Continued detention of aid and civil society workers without due process has disrupted humanitarian operations in Yemen, deepening the crisis for millions in Houthi-controlled areas.

January 2025 in 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 China, Myanmar, and ...

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language.

CRIN provides a simple guide to the UK's controversial anti-'radicalisation' programme, explaining how it infringes upon the rights to freedom of expression, privacy, religion and assembly, and to non ...

The ongoing detention of journalist Blessed Mhlanga on unfounded charges highlights Zimbabwe’s escalating assault on press freedom and free expression.

Pakistan Press Foundation has documented at least 157 media-related attacks, including 16 instances of arrests, five instances of detention, and 44 cases of assault this year.

As Algeria prepares for presidential elections this year, the amendments to the Penal Code are set to deepen repression.

Signatories stress that the Convention should only move forward if it pursues a specific goal of combating cybercrime without endangering the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those it seeks to ...

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

IFEX and other signatory organisations continue to share profound concerns regarding the persistent shortcomings of the present draft and urge member states to not sign the UN Cybercrime Convention in ...

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 ...

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 ...