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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
CGFoE Needs Your Voice
Help us improve by taking a brief survey. As part of our commitment to advancing freedom of expression, we at CGFoE want to make sure…
Thoughts for the DSA: Challenges, Ideas and the Way Forward through International Human Rights Law
Abstract National and regional legislative measures/proposals that dramatically enhance platform liability for content developed by users such as the German Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) and…
News that’s fit to print
We need to value and support the critical work of journalists countering the mis- and disinformation flooding our communications channels, especially during crises, conflicts, and…
An interview with Agnès Callamard: The way forward
This interview was conducted by Sara Whyatt for IFEX on 11 November 2016. The interview was originally published on IFEX.org. Sara Whyatt: You have had…
The prevention of atrocity crimes and social media: challenges and opportunities
Dr. Agnès Callamard gave the speech below at the UN event titled the “70th Anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the…