IFEX Newsletter

Egypt: Rights groups condemn latest blocking of news websites

The continued blocking of websites exacerbates violations against the right to free media and access to information.

Turkey: Police arrest at least 160 at banned Pride marches

The bans on Pride marches – although consistent with President Erdoğan anti-LGBTQI+ rhetoric – have been found unlawful in several recent judicial decisions.

South Korea | Censorship

South Korea must drop restrictions on journalists reporting from conflict zones

Photojournalist Jang Jin-young faces criminal charges and was fined for traveling to report on Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Ecuador | Access to Information

Ecuador on edge: Political paralysis and spiking crime pose new threats to press freedom

The country’s political turmoil, security crisis, and risks to press freedom escalate as elections approach.

Zimbabwe | Free Expression & the Law

ACHPR Special Rapporteur engages Zimbabwe’s President on ‘Patriot Bill’

Commissioner Gerveesha Topsy-Sonoo voiced concern that the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Bill will curtail numerous rights.

Philippines | Access to Information

Philippines: Media coalition condemns death threats against Vera Files

Independent media outlet and accredited fact-checker Vera Files received the threats after it posted reports about the statements of the country’s former president regarding the ‘war on drugs’.

International | Attacks

UN study reveals human rights violations and shrinking civic space under counter-terrorism measures

« Effective counter-terrorism is not being realized by the widespread, systemic targeting of civil society. »

Naseem Tarawnah

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