Brazil’s new crisis, plus actions undermining journalists, media outlets, broadcasters in Peru and Venezuela
January 2023 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Contributions to – and actions to counter – a difficult year for free expression
IFEX Regional Editor Laura Vidal reflects on how 2022 in the Americas was marked by violence, surveillance and censorship, but also by civil society organisations pushing back against impunity and abuse, and strong, collective citizen-led action.
Mounting pressures in Haiti, Bolivia, and Cuba, and campaigning to end violence against women
November 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Surveillance, censorship and violence: A dangerous path carved out by impunity
October 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The treacherous road to Brazil’s elections and a rise in violence against journalists in Paraguay, Cuba, Canada and Haiti
September 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
United for Salman Rushdie, and civic space’s dizzying erosion
August 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
You say protection, I say surveillance: Undermining privacy rights in the Americas
Surveillance in the Americas: A special round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Tragic news from Brazil, upheaval in Ecuador, and concerns over data privacy after US anti-abortion ruling
June 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Progress on freedom of expression, safety of journalists and human rights? A few steps forward, but many more back
May 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Educational “gag orders”, harsh prison sentences on artists and failed attempts to silence LGBTQI+ pop artists
April 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Women in the streets and cyberspaces, violence in Colombia and Peru – and some hope for Nicaragua?
March 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Power and counterpower: Women and LGBTQI+ working for a safer online civic space
February 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Violence and revelations of surveillance presage a challenging year ahead for the Americas
January 2022 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.