Snap elections, SLAPP sentences and a Holocaust law
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Sara Whyatt on artistic freedom and re/shaping cultural policies
Freedom of artistic expression is increasingly treated as not simply ‘a nice thing to have’ – but as a fundamental right. Sara Whyatt spoke with Cathal Sheerin about how she became involved in artistic expression, her work on the report, and what inspires her to continue to defend this right.
Free Expression in Europe and Central Asia at the start of 2018
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Free expression in Europe and Central Asia at the end of 2017
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Free expression in Europe and Central Asia in November
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
The October revolution: Europe and Central Asia round-up
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Batons, rubber bullets & censorship: September’s Europe and Central Asia round-up, Part 2
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Anything but neutral: A digital rights Q&A
Ahead of their presentations at this year’s MozFest in London, three women in the IFEX free expression network share their thoughts on privacy and security, gender, violence and technology, and how to create a safer online space.
Farce, disappointment and hope: Europe and Central Asia in September, Part 1
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Why free expression advocates should pay attention to Catalonia’s referendum
On 1 October 2017, the autonomous region of Catalonia will hold a historic referendum on whether to declare independence from Spain. Cathal Sheerin spoke with Cinta Arasa – novelist, independence activist and board member of the Catalan PEN centre – about the repercussions for political free expression.
No holiday for Europe’s rights abusers or their victims in August
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Summer madness in Europe: Fresh attacks on press, the internet and civil society
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
Surveillance and ATI from a child’s rights perspective
An interview with Veronica Yates on defending the rights of one of the most monitored groups on the planet: children.
A new low: Turkey detains eight human rights defenders
Turkey arrests eight human rights defenders, including Amnesty’s Turkey Director İdil Eser, in connection to a terrorism investigation.
Turning up the heat on Europe’s despots
A roundup of key free expression news in Europe and Central Asia, based on IFEX member reports.
What happened at IFEX at 25?
17 new members, great speakers, our version of the “3 Rs” and an emotional homage to members at risk were among some of the many highlights of IFEX’s latest Strategy Conference and GM.