IFEX is making a difference worldwide
During a period when the terms ‘record-breaking’ and ‘unprecedented’ too often describe negative developments in our world, and when polarization and divisiveness are on the ascent, the IFEX network demonstrated solidarity, support, compassion, and understanding. In 2024 we countered extraordinary efforts to undermine the free expression and information rights we promote and defend, as well as attacks directed at our own abilities to do this work.
2025 – 2029 Strategic Plan
Our strategic plan guides our collective scope, priorities, and approach from 2025 through 2029, while ensuring we respond to the evolving contexts and needs of IFEX members over the period.
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.
Featured Articles
Tunisia loses a leading defender of media freedom and civic space
Human rights defender and journalist Kamel Labidi is remembered for advancing media reform, defending imprisoned activists, and for his leadership of IFEX member Vigilance for Democracy and the Civic State in strengthening freedom of expression in Tunisia.
Ugandans silenced even before voting
Uganda’s most recent internet shutdown was engineered to quiet dissent, fracture everyday life, and weaken collective political agency.
New app seeks to protect Palestinian journalists amid rising violations
As arrests, summons, and coverage restrictions intensify, MADA launches the Raqeb app to enable secure documentation of violations and strengthen accountability and protection for journalists and human rights defenders.
South Sudanese pay the price for broken peace
Despite African Union diplomacy, attacks on schools, hospitals, and markets continue, leaving South Sudanese civilians trapped in violence and impunity.
Haiti’s Presidential Council expands defamation laws as end of political immunity looms
CPJ reports that Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council has broadened defamation legislation at a moment when political immunity is nearing expiration, raising serious concerns about increased legal pressure on journalists and constraints on freedom of expression amid ongoing insecurity.
UN treaty talks risk excluding civil society voices on crimes against humanity
Civil society groups urge UN Member States to guarantee full, safe, and equal participation in crimes against humanity treaty talks, warning that exclusion undermines accountability, transparency, and survivor-centered justice.
