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 ...

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 ...

The proposed visa change serves no purpose other than to erect unnecessary barriers for foreign reporters and will produce a chilling effect on press freedom.

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.

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana's political history. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 10 July 2023. The speech below was ...

April 5 will be 245 days since 4G mobile internet was suspended in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, causing immense hardship and disruption of civilian life as well as violating the public’s ...

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 ...

Concerns mount over use of new Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition technology to target women. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 22 August 2023. Over the last few ...

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 ...

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council’s 60 th session (8 Sep­tem­ber-8 October 2025), we, the un­der­si­gned civil society orga­ni­sa­tions, write to urge your delegation to support a mandate extension ...

IFEX December 2024 brief: Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the countries that held elections across the continent in ...

How Egypt's Public Prosecution expanded its powers in recent years to monitor internet users, and violate their right to privacy and freedom of expression. In 2019, the Public Prosecutor issued a ...