Joint Statements

Moldovan authorities need to act as the safety of journalists is threatened

In the last month, the number of cases of assaults against journalists in the Republic of Moldova has been staggering and follows a troubling trend of harassment in recent years

40 NGOs call on HRC to take action on Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses

Open letter highlights mass executions, the arbitrary arrest and torture of women’s rights activists, and the extrajudicial killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The group of NGOs calls on the Human Rights Council to establish a monitoring mechanism.

Free expression organisations welcome PACE resolution on the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Malta should immediately implement an independent, public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assasination.

Free expression coalition finds press freedom deteriorating in Albania

Mission comprising ECPMF & IFEX members makes recommendations on journalists’ safety, transparency in press legislation & ownership, state regulation of online media, access to politicians and smear campaigns targeting the press.

IFEX-ALC calls on OAS member states to elect commissioners who meet all the requirements of the position

In the upcoming OAS General Assembly, scheduled to take place on 26 to 28 June, four new commissioners will be elected to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). IFEX-ALC members call on the governments of the OAS member states to elect candidates who meet all the requirements for the position of commissioner.

Transgender rights are human rights: Malak Al-Kashif must be immediately and unconditionally released

NGOs around the world call for the immediate and unconditional release of Malak Al-Kashif, arrested in Egypt for expressing her political views on Facebook.

"Cumhuriyet" daily's cartoonist Musa Kart (C) stands with colleagues at a demonstration calling for the freedom of all jailed journalists at a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, 15 March 2018, OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images

World Press Freedom Day should bring freedom for Musa Kart and his Cumhuriyet colleagues

IFEX members join the Cartoonist Rights Network International in calling for freedom for Musa Kart, recently reimprisoned with 5 colleagues from Turkish dailey Cumhuriyet.

Opposition rally demanding to overthrow dictatorship. Protesters raised political prisoners pictures and posters refusing to F1 race., Photo by Ahmed AlFardan/NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images

The Formula One Group should support the safeguarding of human rights in Bahrain

NGOs around the world call on the Formula One Group to safeguard human rights in Bahrain during race events.

Istanbul bureau chief for ZDF Jörg Brase (R) and "Tagespiegel" correspondent Thomas Seibert pose with the Bosphorus Strait in the background after a press conference at ZDF's Istanbul headquarters, 10 March 2019, OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images

Turkey needs to respect foreign media outlets’ independence

IFEX members protest Turkey’s attempts to silence and control foreign media coverage in the country.

Bahrainis demand the cancellation of Formula 1 races during an anti-government protest in Manama, 19 April 2015, Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Formula One criticized for shirking responsibility over imprisonment of Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf

7 IFEX members are among 17 organisations urging Formula One to uphold its commitment to human rights by calling on Bahraini authorities to free Najah Yusuf, an activist imprisoned for expressing her opposition to F1 races being held in Bahrain.

Palace of Justice, Supreme Court, Real Plaza, in Lima, Peru, 15 January 2012, Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images

IFEX-ALC: The murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos must not remain unpunished

The organizations that make up IFEX-ALC support those who want the acquittal of former minister Daniel Urresti to be revoked. Urresti was exonerated despite testimonials that directly implicated him in the horrible murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos.

Filipino journalist and "Rappler" CEO Maria Ressa takes part in a protest calling for press freedom in Manila, 19 January 2018, Richard James Mendoza/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Civil society groups call for the dropping of charges against “Rappler” and Maria Ressa

Various groups across the Asia-Pacific have expressed concern over the unwarranted arrest of Maria Ressa and urge the Philippine government to withdraw the charges against her and Rappler.

A man holds a poster of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a vigil outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 25 October 2018, Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Report: Threats against journalists in CoE states on the rise

Impunity for crimes against journalists is becoming a “new normal”; legal protections for critical, investigative reporting have been weakened both offline and online.

Marcos Ruiz, president of the Venezuelan National Press Union, talks to the media in Caracas, after the release of five foreign journalists detained by Venezuelan authorities, on January 31, 2019, JUAN BARRETO/AFP/Getty Images

IFEX-ALC’s 23 member organisations condemn attacks on freedom of expression in Venezuela

Venezuela is in the midst of a marked and alarming deterioration in the position of media outlets and conditions for carrying out journalism, as a result of ongoing harassment by state entities, coupled with the country’s economic crisis.

United Nations, New York, USA, September 26, 2018 - Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs journalists today at the UN Headquarters in New York City., Photo by Luiz Rampelotto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Groups call on Michelle Bachelet for heightened UN scrutiny of human rights violations in Bahrain

NGOs call on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to continue to monitor the situation in Bahrain and to raise concerns at the highest level, both publicly and privately.

A school boy looks at a burning barricade during a shutdown demonstration in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 14 January 2019, after the president announced a more than a 100% hike in fuel prices, ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP/Getty Images

#KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Zimbabwe

More than 170 organizations from over 60 countries that make up the #KeepitOn Coalition reacted to a reported internet shutdown in Zimbabwe.