During a period when the terms ‘record-breaking’ and ‘unprecedented’ too often describe negative developments in our world, and when polarization and divisiveness are on the ascent, the IFEX network ...

Mizzima News founder and editor Soe Myint shared the challenges they faced after the junta grabbed power again in 2021. After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and ...

Rights groups call on Saudi authorities to release detained journalists, lift arbitrary travel bans, and end legal and digital attacks targeting independent voices.

A new report published by the Journalism in Exile Fund (JX Fund) highlights the resilience and crucial role of the 26 independent media outlets continue to report from exile.

More than 100 organisations make up IFEX, all connected by a shared commitment to defend and promote freedom of expression as a fundamental human right.

Charged with "disseminating false information" about the Russian army, Ekaterina Barabash was placed under house arrest in Moscow and labelled a "foreign agent". She is now in France. This statement ...

Authorities ordered the censorship of several critical media websites and the blocking of 8,000 accounts on X. This statement was originally published on SFLC.in’s X account on 10 May 2025. Amidst ...

Pacific Islands News Association urged stakeholders to support Pacific media in building digital skills, protecting press freedom, and ensuring fair use of content.

Ahead of the 59th Human Rights Council session, IFEX joins rights groups urging UN members to press Bahrain for the release of political prisoners and to halt imminent executions. This statement was ...

Activist Asya Gökalp was arrested for “inciting hatred and enmity” after she characterised people who make the nationalist “grey wolf salute” and ultranationalists as terrorists. Her lawyer says ...