IFEX Regional Briefs

Monthly free expression round ups produced by IFEX’s Regional Editors, based on IFEX member reports and news from the regions. 

Combating climate misinformation in MENA’s environmental crises

Special Issue: Naseem Tarawnah brings an access to information focus to his latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Expanding access to information and countering information deserts: The vital pulse of radio

Special Issue: Laura Vidal brings an access to information focus to her latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Access to Information may not move mountains, but it can move garbage

Special Issue: Reyhana Masters brings an access to information focus to her latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Access to information, escape from China, revival of broadcast and resilient media voices

Special Issue: Mong Palatino brings an access to information focus to his latest regional brief, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Egypt targets dissident families, and Iran’s tech-enabled suppression of women

August 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

August absurdity in Africa – suspensions, expulsions, shutdowns, coups and disputed reports

August 2023 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Two years of Taliban and a ‘love letter’ from China

August 2023 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Solidarity with Belarus and the latest on SLAPPS in Europe

August 2023 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.

Special Issue Brief: Zimbabwe elections a roller coaster ride between compromise and control

Reyhana Masters shares an in-depth look at the politically charged landscape and obstacles to free expression and access to information in the lead-up to Zimbabwe’s elections, featuring commentary by key stakeholders.

Rising tide of cybercrime laws; resisting repression in Egypt and Tunisia

July 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Rising death toll in Mexico, looming threats to Guatemalan democracy and Ecuador’s press freedom

July 2023 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

A surge in cross-border repression, Manipur’s internet shutdowns, Cambodia’s elections, and defying the Taliban

July 2023 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

New legislation threatens free expression; welcome wins for advocacy

July 2023 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.

Searching for Syria’s disappeared, counter-terrorism laws ‘tools of repression’, and #NoExamShutdowns

June 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Participants at the Information and Communication Rights in Africa conference. Windhoek, Namibia. 31 May 2023. Photo courtesy of Fesmedia Africa

A decisive legal win in South Africa and ATI takes centre stage in Windhoek, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya

June 2023 in Africa: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Members of the press who want to view the protesters of banned Pride marches are blocked by the police in Istanbul, Turkey. 18 June 2023. Mine Toz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

SLAPPs, Pride bans, and fewer journalists to persecute

June 2023 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.