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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language.

As Algeria prepares for presidential elections this year, the amendments to the Penal Code are set to deepen repression.

The first thing worth noting is that, while called 'procedures', these are, in fact, people. The second thing worth noting is what makes them special. This group of independent experts monitor and ...