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
Bulgaria: Top TV anchor taken off air amid alleged political interference
“bTV” channel issued a statement saying it was firing host Maria Tsantsarova for allegedly violating internal editorial rules, and that it did not tolerate “political activism”.
Australian writer facing transnational repression
PEN calls for urgent action to secure the release of Murray Hunter.
Kazakhstan: Lawmakers adopt anti-LGBTQI+ “propaganda” bill
A bill on crime prevention was also adopted, introducing the notion of “anti-social behaviour,” or actions that contravene the vague notion of “generally accepted standards of behaviour and morality”.
RSF condemns Vietnam’s latest legal crackdown on independent journalism
The two measures will significantly strengthen the regime’s control over information.
Poetry on trial in Togo
Nearly a year without a hearing, the prolonged confinement of a Togolese poet exposes how pretrial detention is being weaponised to silence dissenting voices.
Data rules catching up with data power
As data extraction accelerates across Africa, coordinated regional action is emerging to close governance gaps and rebuild public trust in how information is collected, shared, and protected.
