IFEX Regional Briefs

Monthly free expression round ups produced by IFEX’s Regional Editors, based on IFEX member reports and news from the regions. 

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.

Tunisia’s pre-election repression, battling Israel’s media silencing and persistent impunity

May 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.

Panorama of Africa’s media freedom landscape obscured by growing repression

May 2024 in Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Pakistan’s impunity, India’s AI, PNG’s ‘media control policy’, and a landmark ruling against red-tagging in the Philippines

May 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.

A Georgian nightmare and Turkey’s “agents of influence”

May 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.

Campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza spread, plus new World Press Freedom Day resources

May in the Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Gaza journalists’ perpetual peril, a clampdown on pro-Palestinian protests, and Sudan’s toxic information battle

April 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.

Journalists who ‘crossed the line’, digital repression, blasphemy prosecutions, and marriage equality bill

April 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.

Repressive legislation in Venezuela, escalating press violence in Colombia, and authoritarian drifts in Central America

April in the Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Georgia’s “foreign agents” bill and Germany’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian expression

April 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.

How Mexico’s protection mechanism is failing journalists, Colombia takes a step in the right direction, plus Haiti’s endangered media

March in the Americas: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

A travesty of justice in DRC, civic space confined in Mali and Burkina Faso, and a standoff in Ghana

March 2024 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.

Kyrgyzstan’s “Foreign Agents” bill, restricting protest in the UK, and a better way to report on Gaza

March 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.

Elections-related censorship, repression, and women speak out against impunity

March 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.

Dangerous ground: ‘Unprecedented conditions’ for journalists in Palestine, Sudan

February 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.

A journalist forced into hiding, the passing of a stalwart media advocate, and a show of unity by trade unions

January and February 2024 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.