Free Expression Spotlight
23 May 2012
Sudan
Clashes with South Sudan stoke crackdown on dissent
In the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, IFEX spells out five key ways that Sudan has stepped up its crackdown on critics.
From the Communiqué
23 May 2012
Syria
Citizen journalist sentenced to death for giving TV interview
A citizen journalist was sentenced to death last week in Syria after giving a series of interviews to Al Jazeera, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). To help protect sources, CPJ lists four precautions international journalists should take.
Campaigns and Advocacy
25 May 2012
Joint action - Tunisia
IFEX-TMG calls for seven-year sentences to be overturned
Ahead of a court of appeal hearing on 28 May, IFEX-TMG urges judiciary to quash the seven-year prison terms handed down to Ghazi Ben Mohamed Beji and Jaber Ben Abdallah Majri for online publishing.
23 May 2012
Ethiopia
Obama should raise press freedom in Africa food talks, says CPJ
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government downplays food crises by denying journalists access to sensitive areas and censoring independent coverage.
23 May 2012
Pakistan
Call for revision of National Human Rights Commission law
President Asif Ali Zardari should not sign the bill until it is revised to authorise investigations of the military and the intelligence agencies for human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said.
23 May 2012
Azerbaijan
Eurovision must shine light on mistreatment of journalists, says IFJ
Journalists and broadcasters descending upon Baku to report on Eurovision should also focus the media spotlight on the host’s treatment of their Azeri colleagues, says IFJ secretary-general.
22 May 2012
Ecuador
Seventeen states request respect for freedom of expression
Seventeen states from the Americas, Europe and Asia suggested that the Ecuadorian government should respect and guarantee the freedoms of the press and of expression in the country.See all IFEX member campaigns
Urgent alerts
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES / COMOROS: Stateless blogger facing deportation after being tricked by immigration authorities Ahmed Abdul Khaleq is currently being held in Abu Dhabi’s Al-Wathba prison, but is due to be deported to Comoros under a 2009 agreement between the United Arab Emirates and the Indian Ocean island nation.25 May 2012 CAMBODIA: Lake activists sentenced, monk detained after taking part in protest Thirteen women affected by the land conflict at Phnom Penh's Boeung Kak Lake who have led protests against the eviction were handed prison sentences.
25 May 2012 PERU: Journalist shot in leg after threat from mayor's office Ramiro Muñoz Terrones, who had been threatened a few days earlier by an official who is the mayor's right hand man, suffered a bad wound on his calf as a result of the shooting, which he says was an attempt to intimidate him.
25 May 2012
Take action!
ETHIOPIA: Demand the release of journalist Eskinder Nega
Join in the call for the release of Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega who could face the death penalty if convicted. Sign the petition
1 May 2012
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