Legal victories for freedom of expression a bright spot in a month of deaths and violence against women
June in Sub-Saharan Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion about this piece is available here.
“More harm than good” – Attempts to regulate disinformation and an increase in gender-based violence
June in the Americas: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Egypt’s TikTok crackdown, Iran’s Orwellian tactics, and Nabeel Rajab goes free
June 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.
Terror, cyber libel, and resisting internet shutdowns from Rakhine to Papua
June 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.
“Perversity”, “depravity” and “an arrogant culture of impunity”
June in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Under lockdown: States of perpetual emergency, the death of satire, and the return of the Lebanon protests
May 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.
Commemorations, setbacks, and reflections on a COVID and post-COVID world
May in Sub-Saharan Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion about this piece is available here.
Racism, dissonance, and attacks on democracy
May in the Americas: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
A month of mayhem: Security law, tracing apps, and media shutdowns in Asia-Pacific
May 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.
Controlling the message, attacking the messengers and a “make or break” moment for LGBTQI+ rights
May in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
COVID-19 pandemic: The scapegoat for repression and restrictions
April in Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Africa Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion about this piece is available here.
Voices under lockdown in Asia-Pacific
April 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.
How authorities in MENA are leveraging the COVID-19 pandemic to silence critical voices
April 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.
Threats to democracy, detentions for reporting on COVID-19, and calls to uphold human rights standards
April in the Americas: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
COVID-19: A tool in the hands of Europe’s authoritarians
April in Europe and Central Asia: A round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin of key free expression news, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
COVID-19 in Africa: Right to information another casualty with spike in attacks on journalists
A mid-month roundup of COVID-19 key free expression news from Sub-Saharan Africa, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion about this piece is available here.