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IFEX @ifex.org · 57m
#Slovenia 🇸🇮 @europeanjournalists.org and local media groups are concerned that a proposed amendment could threaten to dismantle the financial and editorial independence of the country's public service broadcaster RTV. buff.ly/UwTZr1J
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Against the dismantling of Slovenia's public service broadcaster - IFEX
A proposed amendment could threaten to dismantle the financial and editorial independence of Slovenia's public service broadcaster.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 2h
#Nepal 🇳🇵 Freedom Forum expresses concern over the arrest and detention of political analyst Bharat Dahal. "Arresting an individual solely for sharing a report on social media is a sheer violation of freedom of expression and opinion." buff.ly/2bOUbcv
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IFEX @ifex.org · 13h
#Brazil 🇧🇷 Abraji denounces FIEMS' judicial harassment campaign against a MS media outlet, seeking to silence critical coverage through strategic lawsuits and legal intimidation tactics. (In Portuguese) buff.ly/ibdvNnU
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Abraji denuncia tática de assédio judicial da Fiems contra veículo do MS
A Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji) manifesta sua preocupação com o recente episódio de assédio judicial movido pela Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 16h
#Moldova 🇲🇩 A civic education app VotEDU was developed with support from Digital Spark, a program of Metamorphosis Foundation and its partners, to turn electoral-education content into short, interactive lessons targeting young voters exposed to online manipulation. buff.ly/1sZvfgL
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IFEX @ifex.org · 18h
#MENA 🗺️ New paper by SMEX: Social media bans and age verification won't fix children's online safety in MENA. The paper urges platform accountability, safety by design and stronger data protection, not excluding children from the digital world. buff.ly/hMTdXGd
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IFEX @ifex.org · 19h
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 the Media Rights Agenda Executive Director, Edetaen Ojo, shares insights on the impact of the Global System for Mobile Communications services on Nigeria’s communication landscape. buff.ly/usueFmO
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IFEX @ifex.org · 30/09/2026
🌎 The call for fair media access was made after some media outlets were blocked from covering the G20 meeting of finance ministers in North Carolina. Amy Brouillette of @globalfreemedia.bsky.social said barring reporters from a G20 meeting sets a dangerous precedent. buff.ly/YKi54gJ
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G20: Media groups call for fair media access at future meetings - IFEX
The call for fair media access was made after some media outlets were blocked from covering the G20 meeting of finance ministers in North Carolina.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 30/09/2026
#Myanmar 🇲🇲 SRI's investigative article for @mizzimadailynews.substack.com looks into the impact of information restrictions on the lives of ordinary women, online sellers, and journalists amid the escalating digital repression under junta rule. buff.ly/1jLDUZn
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The high price of connection in Myanmar - IFEX
How communication blackouts and information restrictions heighten digital repression and affect the lives of Myanmar citizens.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
#Nicaragua 🇳🇮 SIP highlights how independent journalism is being reinvented in exile to overcome censorship, with outlets like Confidencial reaching 50% of their domestic audience despite internet blocks and political persecution. (In Spanish) buff.ly/5QZfkkM
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Nicaragua: reinventar el periodismo en el exilio
Publicado en el diario La Voz: Nicaragua: reinventar el periodismo en el exilio
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
🌏 The latest state of Asian newsrooms based on a survey done by WAN-IFRA and its partners highlighted growing AI adaptation, revenue and funding challenges, print-digital integration, and changing audience behavior. buff.ly/xTt3xaY
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Innovation, AI and uncertainty: Key findings from the 2025 State of Asian Newsrooms report
Asian newsrooms are moving faster on artificial intelligence, digital audiences and new forms of collaboration, but familiar pressures around staffing and revenue remain. That is the broad picture…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
#Palestine 🇵🇸 "Holding Big Tech accountable": @7amleh.bsky.social’s mid-year report covers their vital research on Meta's moderation of Palestinian content, Microsoft Maps changes to West Bank labels, and shareholder resolutions at Meta and PayPal. buff.ly/LTABpFA
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
#Mali 🇲🇱 The Media Foundation for West Africa highlights Mali’s shrinking civic space, examining the jailing of journalists and activists, bans on independent media, and why urgent action is needed to reverse the trend. buff.ly/pdYU6Q0
