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Zimbabwean journalist held on baseless charges
The ongoing detention of journalist Blessed Mhlanga on unfounded charges highlights Zimbabwe’s escalating assault on press freedom and free expression. This statement was originally published on ...
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Justice in Ghana, breaking down ATI barriers, and tackling cyber violence across borders
Africa: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region March was a month of stark contrasts for ...
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Across the Americas, civil society is targeted – and women continue to push back
Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Across Latin America, recent legislative ...
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EU: Code of Practice for General Purpose AI should not abandon fundamental rights
Rights groups express concerns to EC over the downgrading of fundamental rights, child sexual abuse material, and non-consensual intimate image abuse risks in the third draft of the EU Code of ...
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Zimbabwean investigative journalist callously murdered
The killing of Watson Flexy Munyaka highlights the growing dangers for journalists investigating and reporting on corruption. This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 28 March 2025.
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Transition, media reforms, and CSOs join forces for digital accountability in South Asia
Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region Bangladesh encounters challenges in ...
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Military junta dissolves journalists’ association
Media freedom and freedom of expression advocates in Burkina Faso facing major challenges. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 28 March 2025. The Media Foundation for West Africa ...
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CSOs defend civic space amidst arrests, censorship and raids
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. Crackdown on journalists ...
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Civil society confronts genocide, gendered violence, digital attacks, and impunity
MENA: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. In the face of escalating repression in the ...
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Guatemala: RSF calls for an investigation into the murder of Ismael Alonzo González and demands concrete protections for journalists
"The murder highlights the dangers and insecurity faced by community journalists in Guatemala. Despite the progress made by President Bernardo Arévalo’s administration in terms of press freedom, ...
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Mexico: PEN International denounces threats against journalist Lucero Díaz Estrada and calls for protection
"It is unacceptable that the authorities in the country with the highest rate of deadly violence against the press on the continent, allow digital harassment of journalists." This statement was ...
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Miroslava Breach Velducea, the Mexican journalist who refused to stay silent or be an accomplice
In 2016, a year before her death, Breach began receiving threats and pressures due to her reports on violent displacements in the Sierra Tarahumara and her investigations into the connections between ...