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#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports that seven journalists were acquitted of charges of "terrorism propaganda". They were put on trial for protesting the killing of two Kurdish journalists in northern Syria, where Turkey was carrying out drone strikes. buff.ly/cnD74IF
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports that seven journalists were acquitted of charges of "terrorism propaganda". They were put on trial for protesting the killing of two Kurdish journalists in northern Syria, where Turkey was carrying out drone strikes. buff.ly/cnD74IF
#Nepal 🇳🇵 Photojournalist Dipendra Dhungana talks about safety concerns. "We are yet unprepared due to a lack of skills & safety equipment. No media house or newsroom speaks about additional safety of frontline media persons reporting in such crises."
Nepal: Interview with journalist Dipendra Dhungana on safety concerns when covering protests - IFEX
In recent protests, attacks targeted not only public facilities but also media houses.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Nepal 🇳🇵 Photojournalist Dipendra Dhungana talks about safety concerns. "We are yet unprepared due to a lack of skills & safety equipment. No media house or newsroom speaks about additional safety of frontline media persons reporting in such crises."
#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP_org explores whether journalism can help drive environmental change — amid an alarming reality: 44 environmental reporters have been killed and 24 survived assassination attempts in the last 15 years. (In Spanish)
T4EP3 S.O.S. Planeta: un llamado del medio ambiente al periodismo
Perifoneo: un pódcast sobre libertad de expresión · Episode
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November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP_org explores whether journalism can help drive environmental change — amid an alarming reality: 44 environmental reporters have been killed and 24 survived assassination attempts in the last 15 years. (In Spanish)
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 Between January and October 2025, Pakistan Press Foundation documented at least 137 confirmed attacks on journalists and media professionals in connection with their work and attempts of censorship to regulate and restrict free expression.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 Between January and October 2025, Pakistan Press Foundation documented at least 137 confirmed attacks on journalists and media professionals in connection with their work and attempts of censorship to regulate and restrict free expression.
"#Paraguay 🇵🇾 The Union of Journalists of Paraguay denounces senators for repeatedly delaying approval of the Law for the Protection of Journalists, urging swift action to ensure journalists’ safety. (In Spanish)
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"#Paraguay 🇵🇾 The Union of Journalists of Paraguay denounces senators for repeatedly delaying approval of the Law for the Protection of Journalists, urging swift action to ensure journalists’ safety. (In Spanish)
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#Palestine 🇵🇸 @7amleh.bsky.social and rights groups warn that the sale of US #TikTok may weaken data protection and increase censorship of Palestinian content, calling for transparent and accountable moderation policies. buff.ly/topi0j6
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#Palestine 🇵🇸 @7amleh.bsky.social and rights groups warn that the sale of US #TikTok may weaken data protection and increase censorship of Palestinian content, calling for transparent and accountable moderation policies. buff.ly/topi0j6
#Malawi 🇲🇼 MISA-Malawi urges the police to proactively investigate and prosecute attacks on journalists, including online abuse targeting women reporters.
MISA Malawi calls for police commitment to ending impunity for crimes against journalists | MISA Malawi
PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
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November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Malawi 🇲🇼 MISA-Malawi urges the police to proactively investigate and prosecute attacks on journalists, including online abuse targeting women reporters.
#Lebanon 🇱🇧 As part of a joint campaign with UN Lebanon, Maharat Foundation spotlights how free expression and #InformationIntegrity is key to restoring public trust and advancing reform through credible journalism.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#Lebanon 🇱🇧 As part of a joint campaign with UN Lebanon, Maharat Foundation spotlights how free expression and #InformationIntegrity is key to restoring public trust and advancing reform through credible journalism.
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🌐 Environmental journalist Olena Mudra has been the target of coordinated online attacks since June 2025.
Her reporting on environmental abuses has made her a target, and a symbol of the dangers faced by those who expose “eco-crimes.”
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Her reporting on environmental abuses has made her a target, and a symbol of the dangers faced by those who expose “eco-crimes.”
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Smeared for exposing an “eco-crime” - IFEX
Environmental journalist Olena Mudra knows how difficult it is to shut down an online smear campaign once it’s underway. Since June 2025, she has been the target of coordinated attacks that seek to…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🌐 Environmental journalist Olena Mudra has been the target of coordinated online attacks since June 2025.
Her reporting on environmental abuses has made her a target, and a symbol of the dangers faced by those who expose “eco-crimes.”
Read the story:
Her reporting on environmental abuses has made her a target, and a symbol of the dangers faced by those who expose “eco-crimes.”
Read the story:
#IvoryCoast 🇨🇮 With support from CIPESA, Action et Humanisme is empowering disability rights advocates to push for government websites and digital platforms that are truly accessible to all.
100 Activists Trained To Advance Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Côte d'Ivoire – Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
CIPESA Staff | Across the African continent, including in Côte d’Ivoire, governments are increasingly adopting digitalisation programs aimed at improving efficiency and effectively delivering public…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#IvoryCoast 🇨🇮 With support from CIPESA, Action et Humanisme is empowering disability rights advocates to push for government websites and digital platforms that are truly accessible to all.
