Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

The scandal around Uganda’s tech-driven Express Penalty Scheme revealed deep failures in digital public infrastructure governance from opaque foreign contracts, to unsafe data practices.

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 ...

Freedom of expression and press freedom in Venezuela have severely deteriorated over the past year. A climate of censorship prevails in the country because of threats, harassment, arbitrary detentions ...

"Information is key. If the world doesn’t know how much devastation has happened, how can they send help?" This statement was originally published on freepressunlimited.org on 7 July 2025. On March 28 ...

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.

IFEX joins rights groups in a joint submission examining Lebanon’s shortcomings in protecting civil society, access to information, and civic freedoms.

Rights groups say articles on defamation, insult, and influencing judicial independence pose a direct threat to media freedom, the safety of journalists, and the right to freedom of expression.

Over 345 organizations signed a statement urging Nepal authorities to reverse the ban on the Telegram messaging app.

African developers, lawmakers and civil society are partnering with women to embed safety into digital platforms from the ground up, with the aim of preventing tech-driven gender violence before it ...

The Trump administration's suspension of "Voice of America" broadcasts across sub-Saharan Africa strips rural communities of access to alternative news sources while pushing African journalists out of ...