IFEX Newsletter

Urgent appeal to address critical flaws in the latest draft of the UN Cybercrime Convention

IFEX and other signatory organisations continue to share profound concerns regarding the persistent shortcomings of the present draft and urge member states to not sign the UN Cybercrime Convention in its current form.

Venezuela | Access to Information

In Venezuela, restrictions and self-censorship limit coverage of opposition ahead of election

The episode involving journalist Antonio Di Giampaolo typifies how government control of the media and self-censorship has distorted election coverage in Venezuela and deprived voters of vital information about the presidential candidates.

Africa | Access to Information

Open letter to AU Heads of State on Endorsed Continental AI Strategy

Civil society coalition emphasises the critical need for a data policy framework that will protect rights and sets a precedent for collective action.

Russia | Access to Information

Russia: Court sentences US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to 6.5 years in prison

Kurmasheva, who had been in pre-trial detention since October 2023, was tried in secret and convicted of « spreading false information » about the Russian military.

Bangladesh | Access to Information

Bangladesh: PEN International condemns violence and calls for protection of journalists as protests escalate

Authorities ordered the indefinite closure of all universities, and there are reports of internet and cellular shutdowns being imposed across the country.

Egypt | Access to Information

Egypt arrests 2 journalists in less than a week, refuses to disclose whereabouts

Authorities systematically use enforced disappearance to target journalists, often mistreating them before charges.

Romania | Attacks

DIICOT continues to harass journalists in Romania: Open Letter

A group of organisations that promote press freedom and good governance and representative media outlets are protesting a DIICOT [Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism] prosecutors’ decision to ask Rise Project journalists to reveal their sources.

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