Continued detention of aid and civil society workers without due process has disrupted humanitarian operations in Yemen, deepening the crisis for millions in Houthi-controlled areas.

Mexico was the first recorded government client and most prolific user of the Pegasus spyware, but ambitions in the use of AI have outpaced the development of legislative tools and standards. This ...

We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian and Lebanese journalists bravely reporting amid life-threatening risks and demand that all governments, press freedom organisations, and human rights bodies ...

Signatories urge the government of Nepal and Parliament to refrain from developing and implementing legislation that empowers government with overreaching powers, including through overbroad and vague ...

The 12 countries where the murder of a journalist is most likely to go unpunished are: Syria, Somalia, Haiti, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Philippines, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan and India.

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent". This statement was ...

Recent weeks have seen journalists receive death threats, and several police raids on CSOs that work on human rights and access to information. This statement was originally published on ...

Photojournalists raise their cameras during a protest in front of the offices of the Telam news agency, whose closure was announced by the government of Javier Milei more than three months ago, in ...

Current draft legislation removes the threat of imprisonment, but still leaves journalists, publishers, and others involved in public debate at risk of criminal defamation proceedings. This statement ...

About PEN Norway’s Turkey work The situation for freedom of expression in Turkey has deteriorated over the past ten years, with an increasing number of arrests of journalists, writers, lawyers, and ...

After a year in power, Prime Minister Hun Manet has shown no inclination to reverse his father’s authoritarian policies. Harsh measures continue to be deployed against community activists and online ...

January 2025 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region China, Myanmar, and ...