Results of the Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Survey – July 2025
On June 13, 2025, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression (CGFoE) launched a survey through its newsletter and social media platforms to gain insight into how…
Humor and the Meaning of ‘Context’: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on ECtHR Jurisprudence
This post originally appeared on Strasbourg Observers and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. I. Introduction As famously stated in Vereinigung Bildender Künstler v. Austria, ‘satire…
Psychological First Aid Manual for Civil Society
Movimiento Vinotinto, a human rights NGO based in Venezuela, published a report on the psychological impact of Venezuela’s crackdown on dissent. Within the context of…
The SRFOE publishes updated edition of the “Inter-American Legal Framework on the Right to Freedom of Expression”
The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (RELE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has published an updated version of…
Critical Expressions and Self-Censorship
This year marks twenty years since I stepped down as Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression at the Organization of American States, a position I…
Political Speech and Expression (Terms and Conditions Apply): The Fine Print of Free Expression in Hong Kong’s New National Security Law
In this article, Sarthak Gupta, Legal Researcher and Editor at CGFoE, outlines how, within the past five years, the National Security Law in Hong Kong…
Report on Digital Rights in Venezuela, 2024
Digital Rights Venezuela 2024, published by the Digital Human Rights Monitor of the Movimiento Vinotinto Civil Association in December 2024, explains how Venezuela’s political and…
Portraits of FoE Defenders: Interview with Nevena Krivokapić Martinović on Price Moot and Digital Rights
This week, as part of our new interview series, “Portraits of FoE Defenders,” Marija Šajkaš, CGFoE’s Senior Communications Manager, speaks to media lawyer Nevena Krivokapić…
Freemuse’s State of Artistic Freedom 2025 Report
Overview 2024 was another difficult year, marked by ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, which overshadowed other crises like those in Sudan and Myanmar. Artists…
Index on Censorship Launches A New Tool: Am I facing a SLAPP?
Index on Censorship just launched the new Am I Facing a SLAPP? tool – a resource of support to anyone facing a legal battle with the…