While Rwanda has advanced data protection and e-service initiatives, uneven digital access continues to undermine online rights, especially for women, rural communities, and dissenting voices. This ...

May 2025 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Freedom Forum described the government decision as "authoritarian" and a violation of the people's right to free expression. This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 4 ...

Civil society groups warned that under the draft amendments, anyone accused of affecting national security or sovereignty can lose their Cambodian citizenship. This statement was originally published ...

While AI presents opportunities, it also carries serious risks - including the amplification of false or manipulated content and the spread of deepfakes - that no current regulation is able to ...

On 25 August, Israeli strikes killed five journalists at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza. To date, 185 journalists have been killed in these attacks, a deliberate attempt to silence the truth and ...

On the night of 28 August, drones hit the offices of newspapers "Mezhivskyi Meridian" and "Ukrainska Pravda", and of news outlet "Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty". This statement was originally ...

In addition to bans on the Instagram accounts of newspapers "Yaşam" and "Xwebûn", news agency Ajansa Welat, and leading LGBTQI+ group Kaos GL, this month has seen an investigation opened against a ...

"We're not choosing between democracy and authoritarianism," said reporter Rodrigo Fernández. "We're trying to survive in a system where journalism is punished on all sides, not protected." “We’re not ...

Mark Kaliush, an administrator of the Telegram channel "Melitopol Is Ukraine", was released after two years' detention. He says he was beaten, electrocuted and threatened with weapons whilst detained ...

Un periodista herido, una reportera golpeada y unos veinte enviados de prensa agredidos son los casos registrados durante la jornada de las elecciones generales del domingo 17 de agosto en Bolivia.

حثت جماعات حقوق الإنسان الأمم المتحدة على ضمان عقد مؤتمرات الأطراف المستقبلية في بلدان تحترم حقوق الإنسان، وتسمح بالتجمع السلمي وحرية التعبير.