Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

As the use of technology rises, so does the prevalence of online abuse against women, spotlighting the need for urgent interventions like the implementation of ACHPR Resolution 522.

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

Red-baiting incidents against media practitioners have worsened under the Duterte administration. This statement was originally published on cmfr-phil.org on 20 September 2019. To the many perils of ...

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

Part two of our interview with Special Rapporteur Pedro Vaca Villarreal, recorded shortly after he assumed this new role in October 2020.

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana's political history.

The first thing worth noting is that, while called 'procedures', these are, in fact, people. The second thing worth noting is what makes them special. This group of independent experts monitor and ...

While PECA has been used to stifle journalists, it has also been used to intimidate the country’s various marginalised communities. Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid explores the effects of Pakistan’s ...

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. “Foreign agents” legislation ...

How a collaborative project in Indonesia tackled the problem of misinformation and disinformation during the country's 2019 elections.