2025: No ordinary year
Unprecedented threats tested freedom of expression and information rights everywhere: funding cuts, restrictive legislation, toxic online environments, escalating conflicts. Yet the IFEX network answered with collective power. From winning legal battles to protect independent media, shielding leaders under siege, and forging connections that turned crisis into opportunities. Discover how the diversity and reach of the network advanced the work in ways only collective action can.
Advancing press freedom together
Across the globe, IFEX members are doing the vital work of defending journalists, equipping them with the tools and skills they need, and confronting the forces that silence them. IFEX exists to support that work: connecting organizations across borders, sharing knowledge, opening doors to advocacy spaces, and channelling resources to where they are needed most.
IFEX Collaboration Project
By developing action-oriented tools and frameworks, IFEX is helping civil society organisations strengthen collaboration, challenge power imbalances, and build the foundations for more just and inclusive collective work.
Meeting the AI moment
Artificial intelligence is disrupting journalism, boosting efficiency and data analysis while also exacerbating threats and disinformation. The IFEX network is ready for the challenge.
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Türkiye: Protect freedom of expression and stop internet censorship now
IFEX joins other signatories in urging social media platforms to take meaningful steps to uphold their human rights responsibilities and avoid contributing to the violations of freedom of expression in Türkiye.
Fear as a form of governance: Digital rights under pressure in Egypt, Iraq, and Tunisia
SMEX’s new report examines the legal architecture of digital control in Egypt, Iraq and Tunisia, and sets out detailed recommendations for civil society organizations, donors, social media companies, each of the three governments, and the public.
How Turkey’s vague obscenity law is becoming a tool to criminalize LGBTI+ visibility
The recent attacks on the LGBTI+ community also represent a threat to broader facets of Turkey’s civil society.
Authorities urged to establish cause of TikTok disruption in Northern Nigeria, end any access restrictions
A coalition of civil society organizations expressed concern and stressed that the reported disruption to TikTok access in parts of northern Nigeria warrants prompt, transparent and independent investigation.
Young women in Pakistani politics are limiting their social media presence because of widespread image-based abuse
Generative AI “produces new forms of caution, withdrawal, and silence”, which have direct implications for women in politics.
Digital sovereignty: What it is, what it could be
EFF views digital sovereignty not as a walled garden, but as an opportunity for resilience and development of industries and skills.