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

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.

An Ankara court ruled to block access to some content shared by Grok on grounds that the chatbot was insulting the founder of the republic, as well as the country's president and religious values.

Freedom Forum reminded authorities that "banning access [to online platforms] is not a permanent solution" to online crimes. This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 24 July ...

The recent ECtHR judgement in the case “Ukraine and the Netherlands v. the Russian Federation” recognises that Russia has been systematically dismantling the Ukrainian media since 2014.

The seizure ramps up pressure on the outlets ahead of the verdict in the criminal trial of their co-founder Mzia Amaghlobeli; she has been in pre-trial detention since January. This statement was ...

In June 2025, media reports uncovered the hidden existence of a (leaked) proposed law named as “Karnataka Mis-information and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 (“the Bill”). Within a week, the Bill ...

"Information is key. If the world doesn’t know how much devastation has happened, how can they send help?" This statement was originally published on freepressunlimited.org on 7 July 2025. On March 28 ...

IFEX joins rights groups in a joint submission examining Lebanon’s shortcomings in protecting civil society, access to information, and civic freedoms.

"This vaguely worded, fast-tracked bill shows a clear disregard for open debate and create an even more repressive environment for the media and the public" - CPJ.

France's court dropped Assad's warrant citing immunity, but rights groups stress the ruling still clears a path for future accountability.

"Across India, a quiet purge of digital content is underway." This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 23 July 2025. Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from ...