#Italy 🇮🇹 @efjeurope.bsky.social condemns the firing of journalist Gabriele Nunziati, who was dropped by his news agency for asking an EC spokeswoman whether #Israel should pay for the reconstruction of #Gaza. buff.ly/urnPTbF
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#Italy 🇮🇹 @efjeurope.bsky.social condemns the firing of journalist Gabriele Nunziati, who was dropped by his news agency for asking an EC spokeswoman whether #Israel should pay for the reconstruction of #Gaza. buff.ly/urnPTbF
#Indonesia 🇮🇩 IFEX and Aliansi Jurnalis Independen said the civil lawsuit filed by a minister against media outlet Tempo undermines press freedom and is tantamount to a SLAPP harassment suit.
We urged President Prabowo to ensure that journalists can report freely.
We urged President Prabowo to ensure that journalists can report freely.
INDONESIA: IFEX calls for the Minister of Agriculture to cease harassment and drop SLAPP case seeking exorbitant damages of US$12 million from "Tempo" - IFEX
Minister Sulaiman's determination to proceed with the case, combined with the disproportionate financial damages being sought, reinforces IFEX's concern that SLAPP tactics are being used as a…
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November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Indonesia 🇮🇩 IFEX and Aliansi Jurnalis Independen said the civil lawsuit filed by a minister against media outlet Tempo undermines press freedom and is tantamount to a SLAPP harassment suit.
We urged President Prabowo to ensure that journalists can report freely.
We urged President Prabowo to ensure that journalists can report freely.
#Palestine 🇵🇸 “They said my presence could cause riots, but I only carry a camera.”
@pressfreedom.bsky.social reports that Israeli police barred and interrogated Palestinian journalists covering #AlAqsa during Ramadan 2025, in a clear attempt to suppress press freedom.
@pressfreedom.bsky.social reports that Israeli police barred and interrogated Palestinian journalists covering #AlAqsa during Ramadan 2025, in a clear attempt to suppress press freedom.
Palestinian journalists targeted with Ramadan bans, arrests at Al-Aqsa holy site - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nazareth, November 4, 2025—Israeli police banned at least 10 Palestinian journalists from Jerusalem’s disputed Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan this year, CPJ has found, in what many view as a…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Palestine 🇵🇸 “They said my presence could cause riots, but I only carry a camera.”
@pressfreedom.bsky.social reports that Israeli police barred and interrogated Palestinian journalists covering #AlAqsa during Ramadan 2025, in a clear attempt to suppress press freedom.
@pressfreedom.bsky.social reports that Israeli police barred and interrogated Palestinian journalists covering #AlAqsa during Ramadan 2025, in a clear attempt to suppress press freedom.
#Uganda 🇺🇬 HRNJ-Uganda warns that the decision to ban @NationMediaGrp journalists from Parliament reflects a growing intolerance toward independent journalism and undermines the public’s #RightToInformation.
A Growing Cancer of Intolerance: How Uganda’s Parliament Is Silencing the Press
Uganda’s Parliament has blocked journalists from the Nation Media Group (NMG) from covering its proceedings a move that has sparked national and international concern about the growing erosion of…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Uganda 🇺🇬 HRNJ-Uganda warns that the decision to ban @NationMediaGrp journalists from Parliament reflects a growing intolerance toward independent journalism and undermines the public’s #RightToInformation.
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s media
🔹 Afghanistan's escalating repression of journalists
🔹 Ahead of elections: media bans in Uganda, surveillance and intimidation of journalists in Honduras
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
🔹 Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s media
🔹 Afghanistan's escalating repression of journalists
🔹 Ahead of elections: media bans in Uganda, surveillance and intimidation of journalists in Honduras
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s media
🔹 Afghanistan's escalating repression of journalists
🔹 Ahead of elections: media bans in Uganda, surveillance and intimidation of journalists in Honduras
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
🔹 Russia’s assault on Ukraine’s media
🔹 Afghanistan's escalating repression of journalists
🔹 Ahead of elections: media bans in Uganda, surveillance and intimidation of journalists in Honduras
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
#Global 🌐 For #IDEI2025, RSF profiled 34 "press freedom predators", including the IDF, Putin, the Chinese Communist Party, Daniel Ortega and the military junta in Burkina Faso. Read about these and some lesser-known predators in RSF's guide. buff.ly/dwBKYi3
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Global 🌐 For #IDEI2025, RSF profiled 34 "press freedom predators", including the IDF, Putin, the Chinese Communist Party, Daniel Ortega and the military junta in Burkina Faso. Read about these and some lesser-known predators in RSF's guide. buff.ly/dwBKYi3
#Philippines 🇵🇭 “Authorities must leave no stone unturned in identifying, capturing, & prosecuting the perpetrators behind the shooting of journalist Noel Bellen Samar,” said Shawn Crispin, Southeast Asia representative of @pressfreedom.bsky.social.
