IFEX Newsletter

Julian Assange freed after five years in high security prison

« We are hugely relieved that Julian Assange is finally free – a long overdue victory for journalism and press freedom. He never should have spent a single day deprived of his liberty for publishing information in the public interest » – RSF

Burkina Faso | Attacks

MFWA demands release of abducted Burkinabé journalist

Just days after the Superior Council for Communication (CSC) suspended « L’Évènement », Atiana Serge Oulon, editor-in-chief of the paper, was abducted from his home.

Ecuador | Attacks

« The longer journalists remain in exile, the harder it can be for them to remain in the profession » – CPJ.

Pakistan | Attacks

Pakistan Press Foundation alarmed by the brutal murder of journalist Khalil Jibran

Authorities were urged to ensure that the targeted killing of the journalist is investigated swiftly and effectively.

Syria | Attacks

Syrian journalists threatened with arrest and deportation by neighbouring states

« If sent back to Syria, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, they risk imminent arrest and even death. » – RSF

Malaysia | Attacks

Malaysia: Adopt positive measures to counter hate speech in society

ARTICLE 19 reiterates that hate speech, as a form of discriminatory expression, is a severe human rights concern.

Bahrain | Attacks

Exposing hypocrisy: The EU’s failure to defend human rights in the case of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Why have the EU and Denmark not done more to secure the release of the prominent Bahraini-Danish human rights defender?

Naseem Tarawnah

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