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#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
reports that the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into women and LGBTQI+ activists for protesting a judicial reform package targeting LGBTQI+ people. They are accused of "insulting the state". buff.ly/oSABGZB
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @EspacioPublico reports on the case of Randal Telles, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison over a TikTok video. (In Spanish)
Madre de Randal Telles, condenada a 15 años de prisión por un video en TikTok, clama su libertad · Espacio Público
Madre de Randal Telles, condenada a 15 años de prisión por un video en TikTok, clama su libertad
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @EspacioPublico reports on the case of Randal Telles, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison over a TikTok video. (In Spanish)
#Bahrain 🇧🇭 By detaining Ebrahim Sharif on false news and insult charges, the authorities are reinforcing a systematic campaign to silence critical voices, says ADHRB.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Bahrain 🇧🇭 By detaining Ebrahim Sharif on false news and insult charges, the authorities are reinforcing a systematic campaign to silence critical voices, says ADHRB.
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#Uganda 🇺🇬 @HRNJ-Uganda raises alarm over escalating attacks on journalists after journalist Canary Mensor was violently beaten while covering a political campaign.
Opposition party NUP Bodyguards Assault Journalist During Political Campaign Coverage in Western Uganda
Canary Mensor, a journalist for Tayari West TV, was severely assaulted by private bodyguards of the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, on…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Uganda 🇺🇬 @HRNJ-Uganda raises alarm over escalating attacks on journalists after journalist Canary Mensor was violently beaten while covering a political campaign.
#Egypt 🇪🇬 After Egypt downplayed its severe crackdown on dissent during the African Commission’s review, CIHRS and 21 groups are calling for decisive action to address the escalating violations against free expression and civic space.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Egypt 🇪🇬 After Egypt downplayed its severe crackdown on dissent during the African Commission’s review, CIHRS and 21 groups are calling for decisive action to address the escalating violations against free expression and civic space.
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#Belarus 🇧🇾 Rights defender Ales Bialiatski is one of Lukashenka's most high profile prisoners. Arrested during a "purge" of civil society, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on bogus charges in 2023. Read about his life and work in our profile. buff.ly/sfu7XKC
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#Belarus 🇧🇾 Rights defender Ales Bialiatski is one of Lukashenka's most high profile prisoners. Arrested during a "purge" of civil society, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison on bogus charges in 2023. Read about his life and work in our profile. buff.ly/sfu7XKC
#SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 MISA-Regional warns that Meta’s settlement over major data violations with the Information Regulator dodges real accountability as it turns data protection into guesswork.
WhatsApp: Information regulator settlement | MISA Regional
PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
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November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 MISA-Regional warns that Meta’s settlement over major data violations with the Information Regulator dodges real accountability as it turns data protection into guesswork.
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 IMI reports that its regional media support centre in Dnipro was destroyed by a Russian drone. The centre had given invaluable support to Ukrainian journalists, providing safety equipment and a space to work from. buff.ly/OOOJJOT
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 IMI reports that its regional media support centre in Dnipro was destroyed by a Russian drone. The centre had given invaluable support to Ukrainian journalists, providing safety equipment and a space to work from. buff.ly/OOOJJOT
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 At the Sahafi Summit 2025, Media Matters for Democracy and partners unveiled the first locally grounded effort to define responsible AI use in Pakistani newsrooms.
Standards for ethical AI use in Pakistani newsrooms launched at Sahafi Summit 2025 - IFEX
This is the first locally grounded effort to define responsible AI use in Pakistani newsrooms.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 At the Sahafi Summit 2025, Media Matters for Democracy and partners unveiled the first locally grounded effort to define responsible AI use in Pakistani newsrooms.
#UnitedStates 🇺🇸 @penamerica.bsky.social releases a new report on the growing normalization of book banning across the country, documenting political pressure, coordinated censorship efforts, and escalating restrictions in schools and libraries.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#UnitedStates 🇺🇸 @penamerica.bsky.social releases a new report on the growing normalization of book banning across the country, documenting political pressure, coordinated censorship efforts, and escalating restrictions in schools and libraries.
