Congratulations to the Nobel Peace Prize Winners, Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
“Congratulations to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. At a time when society is facing grave threats ranging from climate change to the pandemic, the Nobel Committee is…
Job Posting: Postdoc Humor and Free Speech Regulation
The University of Groningen in the Netherlands is offering a 36-month postdoc position (full time, 1.0 FTE) within the project ‘Forensic Humor Analysis: Rethinking Offensive…
IFEX Regional Spotlights
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression is pleased to share the IFEX Regional Spotlight Series, a new collection focusing on trends in freedom of expression in…
Op-Ed: Why did development banks stay silent when people who spoke out about COVID-19 responses were attacked?
Global pandemic response falters as clients of worlds’ biggest banks silence medical workers, journalists and activists with impunity. By Lorena Cotza, Silvia Chocarro, Matthew Redding…
High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom submits amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in ‘El Universo’ criminal defamation case
The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom submitted an amicus curiae petition to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Case…
What do you know about freedom of expression in Paraguay?
On 5 May, Paraguay will be evaluated within the third cycle of the UPR. IFEX member in Paraguay SPP and the IFEX-ALC network have proposed…
Call for Papers: Hate Speech vs. Free Speech
Hate Speech vs. Free Speech International Journal for the Semiotics of Law Guest Editors: Jacob Mchangama, Executive Director, Justitia (Denmark), Executive Director of the Future…
International Standards on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists
UNESCO and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights of the University of Oxford will soon be launching a global Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for…
#UNCOVERED Conference 2021
#UNCOVERED, the annual conference of the Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme, will take place virtually on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 April from 14:00…
Jurisprudence Relating to COVID-19
In partnership with UNESCO Columbia Global Freedom of Expression has published the following collection of case law from around the world that upheld international standards…