Articles by PEN Canada
![Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kemley3.jpg)
Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing
On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.
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Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25
NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region
![Yameen Rasheed's family submit a petition to Maldives Police Services to investigate his murder., Dying Regime on Flickr](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yameenrasheed-family.jpg)
What’s next for the Maldives after Yameen Rasheed?
Bytes for All looks at what changes need to occur to improve free expression in the Maldives and put an end to the murders of Maldivian dissenters.
![Demonstration for Dawit Isaak 5000 days in jail, June 2015, Wikimedia Commons / Frankie Fouganthin](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/demonstration_for_dawit_isaak_5000_days_in_2015-2.jpg)
Is Dawit Isaak alive?
That’s the question 33 NGOs are asking Eritrea this World Press Freedom Day, after the Cano prize-winning journalist remains unheard from since 2005.
![AP / Jon Gambrell](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ap_16238600136176.jpg)
UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges
91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
![Protestors in Mexico City hold up signs demanding justice for slain journalist Miroslava Breach, Associated Press/ Eduardo Verdugo](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/mexico-cropped.jpg)
Spike in journalist killings in Mexico spurs international calls for justice
IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.
![Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan.](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nursultan.jpg)
Kazakhstan must treat editor Zhanbolat Mamay fairly
Members of IFEX wrote an open letter on behalf of Kazakh Editor Zhanbolat Mamay, calling for a fair and impartial handling of charges against him and full investigation into his mistreatment in prison and threats made to his family.
![The UN Human Rights Council Chamber, Geneva.](https://ifex.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/5553604787_efdcba5c25_b.jpg)
At UNHRC, rights groups highlight deterioration of media freedom in Turkey
Over 70 rights and expression organisations worldwide entreated the UN Human Rights Council’s 34th session to call on Turkey to take immediate steps to address the ongoing free expression crisis in the country.