In recent years, the French authorities' attack on civic space has been marked by police violence, surveillance practices, arrests of protesters, persecution of journalists and tight restrictions on ...

"By deploying surveillance technologies such as ResidentBat, the Belarusian state is pursuing a deliberate strategy of repression against independent journalism" - RSF ...

Rights groups, including IFEX, urge Yemeni authorities to release journalist Naseh Shaker after more than two years in detention and end enforced disappearance targeting independent journalists.

Despite the release of the journalists, "Rasa TV" remains closed, and the station has yet to be permitted to resume its operations.

The new legislation could endanger free speech rights, media freedom, and the protection of whistleblowers. This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 9 December 2025.

Tuptsokova, a Georgia-based Circassian writer, faces up to six years in prison in absentia if convicted. This statement was ...

"The EU's new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile ...

After years of imprisonment for peaceful activism, Mohammadi's detention has drawn international condemnation and renewed ...

The US government's threat to sanction the ICC unless it pledges not to prosecute President Trump, and Russia's retaliatory ...

IFEX joins rights groups condemning Yemen;s ban on engagement with Mwatana for Human Rights, warning that authorities are weaponizing security laws to further silence civil society.

"His story deserves to be told with respect, but also with indignation. And because I trust - I truly believe - that the day will come when we can embrace him outside that cell." ...

Lebanese journalists and rights defenders face mounting insecurity and economic strain as gaps in legal protections persist and international support remains critical ahead of the 2026 UPR.