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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.
About PEN Norway’s Turkey work The situation for freedom of expression in Turkey has deteriorated over the past ten years, with an increasing number of arrests of journalists, writers, lawyers, and ...
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 ...
After a year in power, Prime Minister Hun Manet has shown no inclination to reverse his father’s authoritarian policies. Harsh measures continue to be deployed against community activists and online ...
Authorities unveil new charges on detained human rights activists, during global climate summit. This statement was originally published on gc4hr.org on 13 December 2023. The Gulf Centre for Human ...
Two new reports zone in on how West Africa governments are weaponising cybersecurity and anti-disinformation laws and using them against journalists and critical voices. This statement was originally ...
"Governments perpetrated 160 total incidents of physical transnational repression across 34 countries in 2024, including assassinations, abductions, assaults, detentions, and unlawful deportations" - ...
IFEX joins the members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response and other organisations in expressing deep alarm about the Foreign Influence Bill and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions ...
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. This statement was ...
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 ...
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 ...
Despite growing threats and limited representation, GCHR highlights how Syrian women human rights defenders continue pushing for greater inclusion and gender-sensitive justice amid a fragile political ...