"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 ...

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 ...

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.

Ekrem İmamoğlu, the opposition's presidential candidate, has been sentenced to a total of 1 year and 2 months in prison on charges of making threats and insulting a public official. There are several ...

Since January, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has documented the murder of at least 13 journalists in Latin America. This exceeds the nine cases recorded for the entire year of 2024, confirming an ...

In a landmark ruling, Malawi's Constitutional Court has struck down criminal defamation, marking a major victory for media freedom.

A 7amleh study reveals how digital gender violence suppresses Palestinian women by controlling their voices and limiting their participation in digital and public spaces.

IFEX joins international free expression, media freedom, human rights and journalists’ organisations in condemning the issuance of an arrest warrant targeting Türfent for acts of protected speech and ...

In June 2025, Aleh Khamenka, a musician, teacher, and radio host, was detained in Minsk. A criminal case has been initiated against him for cooperating with an "extremist" Belarusian media outlet.

The Centre For Independent Journalism challenged the founding board members to work towards making substantive legal and institutional reform.

The arrest of peaceful activists by Central African Republic authorities highlights how mourning the dead and demanding accountability are treated as criminal acts.

Egypt must stop harassing rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam, remove barriers on AFTE’s work, and end its crackdown on civic space. As a network of 114 member-organisations dedicated to promoting and ...