The smartphone versus the baton
Summary Reflecting on events from the first half of 2021, IFEX’s Europe and Central Asia Editor explains how the Lukashenka regime’s crackdown on Belarus’s independent…
Civil Defamation Reform Bill in Greece to Eliminate “Press Killer” laws
As reported by the International Press Institute, new draft legislation, recently introduced in Greece could pave the way for wider freedom of the press in…
İ.A. v. Turkey
It was not disputed that the interference was prescribed by law and pursued the legitimate aims of preventing disorder and protecting morals and the rights…
Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2)
Selahattin Demirtaş v. Turkey (no. 2): Prosecution of An Opposition Leader in Turkey
C8 (Canal 8) v. France
IFEX Africa Brief Special Edition: International Day for Universal Access to Information
In recognition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) on 28 September, IFEX produced a special edition of their Africa Brief podcast…
“The Smartphones are listening”: Regulating exports and abuses of cybertools
Summary Reflecting on events from the first half of 2021, IFEX’s Middle East and North Africa Editor explains how increasingly sophisticated digital surveillance tools are…
Is Resistance Futile? Learning from recent efforts to resist Asia’s digital authoritarians
Summary Since January 2021, our region has witnessed a phenomenal emergence of massive, broad-based uprisings, as citizens push back against the reversal of democratic reforms…
10 Years of UNESCO’s Judges’ Initiative: Strengthening the Rule of Law, Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists 2013 – 2023
Congratulations to our partners at UNESCO in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Judges’ Initiative – an innovative program that has been training judicial actors and civil society…