IFEX Campaigns

Protesters and journalists pull back after tear gas was used on the outskirts of Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Deteriorating US press freedom sparks visit by IFEX members

The Committee to Protect Journalists and IFEX are leading a delegation of global press freedom groups this week on an unprecedented mission to the US.

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Rights groups demand justice for journalist Mehman Huseynov tortured in Azerbaijan

Rights groups condemn the abduction and torture of journalist and IRFS chairman Mehman Huseynov and call on Azerbaijan’s authorities for accountability.

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Rights groups demand justice for journalist Mehman Huseynov tortured in Azerbaijan

Rights groups condemn the abduction and torture of journalist and IRFS chairman Mehman Huseynov and call on Azerbaijan’s authorities for accountability.

IFEX urges Canadian government to call for Nabeel Rajab’s release

IFEX joins 21 rights groups in urging 50 governments to “speak out on Bahrain’s continued misuse of the judicial system to harass and silence human rights defenders, through charges that violate freedom of expression.”

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Prisoners inside the state: Bahrain grounds Nedal Al-Salman from traveling to UN

IFEX member Nedal Al-Salman latest human rights defender prevented from leaving Bahrain by arbitrary travel ban.

Mizzima Editor-in-Chief and Managing Director Soe Myint, Soe Myint

Criminal case against IFEX member Mizzima News must be dismissed

The IFEX network calls on the Attorney General of Myanmar to immediately dismiss the criminal case being brought against staff of the IFEX member organisation Mizzima News.

Journalist and IFEX member Erol Önderoglu, RSF / Erol Önderoglu

#FreeErol: Journalist, IFEX member arrested over “terrorist propaganda”

IFEX calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist and IFEX member Erol Önderoglu. Sign RSF’s petition to #FreeErol.

Special Prosecutor for Larkana District Syed Abrar Hashim conducting reinvestigation of Shan Dahar's Killing, Pakistan Press Foundation

Opportunity for Pakistani officials to ensure proper reinvestigation of Shan Dahar murder

The re-opening of investigations into the murder of journalist Shan Dahar is a chance for Pakistani authorities to demonstrate their commitment to justice and press freedom.

ANHRI's Gamal Eid (left) and EIPR's Hossam Bahgat (right).

Arbitrary and unlawful persecution of Eid and Bahgat must end

An open letter from IFEX calls for dropping of sanctions and life imprisonment charges against Gamal Eid and Hossam Bahgat.

President Enrique Peña Nieto, REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Mexico must defend its human rights defenders from smear campaign

In the face of a smear campaign against human rights defenders in Mexico, IFEX asks President Nieto to speak out in support.

Emin Huseynov, Chair of IRFS, Onnik Krikorian

Emin Huseynov’s freedom an important first step

Human rights defender Emin Huseynov has arrived in Switzerland following months of negotiations between the Swiss foreign ministry and the government of Azerbaijan. Huseynov had been under threat of arrest during Azerbaijan’s ongoing crackdown on journalists and civil society.

Journalists pray for their colleagues, who were either killed or imprisoned as a result of their work, during a protest to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Yangon, Myanmar 2 November 2014, REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

The inside scoop on the 2014 impunity campaign

In November, IFEX members joined forces to deliver one very clear message to all governments. Read on to learn what our members were able to achieve.

Link to: Thousands of tweets keep the memory of the Ampatuan Massacre victims alive

Thousands of tweets keep the memory of the Ampatuan Massacre victims alive

Vigils around the world, a unique digital wall and thousands of tweets kept the pressure on to call for justice for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre.

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Moving forward: how can the IFEX network advance the global campaign against impunity?

IFEX took a new direction for the End Impunity campaign this year. And now we’re looking ahead.