#EndImpunity
#EndImpunity
Philippine radio journalist Noel Bellen Samar killed in gun attack - Committee to Protect Journalists
Editor’s note: On October 21, Noel Bellen Samar died after surgery for gunshot wounds. The headline and contents of this alert have been updated to reflect his killing. Bangkok, October 20,…
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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Philippines 🇵🇭 “Authorities must leave no stone unturned in identifying, capturing, & prosecuting the perpetrators behind the shooting of journalist Noel Bellen Samar,” said Shawn Crispin, Southeast Asia representative of @pressfreedom.bsky.social.
#EndImpunity
#EndImpunity
#Sudan 🇸🇩 Amid disinformation and attacks on media, @globalvoices.org examines the collapse of Sudan’s information ecosystem, and the resilience of journalists whose reporting remains vital to truth, accountability, and public safety.
Journalism is the oxygen of democracy: How Sudan’s information crisis reflects a global reality
When reporters are silenced, communities lose more than news — they lose safety and dignity. Sudan’s media crisis shows why journalism everywhere is a lifeline.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Sudan 🇸🇩 Amid disinformation and attacks on media, @globalvoices.org examines the collapse of Sudan’s information ecosystem, and the resilience of journalists whose reporting remains vital to truth, accountability, and public safety.
#Africa 🌍 As #G20 nations push digital systems into Africa, CIPESA urges #G20 leaders to ensure African citizens, not algorithms, define inclusion.
Digital infrastructure promises inclusion but risks building new walls - IFEX
With the G20 shaping the rules of digital public infrastructure, African nations will have to guard against systems that centralise power, deepen surveillance, and strip citizens of control over…
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November 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 The human cost of Big Tech’s inaction
🔹 Impunity for journalist crimes persists across #MENA
🔹 Sudan’s blackout leaves journalists disappeared and detained
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
🔹 The human cost of Big Tech’s inaction
🔹 Impunity for journalist crimes persists across #MENA
🔹 Sudan’s blackout leaves journalists disappeared and detained
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This week in #FreeExpression:
🔹 The human cost of Big Tech’s inaction
🔹 Impunity for journalist crimes persists across #MENA
🔹 Sudan’s blackout leaves journalists disappeared and detained
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
🔹 The human cost of Big Tech’s inaction
🔹 Impunity for journalist crimes persists across #MENA
🔹 Sudan’s blackout leaves journalists disappeared and detained
📬 Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/f0zli7Q
#Belarus 🇧🇾 Belarus's atrocious human rights record came under scrutiny at the UPR on 3 November. Read the submission made by PEN Belarus, @peninternational.bsky.social, and PEN America, that documented attacks on free expression, cultural rights and linguistic rights. buff.ly/e3byJA1
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Belarus 🇧🇾 Belarus's atrocious human rights record came under scrutiny at the UPR on 3 November. Read the submission made by PEN Belarus, @peninternational.bsky.social, and PEN America, that documented attacks on free expression, cultural rights and linguistic rights. buff.ly/e3byJA1
📣 As digital spaces shrink and threats grow, defending free expression is more vital than ever.
Join us tomorrow at #MozFest2025 (9:00 a.m., Room C2) to discuss how we can protect it together.
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Join us tomorrow at #MozFest2025 (9:00 a.m., Room C2) to discuss how we can protect it together.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 As digital spaces shrink and threats grow, defending free expression is more vital than ever.
Join us tomorrow at #MozFest2025 (9:00 a.m., Room C2) to discuss how we can protect it together.
🔗 Details: buff.ly/5F6Dikj
Join us tomorrow at #MozFest2025 (9:00 a.m., Room C2) to discuss how we can protect it together.
🔗 Details: buff.ly/5F6Dikj
#Bahrain 🇧🇭 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social raises alarm over the health of imprisoned human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who recently joined prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike to protest worsening conditions and violations of free expression. buff.ly/aC4Pc3J #FreeAlKhawaja
Prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike, as calls mount for Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja’s freedom
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#Bahrain 🇧🇭 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social raises alarm over the health of imprisoned human rights defender Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who recently joined prisoners at Jaw Prison on hunger strike to protest worsening conditions and violations of free expression. buff.ly/aC4Pc3J #FreeAlKhawaja
#Mali 🇲🇱 @hrw.org raises alarm over the disappearance of unionist and whistleblower Cheick Oumar Diallo, demanding authorities disclose his whereabouts and halt the escalating repression of critics.
Mali whistleblower snatched off the streets of Bamako - IFEX
Prominent critic Cheick Oumar Diallo's abduction by gendarmes in Bamako has intensified alarm over the junta's escalating repression of dissent and trade union activism.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Vietnam 🇻🇳 @globalvoices.org interviewed Vietnam Rise about the state of free speech in the country and how civil society groups and members of the diaspora are promoting regional collaboration to reclaim civic space
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November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Vietnam 🇻🇳 @globalvoices.org interviewed Vietnam Rise about the state of free speech in the country and how civil society groups and members of the diaspora are promoting regional collaboration to reclaim civic space
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