H.E. Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General United Nations New York, New York H.E. Mr. Volker Turk High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations Geneva Excellencies, On 16 March 2023, the...
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Human rights crisis in Nicaragua: the UN Human Rights Council must strengthen and renew for two years its resolution on Nicaragua
Joint Statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Nicaragua, on 15 December 2022. Speaker: Juan Carlos Arce I deliver this statement on behalf of 34...
Results of Journalists' Safety Survey
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Perugia Declaration for Ukraine: Call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine
"The safety and security of all journalists to report freely are essential to ensure that the world understands the reality and facts of the ongoing war, including the humanitarian consequences." ...
Germany + 1 more
German initiative brings refugee reporters into local journalism
This statement was originally published on blog.wan-ifra.org on 29 January 2018. Germany has taken in more than a million refugees since 2015, and plenty of stories have been written about them. But,...
World + 6 more
Refugee and journalist: Who are the 'infogees' in Oceania?
This statement was originally published on Pacific Freedom Forum's Facebook page on 28 January 2018. Governments need to recognise a new category of refugee for the information age, says PFF, the...
What is the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity?
The UN Plan of Action on journalists' safety provides an opportunity to join a multi-stakeholder effort to fight impunity for crimes against journalist. IFEX's 5-minute guide explains what it is, how...
Togo: Four people killed as security forces crack down on opposition protests
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 20 October 2017. There has been another deadly crackdown on opposition demonstrations in Togo, with official sources reporting four deaths. ...
IFEX-ALC alarmed by widespread attacks on media, protesters in Venezuela
Since public demonstrations began in March, there have been over 160 violations of the right to freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and the right to seek, receive and impart information. ...
AFEX Petitions AU Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to Intervene in Cameroon Crisis
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), on April 13, 2017 petitioned the African Union (AU) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Ms. Faith Pansy Tlakula,...
Human rights violations increase as Ugandans head to polls
Media Foundation for West Africa This statement was originally published on africafex.org on 17 February 2016. The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is alarmed at the deteriorating human...
Freedom of expression must be defended during Uganda's elections, says IFEX
The IFEX network calls on the international community to pressure the incumbent government of Uganda to end its crackdown on freedom of expression and assembly during the election period and beyond. ...
Un caméraman et sa famille sont tués au Burundi
Le Burundi a connu des troubles lorsque le président Pierre Nkurunziza a annoncé en mai qu'il était candidat à un troisième mandat. La crise s'est intensifiée quand Nkurunziza a été réélu en juillet,...
World + 5 more
2015 threatens to end as deadliest year on record for journalists
This statement was originally published on freemedia.at on 17 September 2015. The year 2015 is on course to be the deadliest year for the media on record, according to the International Press...
Cambodia: 40 International Rights Organisations urge withdrawal of LANGO
H. E. Hun Sen Prime Minister Royal Government of Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia 6 July 2015 Re: Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations Dear Prime Minister Hun Sen, We, the undersigned...
Freedom of information violations: The elections connection
Journaliste En Danger (JED) has called on the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the security and information services that report to it, to loosen the noose around the media and...
How Afghanistan's female journalists are covering the stories no one else can
This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 6 March 2015. By Milana Knezevic Last year, authorities in the east of Afghanistan decided to shut down a cemetery. The problem was...
Syria + 3 more
ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab: Preying on journalists with impunity
Extremist groups are targeting journalists in Somalia, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria. And the governments who should be protecting reporters seem unable or unwilling to do so Caro Rolando and Hiba Zayadin...
Days after Israel tells journalists it is not responsible for their injury a Palestinian cameraman dies in Gaza
Hiba Zayadin 21 July 2014 \“Israel is not in any way responsible for injury or damage that may occur as a result of field reporting,” said the Israeli Government Press Office in an email to...
Special report on Burma - freedom of expression in transition
Burma is at a crossroads. The period of transition since 2010 has opened up the space for freedom of expression to an extent unpredicted by even the most optimistic in the country. Yet this space is...