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#MENA 🌐 The Beirut Press Freedom Centre is helping journalists in #Lebanon, #Syria and #Palestine stay safe and keep reporting by providing protective gear, digital and legal training, and mental health support, according to @rsf.org.
RSF Press Freedom Centre in Beirut: A year of supporting journalists in need - IFEX
With safety equipment, legal guidance, digital security training and mental-health support, journalists are better able to withstand mounting threats and keep independent reporting alive in an…
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November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#MENA 🌐 The Beirut Press Freedom Centre is helping journalists in #Lebanon, #Syria and #Palestine stay safe and keep reporting by providing protective gear, digital and legal training, and mental health support, according to @rsf.org.
#Kenya 🇰🇪 @hrw.org warns that sweeping new cybercrime amendments risk eroding digital rights and silencing critical voices.
Online free speech on the line in Kenya - IFEX
Kenya's 2025 cybercrime amendments dramatically expand state powers in ways that threaten online freedom of expression and open the door to censorship and abuse.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 #Nepal: calls for stronger journalist safety
🔹 #Chile: new criminal defamation cases
🔹 #Lebanon: RSF’s Beirut centre marks a year supporting journalists
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🔹 #Nepal: calls for stronger journalist safety
🔹 #Chile: new criminal defamation cases
🔹 #Lebanon: RSF’s Beirut centre marks a year supporting journalists
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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 #Nepal: calls for stronger journalist safety
🔹 #Chile: new criminal defamation cases
🔹 #Lebanon: RSF’s Beirut centre marks a year supporting journalists
📬 Read more #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/1qsDwoq
🔹 #Nepal: calls for stronger journalist safety
🔹 #Chile: new criminal defamation cases
🔹 #Lebanon: RSF’s Beirut centre marks a year supporting journalists
📬 Read more #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/1qsDwoq
#Global 🌐 Technologies developed on the battlefield are now shaping civilian life. Similarly, the tech developed for civilian apps is being used for surveillance and warfare. @privacyinternational.org explores dual-use tech and the darker side of "innovation". buff.ly/4UmA9CD
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Global 🌐 Technologies developed on the battlefield are now shaping civilian life. Similarly, the tech developed for civilian apps is being used for surveillance and warfare. @privacyinternational.org explores dual-use tech and the darker side of "innovation". buff.ly/4UmA9CD
#Cambodia 🇰🇭 “Cambodian authorities are using the recent Thai border conflict as a pretext to intimidate people who freely express their views on social media and to harass critics of the government,” said Bryony Lau, deputy Asia director at @hrw.org
Cambodia: Border Conflict Critics Arrested
Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict in July and August 2025.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Brasil 🇧🇷 ARTIGO19 shares details on UNESCO’s training programme on artistic freedom, which supports artists and cultural workers facing censorship, restrictions, and threats to their creative expression. (In Portuguese)
Treinamento em Liberdade Artística da UNESCO - ARTIGO19
A ARTIGO 19 Brasil e América do Sul esteve presente em Paris, na França, para participar de um treinamento em liberdade artística, evento organizado pelo Programa Aschberg para Artistas e…
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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Brasil 🇧🇷 ARTIGO19 shares details on UNESCO’s training programme on artistic freedom, which supports artists and cultural workers facing censorship, restrictions, and threats to their creative expression. (In Portuguese)
#Palestine 🇵🇸 Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian and international journalists covering violence in the occupied West Bank, a pattern that @pressfreedom.bsky.social warns is escalating due to impunity. buff.ly/KH0pWDF
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Palestine 🇵🇸 Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinian and international journalists covering violence in the occupied West Bank, a pattern that @pressfreedom.bsky.social warns is escalating due to impunity. buff.ly/KH0pWDF
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 Africa tackles #AI threats in elections
🔹 Israel widens its crackdown on Palestinian expression
🔹 Nigerian journalist jailed on spurious terrorism charges in Benin
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🔹 Africa tackles #AI threats in elections
🔹 Israel widens its crackdown on Palestinian expression
🔹 Nigerian journalist jailed on spurious terrorism charges in Benin
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/1qsDwoq
