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Afghanistan | Access to Information

 

Q&A: Confronting media challenges in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

 

Marking the second anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, IFEX spoke to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) about press freedom and the safety of journalists in the country, and steps the organisation is taking to safeguard access to information.

 
 
 

United Arab Emirates | Attacks

 

UAE: Release all those unjustly imprisoned before COP28

 

There are at least 58 people being held past the end of their sentences in the country.

 
 

Pologne | Attaques

 

RSF répond aux attaques du ministre polonais suite à la publication d’une déclaration défendant l’indépendance des médias

 

Ziobro a accusé RSF d’« hypocrisie sans limites ». Dans un communiqué de presse ultérieur citant son message, il a ajouté que l’organisation faisait des « affirmations mensongères ».

 
 

Ecuador | Attacks

 

Ecuador: Killing of presidential candidate is a blow to democracy

 

Villavicencio, a journalist and former legislator, had a long record of exposing corruption, human rights violations, and abuses by organized crime.

 
 

South Sudan | Attacks

 

South Sudanese women journalists speak out against sexism

 

Women in South Sudan are advised to support the strengthening of polices that will curb hate speech, sexual exploitation and gender discrimination.

 
 

International | Attacks

 

Prickly politicians target cartoonists

 

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS responds to a rash of commentary and punitive actions from political figures and their allies against popular press cartoonists in their respective countries.

 
 

Canada | Access to Information

 

Meta silences Canadian journalism

 

Since this Op-Ed was written, Meta (the parent company of Instagram and Facebook) has announced that it has begun to remove access to Canadian news — and the ability of its Canadian users to share Canadian news — from its platforms.