IFEX Newsletter

28 June - 4 July 2024

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UN Submission: The impact of “challenging times” on freedom of opinion and expression

IFEX highlights how the trend of States suppressing protests and the censorship of expressions of solidarity with Palestinians on social media reflects wider systemic challenges to free expression and information that affect democracy, civic space, and human rights.

Africa | Access to Information

LGBTQI+ rights ruling in Namibia, disturbing declines in West African media freedom

June 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Europe & Central Asia | Attacks

Assange freed and big wins in the fight against impunity

June 2024 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Middle East & North Africa | Access to Information

Drones, deportations, and cybercrimes: MENA’s journalists under siege

June 2024 in MENA: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Asia & Pacific | Access to Information

VPN ban, visa weaponisation, banned apps, and censorship across Asia

June 2024 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.

Cuba | Attacks

Cuba: Detention and harassment of Alina Bárbara López and Jenny Pantoja highlight repression of critical voices

“The harassment suffered by López and Pantoja is indicative of the Cuban government’s continued use of its intelligence and police forces to target artists and stifle free expression.”

China | Attacks

Censorship and isolation as China bans thousands of mobile apps

More than 60 percent of the world’s top 100 apps in China Apple App stores are either unavailable or inaccessible in China.

Leslie de Freitas

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

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