"Across India, a quiet purge of digital content is underway." This statement was originally published on indexoncensorship.org on 23 July 2025. Journalism critical of the government is vanishing from ...

SFLC.in notes that the Telecommunication (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024 fall short on accountability. Yet, as with many reforms in India’s digital governance ecosystem, the devil lies ...

May 2025 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. The India-Pakistan tension ...

Landry Ulrich Nguéma Ngokpélé's arrest and imprisonment for reporting on a former president's possible return to Bangui illustrates the ongoing criminalisation of journalism in the Central African ...

Frequent references to 'colour revolution', 'traditional values', the 'evil' West, and 'Maidan' are lifted out of the Russian playbook on undermining peaceful demonstrations.

This briefing paper, presented by the Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), aims to provide insight into the evolving political landscape of Syria. It seeks to highlight the significant developments ...

Despite sustained pushback from civil society and digital rights groups, Zambia has enacted sweeping cyber laws that threaten fundamental freedoms under the guise of countering terrorism and ...

Zhang Zhan was first detained in 2020 for documenting the COVID-19 situation in Wuhan and for reporting on the harassment faced by independent journalists.

Journalists face escalating threats, raids, and harsh prison conditions as Iranian authorities tighten control over independent reporting and public discourse.

The Senegalese government is using regulatory, financial, and administrative measures to systematically clamp down on press freedom under the guise of professionalising the media.

The World Press Freedom Index 2025 records an ongoing wave of media outlet shutdowns globally. It also identifies 42 countries where press freedom is now "entirely absent".

GCHR condemns the sham trial as a tool to silence dissent, and calls for the immediate release of arbitrarily sentenced defendants and urgent reforms to ensure fair trials.