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Palestine | Access to Information

 

MFC member states urged to take meaningful action for journalist safety in Gaza

 

IFEX joins rights groups calling on the Media Freedom Coalition to protect Gaza’s journalists, ensure access to information, and investigate killings.

 
 
 

United Kingdom | Censorship

 

UK High Court delays decision on Julian Assange’s extradition to the US

 

If the US fails to provide proper assurances that Assange will be able to rely on First Amendment rights, and that he will not be subjected to the death penalty, the Wikileaks publisher will be granted permission to appeal his extradition.

 
 

Haïti

 

Qui a ordonné le meurtre du journaliste haïtien Garry Tesse ?

 

Aujourd’hui, un ancien membre de l’équipe de sécurité du commissaire de gouvernement des Cayes, Ronald Richemond, a fourni de nouveaux détails sur le complot présumé.

 
 

Egypt | Censorship

 

Egypt: Recent decision on Case 173 does not mean that the human rights crisis is over

 

Despite the dismissal of charges in the long-running NGO foreign funding case, human rights defenders continue to face ongoing persecution.

 
 

Uganda | Attacks

 

Ugandan LGBT rights group caught between a rock and a hard place

 

A petition by the Sexual Minorities Uganda Group (SMUG) to compel the government to register its name was rejected on the basis that it goes against « public interest. »

 
 

Malaysia | Access to Information

 

Malaysia: Groups express solidarity with journalist Clare Rewcastle-Brown

 

18 organisations and 44 journalists signed a statement condemning the « egregious act of judicial overreach » by authorities.

 
 

International | Attacks

 

PEN International documents 122 cases of persecuted writers worldwide

 

PEN International’s Case List for 2023/2024 records 14 cases of writers targeted in Africa, 36 in the Americas, 24 in the Asia-Pacific region, 32 in Europe and Central Asia and 16 in the Middle East and North Africa.