IFEX 2024 Convening in Berlin
The numbers – two days, 208 participants, one drum solo, two catwalks, innumerable cups of coffee and tea, and zero panels – tell only part of the story of what happened when the IFEX network and some of its allies and partners met for a face-to-face meeting in Berlin.
Over two days in April, IFEX held its first face-to-face network convening since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. We came together to deepen the connections that support our work as we tackle the threats to freedom of expression and information that increasingly constrain our world.
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Georgian PM urged to withdraw Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, guarantee the safety of journalists, and uphold press freedom
IFEX joins the members of the Media Freedom Rapid Response and other organisations in expressing deep alarm about the Foreign Influence Bill and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the Bill.
Germany: British-Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah denied Schengen entry
“Germany should immediately explain why it has denied Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah entry and imposed this far-reaching ban on a leading health professional to speak in Berlin, Paris, and The Hague about what he witnessed in Gaza” – HRW
Egypt: 2,000 days of arbitrary detention for human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim
Recycled charges and health deterioration prompt demands from rights groups for the human rights defender’s immediate release.
MADA condemns Israel’s decision to close Al Jazeera’s offices
The unjust decision to close the channel’s office is nothing but a clear and blatant violation against press freedoms, says MADA.
UAE: Persistent efforts to maintain critics behind bars: a new mass trial
Ahmed Mansoor, Nasser bin Ghaith, Khalaf al-Romaithi and other prominent dissidents already serving long prison sentences, now face new charges.
Serbia: Court must free Belarusian journalist and prevent his deportation
Andrey Gniot has been in custody in Serbia since October, when he was arrested on dubious charges formulated by the Lukashenka regime. The High Court of Belgrade is deliberating upon whether to deport him to Belarus.