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 Africa tackles #AI threats in elections
🔹 Israel widens its crackdown on Palestinian expression
🔹 Nigerian journalist jailed on spurious terrorism charges in Benin
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/1qsDwoq
🔹 Africa tackles #AI threats in elections
🔹 Israel widens its crackdown on Palestinian expression
🔹 Nigerian journalist jailed on spurious terrorism charges in Benin
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/1qsDwoq
#Global 🌐 Governments around the world are increasingly exerting control over the technology that people depend on to access the free and open internet. Check out @freedomhouse.bsky.social's investigation and recommendations to governments and the private sector. buff.ly/aVYoPcA
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#Global 🌐 Governments around the world are increasingly exerting control over the technology that people depend on to access the free and open internet. Check out @freedomhouse.bsky.social's investigation and recommendations to governments and the private sector. buff.ly/aVYoPcA
#SriLanka 🇱🇰 Media groups share their views on the state of free speech a year after the elections. Free Media Movement noted that "while direct threats have decreased, journalists still face pressure and uncertainty, leading to widespread self-censorship."
#IFJBlog: Q&A with Sri Lanka’s defenders of media freedom / IFJ
Sri Lanka’s media community sees both hope and frustration a year after the National People’s Power (NPP) government swept to power in Sri Lanka’s national elections in November 2024. The IFJ asked…
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November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#SriLanka 🇱🇰 Media groups share their views on the state of free speech a year after the elections. Free Media Movement noted that "while direct threats have decreased, journalists still face pressure and uncertainty, leading to widespread self-censorship."
#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP_org invites submissions for the Latin American contest “Entrevistas Imaginadas.” The call encourages creative dialogues built from documented facts, testimonies, and traces of memory. Open until 10 December. (In Spanish)
Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa
La libertad de prensa es el oxígeno de toda sociedad. No hay manera de restringírselo a algunos sin que dejemos de respirar todos. Por eso, defendemos el derecho de los y las periodistas de poder informar...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP_org invites submissions for the Latin American contest “Entrevistas Imaginadas.” The call encourages creative dialogues built from documented facts, testimonies, and traces of memory. Open until 10 December. (In Spanish)
#SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social condemns the new 25-year sentence against human rights defender Mohammed Al-Bajadi, who has been repeatedly detained for his activism and kept in prison beyond the end of his original term. buff.ly/8gQ2M9D
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social condemns the new 25-year sentence against human rights defender Mohammed Al-Bajadi, who has been repeatedly detained for his activism and kept in prison beyond the end of his original term. buff.ly/8gQ2M9D
#Ghana 🇬🇭 The MFWA urges real action behind the 2026 media reforms, warning that without strong funding and independence for the NMC, the promised progress will remain on paper.
Ghana’s 2026 budget commits to stronger media regulation, needs robust implementation
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) notes with interest the Government of Ghana’s 2026 Budget Statement, presented by the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, which outlines…
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November 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Ghana 🇬🇭 The MFWA urges real action behind the 2026 media reforms, warning that without strong funding and independence for the NMC, the promised progress will remain on paper.
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Roma Ayuobi pens a moving narrative about the suppression of women under Taliban rule and their struggle to assert their voice and rights in society. @indexoncensorship.org.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Roma Ayuobi pens a moving narrative about the suppression of women under Taliban rule and their struggle to assert their voice and rights in society. @indexoncensorship.org.
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🌎 Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes and her outlet have endured years of state-backed defamation and harassment. Their work continues to shine a light on power despite relentless efforts to silence them.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌎 Venezuelan journalist Luz Mely Reyes and her outlet have endured years of state-backed defamation and harassment. Their work continues to shine a light on power despite relentless efforts to silence them.
Read more: buff.ly/BXiBa6G
Read more: buff.ly/BXiBa6G