GCHR urges Tunisian authorities to repeal abusive cybercrime laws and end politicised prosecutions under Decree-Law 54 that weaponise the courts to silence dissent and jail critics. This statement was ...

Journalist Parami Nilepthi Ranasinghe was ordered to stop reporting for Sri Lanka's national television Rupavahini, after the president's office informed the network that she criticized the government ...

During the 3rd UPR Cycle, Nepal received 233 recommendations, accepted 196 recommendations, and noted 37 recommendations. This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 15 August ...

April 5 will be 245 days since 4G mobile internet was suspended in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, causing immense hardship and disruption of civilian life as well as violating the public’s ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists spoke to researchers who tracked the use of Huawei equipment known as middleboxes in the internet networks of 72 countries, 18 of which were using the devices to ...

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

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 ...

While PECA has been used to stifle journalists, it has also been used to intimidate the country’s various marginalised communities. Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid explores the effects of Pakistan’s ...

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

"The harassment suffered by López and Pantoja is indicative of the Cuban government's continued use of its intelligence and police forces to target artists and stifle free expression." This statement ...

What 12 countries account for 80% of unsolved journalist murders? How often are journalists' killers found? This year's CPJ Index provides crucial information to help keep governments accountable in ...

May 2024 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. “Foreign agents” legislation ...