IFÖD: Report and Recommendations for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Turkey
Summary The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, submitted a report in November…
Internet Censorship 2020: A Global Map of Internet Restrictions
Introduction: Almost 54 percent of the world’s population (4.1 billion people) uses the internet. It’s our source of instant information, entertainment, news, and social interactions.…
IFÖD Communications to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The Freedom of Expression Association (İfade Özgürlüğü Derneği – IFÖD), led by Global Freedom of Expression expert Yaman Akdeniz, has submitted two communications to the…
Justice. Opportunities and Challenges for Artistic Freedom
Art, Freedom of Expression, and Challenges to Freedom of Expression Why are art and creativity related to the concepts of freedom, justice and the absence…
Rights. Legal Frameworks for Artistic Freedom
Introduction The year 2018 marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR). This anniversary provided an opportunity to examine the challenges…
Security, Creativity, Tolerance and Their Co-Existence: The New European Agenda on Freedom of Artistic Expression
Executive Summary The protection and promotion of freedom of artistic expression is crucial to both ensure that artists can express themselves freely through various artforms…
Analyzing Freedom of Expression in Lebanon in 2018
This report was originally published by SMEX and is re-posted here with permission and thanks. Over the past four years, Lebanon has witnessed a crackdown…
Transparency in Lebanese Administrations 2019
Gherbal Initiative (GI) was established in early 2018 to enhance transparency and fight corruption in the public and private sectors and to shift the political…
The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism In Egypt: Digital Expression Arrests From 2011-2019
This report was published by the Open Technology Fund and is republished here with permission and thanks. Since 2013, Egypt has seen the worst human…
The Digital Berlin Wall: How Germany (Accidentally) Created a Prototype for Global Online Censorship
Global Internet freedom is in decline. Authoritarian states manipulate the Internet to serve their own illiberal ends. But liberal democracies have also limited Internet freedom to…