A disturbing pardon and pro-Palestinian expression under pressure
November 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Threat-patterns: Endangering journalists during elections; plus a landmark moment for SLAPPs
Special International Day to End Impunity Issue: Cathal Sheerin’s latest Europe & Central Asia brief shines a light on the intersections between impunity, journalists’ safety, and elections, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Fighting information pollution to promote a healthier environment
How polluters have been manipulating the information sphere to shut down opposing voices and worsen the climate crisis – and how people are fighting back.
Solidarity with Belarus and the latest on SLAPPS in Europe
August 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
New legislation threatens free expression; welcome wins for advocacy
July 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
SLAPPs, Pride bans, and fewer journalists to persecute
June 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
“Perverted movements” in Turkey, “causing public nuisance” in the UK, and a presidential pardon in Belarus
May 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Dismantling critical media, quashing civic activism, and World Press Freedom Day in the region
Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
“Broken elbows and faces”, and following Russia’s bad example
March 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Tackling online abuse of women journalists, free expression during a natural disaster
February 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A special feature on tackling online harassment of women journalists in North Macedonia plus the latest free expression news from the region, produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin.
Bogus trials, couples behind bars, and gender self-ID
January 2023 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Four key stories from the year that ended, and notes on what’s ahead
From war in Ukraine to European anti-SLAPP advocacy, from crackdowns in Belarus to dangerous laws in Turkey, IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin looks into key issues in 2022 and what to look out for in 2023.
Deportation, defamation, and new threats to LGBTQI+ civic space
November 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The anti-SLAPP movement gathers, free speech threatened ahead of Turkish elections
October 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
War crimes, draconian sentencing, and defending LGBTQI+ civic space
September 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Two years of a hostile environment, six months of war
August 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.