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 Experts from the Institute of Mass Information identified a total of 203 potentially commissioned news stories within online media outlets’ news feeds in the 3rd quarter of 2026. It noted that the covert promotion market continues to erode the media landscape. buff.ly/cyMBOUD
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Covert promotion in Ukraine's online news in 3rd quarter of 2026
Commercial clients amounted to 82,5% of all potentially commisioned content on Ukraine's news websites. The share of mudslinging has grown, and the MIC emerged as a standalone category.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 29/09/2026
#Cambodia 🇰🇭 From April to June 2026, Cambodian Center for Independent Media recorded 12 incidents related to press freedom violations. Four were detained in the course of fulfilling their journalistic duties. buff.ly/jIDEWKi
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social traces the growing use of content takedown mechanisms against digital media and independent journalism in 2026 and examines how these mechanisms, and the pressure on platforms are undermining press freedom online. buff.ly/TSNyTYF
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Censorship by Uncertainty: How Content Takedowns Are Reshaping Digital Media
An analysis of how censorship that's happening to digital media through content takedowns and increasing uncertainty for digital media.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
📚 International Publishers Association announces the inaugural freedom of expression 'Defenders' award shortlist. "These are all initiatives showing how we can fight for freedom of expression, for the freedom to publish and for the freedom to read." buff.ly/yvaWxWG
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IPA Announces Inaugural Freedom of Expression Defenders Award Shortlist – International Publishers Association
New prize recognises initiatives defending freedom of expression, freedom to publish and the freedom to read across book publishing, journalism, and archives from USA, Georgia, Germany and Turkey.…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
#Egypt 🇪🇬 Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem has spent 10 years in detention. Ahead of his 27 September hearing, 16 rights groups, including CIHRS, demand his immediate release. Read the statement. buff.ly/mpThpjX
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Joint Statement: Ahead of His Trial Hearing, Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem After Ten Years of Deprivation of Liberty
The undersigned organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release photojournalist Hamdi Mokhtar Ali, known as “Hamdi El-Zaeem,” and bring to an end his decade-long ordeal of…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Espacio Publico welcomes court dismissal of criminal case against Carlos Correa, confirming charges lacked legal basis and calling for continued solidarity to free all arbitrarily detained defenders. (In Spanish) buff.ly/3wC7oyN
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Tribunal decreta el sobreseimiento del proceso penal contra Carlos Correa · Espacio Público
Tribunal decreta el sobreseimiento del proceso penal contra Carlos Correa
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
#Belarus 🇧🇾 The latest newsletter of the Belarusian Association of Journalists highlighted the repressions against independent media and severe restrictions on access to information. It also flagged a broad wave of censorship based on anti-extremism legislation. buff.ly/wAksQMa
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IFEX @ifex.org · 28/09/2026
#Guinea 🇬🇳 The Media Foundation for West Africa condemns a decision by Guinea's High Authority for Communication to withdraw the accreditation of journalist, Mamadou Diawo Labboyah Barry, who is the publishing director of Le Lynx and a correspondent for Jeune Afrique. buff.ly/rILHkHn
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Guinea: Media regulator withdraws accreditation of Jeune Afrique correspondent
Mamadou Diawo Labboyah Barry, publishing director of the Guinean press group Le Lynx and correspondent for the French media outlet Jeune Afrique in Guinea, had his accreditation as a correspondent…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 26/09/2026
This week in #FreeExpression: 🔹 #Belarus: Freed media managers expose horrific state captivity. 🔹 #Ghana: Press networks launch legal defence fund. 🔹 #Peru: Press groups demand dismissal of lawsuit targeting reporter. Read #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/wFVP8Uh
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
#Ecuador 🇪🇨 FUNDAMEDIOS marks arrest of alleged mastermind behind Villavicencio murder as a step toward justice, but demands prosecution for his documented harassment and threats against press. (In Spanish) buff.ly/3Pt5uYU
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La detención de Xavier Jordán es un paso clave para hacer justicia, pero de ninguna forma es un punto final
Quito, 17 de septiembre de 2026 Fundamedios registra la detención de Xavier Jordán, ocurrida el 16 de septiembre de 2026 en Doral, Miami, a manos de agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social published a letter from journalist Erdal Süsem, who has been in prison for nearly 25 years, ahead of his 6 October hearing. “I continue to be held unjustly & unlawfully. For 25 years, I have been waging an exhausting legal battle.” buff.ly/czLiIzf
