Joint Statements

27 human rights organizations renew calls for the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) to take urgent action on behalf of the detained writer.

“Karaivaz was one of Greece’s most prominent investigative journalists specialising in organised crime and police reporting when he was gunned down in broad daylight outside his Athens home on 9 April 2021”.

The “Restore X” campaign highlights how the suspension of X (Twitter) in Pakistan is affecting the free flow of information.

Rights groups continue to call on Bahrain’s King to immediately free the imprisoned human rights defender.

At a time when the rule of law is increasingly being called into question across Europe, it is more necessary than ever for the rule of law report to be critical, specific and linked to enforcement tools.

IFEX joins rights groups calling on the Media Freedom Coalition to protect Gaza’s journalists, ensure access to information, and investigate killings.

18 organisations and 44 journalists signed a statement condemning the “egregious act of judicial overreach” by authorities.

The law opens the door to further arbitrary arrests and detentions while escalating censorship, creating a global chilling effect.

The escalation of threats and violence suffered by journalists in Novi Sad has reached an unprecedented level in the past fortnight, with no fewer than seven journalists being targeted.

Journalists and media freedom groups call for the urgent withdrawal of a proposed legislation allowing political control over public-service media in Slovakia.

A statement signed by nearly 30 civil society groups highlights the adverse impact of growing digital censorship in the country.

Rights groups call on UK government to reverse its crackdown on the right to protest and stop conflating protests with extremism.

The Council of Europe’s Safety of Journalists Platform report reviews threats to media freedom across the region in 2023.

“As important country-wide local elections loom, the Turkish authorities are once again intensifying efforts to control social media platforms through use of the restrictive internet law, demanding the blocking of content critical of the government.”

F1 must not continue to be a conduit to sportswash human rights violations in Bahrain.

18 civil society organizations denounce reprisals against Sinai Foundation following reports on Gaza border activity.