IFEX is making a difference worldwide.
During a period when the terms ‘record-breaking’ and ‘unprecedented’ too often describe negative developments in our world, and when polarization and divisiveness are on the ascent, the IFEX network demonstrated solidarity, support, compassion, and understanding. We countered extraordinary efforts to undermine the free expression and information rights we promote and defend, as well as attacks directed at our own abilities to do this work.
Read all about how we rose to meet each challenge in our 2024 Annual Report, here
Featured Articles
Exiled Afghan journalists launch “Future Afghanistan” online media platform
Half of the country’s media outlets have ceased operations since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
Saudi Arabia: Dozens freed but arrests continue
Recent prisoner releases offer little comfort as authorities continue to target and arbitrarily arrest critics, with many still behind bars for merely exercising their right to free expression.
Nepal: Freedom Forum concerned over threats against RTI activist
Freedom Forum urged authorities to ensure the activist’s safety and security, after she requested information about the illegal use of a public space.
News media silenced and at least seven journalists killed in Sudan’s two years of war
Media coverage in Sudan’s brutal war is being stifled as journalists face killings, arbitrary imprisonment, and escalating threats to their safety.
17 Mexican journalists smeared by Facebook page allegedly run by gang members
The Facebook page “Noticias Chiapas al ROJO” published the names of 17 journalists active in Tapachula, near the border with Guatemala, and accused them, without evidence, of working for the alleged leader of a local gang.
MADA condemns the occupation forces’ targeting of the journalists’ tent in Khan Yunis
In a stark violation of international law, Israeli forces directly targeted a journalists’ encampment near Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, killing one reporter and wounding nine colleagues.
