IFEX Newsletter

Special Edition: Regional reflections on the year that was

In this Special New Year Edition of IFEX This Week, IFEX’s Regional Editors share some of the main stories from 2022 that shaped the free expression landscapes in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. Common themes recur among the diverse region’s realities, and a strong narrative emerges of the power of civil society’s perseverance and the importance of strategic collaboration in countering the many challenges we face.

Asia & Pacific | Attacks

A year of pushing back against misogyny, censorship, and tyranny in Asia

IFEX’s Asia and Pacific Regional Editor showcases some of the exceptional and inspiring pushbacks against attempts to suppress freedom of expression, human rights and democracy that the region witnessed last year.

Americas | Access to Information

Contributions to – and actions to counter – a difficult year for free expression

IFEX Regional Editor Laura Vidal reflects on how 2022 in the Americas was marked by violence, surveillance and censorship, but also by civil society organisations pushing back against impunity and abuse, and strong, collective citizen-led action.

Europe et Asie centrale | Attaques

L’Europe et l’Asie centrale en 2022 et un regard vers l’avenir

De la guerre en Ukraine aux luttes contre les ‘procédures bâillons’ en Europe, des répressions en Biélorussie aux lois liberticides en Turquie, le rédacteur régional d’IFEX Cathal Sheerin analyse les points clés de 2022 et ce qu’il faut surveiller en 2023.

Afrique | Attaques

Les radios africaines en danger, des stratégies pour lutter contre l’impunité et des avancées contre les violences en ligne

La rédactrice régionale de l’IFEX, Reyhana Masters, revient sur trois sujets importants de 2022 en Afrique : une résolution de la CADHP qui ouvre la porte à la lutte contre la violence en ligne à l’égard des femmes journalistes, la création de solides partenariats régionaux pour la liberté d’expression et la perturbation des radios de la région.

Middle East & North Africa | Attacks

Defying oppression in MENA: How civil society organisations fought back in 2022

IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah reflects on a year in the MENA region with more than its share of dark stories, but shares reasons for hope grounded in the work of civil society – persistent, collaborative, strategic – and effective.

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Reyhana Masters (Africa), Laura Vidal (Americas), Mong Palatino (Asia & Pacific), Cathal Sheerin (Europe & Central Asia), Naseem Tarawnah (MENA)

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