"All About Macau" is known for its critical and in-depth reporting on political and social issues. This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 31` October 2025. Authorities in the Chinese ...

From 2015-2023, civic space shrank under the Law and Justice Party. While the election of a pro-democratic coalition in 2023 raised expectations of reform, many repressive laws and structures remain.

This measure has led to the closure of Herat's national television station and at least two other local channels.

IFEX joins rights groups urging Metwally’s release, citing years of arbitrary detention and retaliation over his search for his forcibly disappeared son. This statement was originally published on ...

Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé's arrest and imprisonment for reporting on a former president's possible return to Bangui illustrates the ongoing criminalisation of journalism in the Central African ...

Indonesian journalists continued to face physical violence, digital harassment, and legal threats over the past year. This statement was originally published on aji.or.id on 23 May 2025. Despite hopes ...

Frequent references to 'colour revolution', 'traditional values', the 'evil' West, and 'Maidan' are lifted out of the Russian playbook on undermining peaceful demonstrations. This statement was ...

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 ...

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. This statement was ...

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. This ...

April 2025 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Lawsuits ...

ADHRB warns that expansive facial‑recognition networks, spyware deployments, and draconian cybercrime laws threaten privacy, free expression and association, urging robust legal safeguards and ...