7amleh and RNW Media urge the EU to protect Palestinian digital rights by demanding transparency, preventing censorship, and enforcing privacy in content moderation.

Waleed Abu al-Khair, one of the country’s most prominent human rights lawyers, is pictured in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 25 September 2012. Linda Davidson / The Washington Post via Getty Images ...

Young Kenyan activists have harnessed AI and turned it into a vital civic tool a to demystify legislation, coordinate mass protests, and challenge state power.

The Pakistan Press Foundation urged the court to reconsider such a mass blanket ban. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 9 July 2025. The Pakistan Press ...

A SMEX report reveals how patriarchal surveillance, biased algorithms, and legal intimidation suppress feminist voices online, highlighting activists’ strategies of care, solidarity, and resistance to ...

In his contribution to IFEX’s series marking International Women’s Day, Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah paints a disturbing picture of the rise in digital attacks and the direct connection between ...

Sulemana Braimah evaluates the critical role of the media through three decades of Ghana's political history.

Pakistan Press Foundation has documented at least 157 media-related attacks, including 16 instances of arrests, five instances of detention, and 44 cases of assault this year.

While PECA has been used to stifle journalists, it has also been used to intimidate the country’s various marginalised communities. Journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid explores the effects of Pakistan’s ...

Your State has committed to ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms. This is what the Sustainable Development Goal 16.10 affirms. Is your government meeting its commitment ...

While the world grapples with a global health pandemic, in the MENA region the spread of misinformation and disinformation seems to be outpacing the spread of the actual disease. Regional Editor ...

Concerns mount over use of new Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition technology to target women.