaign to express our concern about the closure of civic space in Venezuela and the importance of restoring it for the exercise of democracy.
MENA’s Summer of repression: Journalists, activists, and free expression under siege
August 2024 in MENA: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Hong Kong: Sedition conviction ‘exemplifies decline of press freedom’
This is the first sedition trial and conviction against a media outlet since Hong Kong’s Handover.
Irangabiye released, protests expose fissures and spark new tactics and an online war exposes misogyny and xenophobia
August 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.