The muscle, might and [byte] of ACHPR Resolution 522
By placing technology-facilitated gender-based violence on centre stage, a Resolution on the Protection of Women Against Digital Violence in Africa could be instrumental in ensuring human rights principles are safeguarded in the online domain.
A historic Ugandan court ruling, control over Benin’s media, and DRC journalists caught in the crosshairs
November 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Exiled Expression: Root causes and impacts
Reyhana Masters and Laura Vidal examine how this global scourge is impacting the Africa and Latin America/Caribbean regions, the specific threat landscape for women journalists, and how those forced to flee can be better supported.
Exiled Expression: Support initiatives
Reyhana Masters and Laura Vidal examine how this global scourge is impacting the Africa and Latin America/Caribbean regions, the specific threat landscape for women journalists, and how those forced to flee can be better supported.
Uganda’s anti-gay law, Niger’s dangerous directive, and a new West African lawyers’ network
October 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Cameroon’s chokehold on civic space, election-related violations on the incline, and honouring Samira Sabou
September 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Irangabiye released, protests expose fissures and spark new tactics and an online war exposes misogyny and xenophobia
August 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A wave of abductions, the paradox that is Rwanda and Mauritania’s policing of protest
July 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Assault on Mozambican journalists on upward trend
Concern is being raised over the escalating intimidation and violence against journalists, including arrests, assaults, and theft of equipment while reporting on events.
Panorama of Africa’s media freedom landscape obscured by growing repression
May 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A travesty of justice in DRC, civic space confined in Mali and Burkina Faso, and a standoff in Ghana
March 2024 in Africa: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A journalist forced into hiding, the passing of a stalwart media advocate, and a show of unity by trade unions
January and February 2024 in Africa: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Looking ahead: Democratic deficits make for a bumpy road to Senegal’s elections
IFEX Africa Editor Reyhana Masters underscores how civic space and key free expression rights have been undermined in the West African country, and implications for its upcoming election – and beyond.
An award for Ayité…. and the long arc of justice in a month of tragedy and triumph
November 2023 in Africa: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.