What you need to know now: Trends in freedom of expression and information in Latin America and the Caribbean
IFEX’s Americas Editor provides the context for key developments in relation to freedom of expression and information witnessed in Latin America and the Caribbean in the first half of 2021.
RTI triumphs, shocking sexual harassment statistics, and compensation for tortured Nigerian journalist
July 2021 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion relating to this piece, and focusing on the deeply concerning Women in News sexual harassment report, is available here.
The tentacles of corruption and the purge
July 2021 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.
#FOEwatch in Malaysia, Hong Kong freedom in ‘tatters’, Kem Ley, and arrests in Vietnam
July 2021 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.
A king in hiding while eSwatini burns, Rwandan journalist abducted in Mozambique, and flags at half-mast for KK
June 2021 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion relating to this piece, and focusing on the worrying situation in eSwatini, is available here.
Weaponizing terrorism laws in Egypt, Palestinian women journalists targeted, and Iran’s endemic impunity
June 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Justice in sight, the right to repair, & information deserts… and oases
June 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The demise of press freedom in Hong Kong, Pakistan journalists attacked, and a case against Twitter
June 2021 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.
High treason charges, new anti-LGBTQI+ legislation and progress against impunity
June 2021 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.
Checked expression in Iraq, unchecked repression in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and censoring Palestine
May 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Visions of press freedom obscured, LGBTQI+ rights falter, an icon tells her story
May 2021 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion relating to this piece is available here.
Protests in Colombia, data protection in Chile and Mexico, and tracking risk in Venezuela
May 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A state-hijacking, forced confessions and a suspicious death in custody
May 2021 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.
India’s new digital rules and crackdowns surge in Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Myanmar
May 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Online gender-based violence norms in Mexico, art and protest in Cuba, disinformation and elections in Peru
April 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Battling apartheid, fake news laws, and a prison-industrial complex in MENA
April 2021 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.