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

May 2025 in 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.

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 ...

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

Both journalists were detained on politically motivated accusations in separate incidents marked by police violence. Both journalists were detained this week in separate incidents marked by police ...

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials.

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.

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.

In Burundi, journalists must choose between silence and exile, as the government wages an unrelenting campaign to crush independent media.

MISA-Lesotho is concerned that the lack of consultation and vague clauses in the Computer Crime and Security Bill risk undermining freedom of expression and media freedom.

China’s government has arrested dozens of people in Tibetan areas since 2021 for politically motived phone and internet-related offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. Tibetan journalists in exile ...