“Perversity”, “depravity” and “an arrogant culture of impunity”
June in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Controlling the message, attacking the messengers and a “make or break” moment for LGBTQI+ rights
May in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
COVID-19: A tool in the hands of Europe’s authoritarians
April in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
While I breathe, I hope: In conversation with Ali Gharavi of the #Istanbul10
Ali Gharavi works with human rights defenders. In March 2020, ahead of an anticipated – but since postponed – verdict hearing, Ali spoke with IFEX Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin about how his experience being arrested in Turkey and jailed for four months has affected his life and informed his work.
COVID-19 puts the spotlight on those who govern us
March in Europe and Central Asia: A round up of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Keeping women in the dark: Poland and reproductive rights
In his contribution to IFEX’s series marking International Women’s Day, Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin looks at how, under the ruling Law and Justice Party, Polish women are facing greater restrictions on both reproductive health care and access to accurate information about their legal options.
ECtHR win for Khadija Ismayilova, Assange on trial and coronavirus lies
February in Europe and Central Asia: A round up of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Revelations lead to resignations in Malta, PACE calls for Julian Assange’s release
January in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Progress in the fight against impunity, journalists freed, defamation decriminalised
December in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Brazenness, corruption and lies: A tale of two prime ministers
November in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Journalists attacked, protesters arrested, porn users relieved
October in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
The importance of persistence: Challenging impunity and the murder of Alisher Saipov
The investigation into the 2007 murder in Kyrgyzstan of journalist Alisher Saipov was suspended, apparently indefinitely, in 2013. However, the recent reopening of the inquiry – following pressure from IFEX members – offers a glimmer of hope to the journalist’s family.
Nails in the coffin of a tyrant and the country where everything is satirical
September in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Disinformation wars: From the stupid to the malign
Cathal Sheerin looks at disinformation across Europe – particularly in Macedonia and Ukraine – Russia’s role, and the harmful staying power of inaccurate information.
Protesters doxxed, journalists detained and violent neo-Nazis ‘defamed’
August in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.
Deterring democracy, the “LGBT-Free Zone” and the danger of thinking out loud
July in Europe and Central Asia: A roundup of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports.