30 September - 6 October 2022

 
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Middle East & North Africa | Access to Information

 

Iran’s women fight for life and freedom, Egypt’s ‘filtered’ climate summit, and Jordan’s shrinking civic space

 

September 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

 
 
 

Mexico | Access to Information

 

At least 2 Mexican journalists targeted by Pegasus spyware since López Obrador took office

 

CPJ: ‘This new report definitively shows that Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador can no longer hide behind blaming his predecessor for widespread use of Pegasus in Mexico. »

 
 

Turkey | Access to Information

 

International groups call on Turkey’s parliament to reject the « disinformation » bill as a tool of digital censorship

 

Placed in the hands of Turkey’s highly politicized judiciary, the law would become another tool for harassing journalists and activists and may cause blanket self-censorship across the internet.

 
 

Americas | Access to Information

 

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.

 
 

Asia & Pacific | Access to Information

 

Crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, Martial Law commemoration in the Philippines, and flooding crisis in Pakistan

 

September 2022 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

 
 

Angola | Attacks

 

Angolan broadcaster Claudio Pinto’s family assaulted and threatened

 

Ludmila Pinto, the wife of opposition broadcaster Claudio Pinto, is brutally attacked by unknown assailants and warned of a further deadly attack if her husband continues reporting.

 
 

Papua New Guinea | Access to Information

 

Papua New Guinea’s new media rules could undermine the work of journalists

 

Media groups urged the government to work closely with the press and promote the public’s right to information.