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.
Information integrity versus the forces of disinformation
July 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.
Turkish authorities target Pride and Kurdish media; Russia’s “crimes against journalists”
June 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 prospect of being shot for daring to speak out
May 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.
Russia targets press and civil society at home and in Ukraine, an EU anti-SLAPP initiative, and more
April 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.
IFEX members support Ukrainian journalists at risk, Russia imposes “total information blackout”
March 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 disinformer-in-chief goes to war, and breaking the silence on domestic violence
February 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.
“Shoot-to-kill” and the “war with art and culture”
January 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.
Free expression in Europe and Central Asia at the turn of the year
December 2021 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.
Memorial under threat, Osman Kavala stays in prison and ‘fake news’ criminalised
November 2021 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.
“Extremists”, SLAPPs and insults
October 2021 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.