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Journalist and writer Erdal Süsem has been in prison for 25 years despite European court rulings
Both the ECtHR and Turkey's Constitutional Court previously gave rulings in favor of Süsem. His next hearng will be held on Oct 6.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
#Palestine 🇵🇸 EU found Israel in breach of the human rights clause of their Association Agreement over a year ago & still hasn't suspended it. A July citizens' initiative demanding suspension became the fastest-growing ever. buff.ly/aNR5txn
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
#Togo 🇹🇬 The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the provisional release of two French filmmakers and their fixer who were granted provisional release on September 1, 2026 and calls on the Togolese authorities to ensure the case is handled through lawful procedures. buff.ly/lJ5nEsk
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
🌍 @rsf.org joined several media groups in calling for the full implementation of the European Media Freedom Act. "There is strong demand for it when it comes to media & democracy in the EU, particularly given the political choices currently on offer." buff.ly/J4aOytb
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EU public media under siege: RSF and EU Parliament members call for the effective implementation of the European Media Freedom Act
Representatives of public broadcasting groups and media regulatory authorities from Bulgaria, Czechia, Italy and Slovakia have expressed concern over threats to public service media in the European…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 25/09/2026
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 The Taliban detained 12 journalists covering a book exhibition in enforcement of the ban on images of living beings. The Afghanistan Journalists Center condemned the Taliban action for violating the human dignity and professional rights of journalists. buff.ly/RrDFxIo
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IFEX @ifex.org · 24/09/2026
✏️ @cartoonistsrights.org gathered tributes from past winners of the Courage in Cartooning Award in honor of the group's late founder, Dr Robert “Bro” Russell. buff.ly/9IvXsg8
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Robert Russell: remembrances (pt.1)
Tributes from past winners of our Courage in Cartooning Award as well as other cartoonists assisted by Robert Russell in his time as our Executive Director.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 24/09/2026
#Egypt 🇪🇬 Egyptian prosecutors have extended the pretrial detention of Shaimaa El-Shazly for a further 15 days on charges of spreading false news, nearly six weeks after she was arrested at her home and held at an undisclosed location. AFTE reports. buff.ly/CFp4G7D
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IFEX @ifex.org · 24/09/2026
#Niger 🇳🇪 The Media Foundation for West Africa calls for an urgent investigation into Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka's disappearance since August 31, 2026. buff.ly/gec3R0z
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IFEX @ifex.org · 24/09/2026
#Malta 🇲🇹 @europeanjournalists.org condemns the failure of the judiciary and authorities to convict the mastermind in the trial for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. buff.ly/itwN254
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Malta: EFJ condemns the failure to convict the mastermind behind the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
One of Malta’s richest men, Yorgen Fenech, has been found not guilty of involvement in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. On 2 ...
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IFEX @ifex.org · 24/09/2026
#Cambodia 🇰🇭 The Cambodian Center for Human Rights has released a factsheet explaining how the Law on Peaceful Demonstration, which designated 'freedom parks' as spaces for assemblies, has further undermined the people's rights to peaceful assembly & expression. buff.ly/dmWvrDp
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Right to Freedom of Assembly - Freedom Parks
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP org alerts on disappearance of community communicator Julián Hincapié in Anorí since Sept 10, urging authorities to intensify search amid armed group presence in Antioquia. (In Spanish) buff.ly/kNMOy2K
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
#Lesotho 🇱🇸 The Lesotho chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa and partners hosted a two-day workshop in Maseru that brought together 27 journalists to dismantle newsroom tropes, shifting coverage toward rights-based reporting and institutional accountability. buff.ly/QvS10Fn
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
#Belarus 🇧🇾 The Belarusian Association of Journalists collected the first photos & first words from colleagues who had been behind bars until last week. "It is extremely difficult to be in captivity — it is like being buried alive," said former Tut.by CEO Liudmila Chekina buff.ly/qLou5YD
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"Being in captivity is like being buried alive": First words of released Belarusian journalists - IFEX
The Belarusian Association of Journalists collected the first photos and first words from colleagues who had been behind bars until last week.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
#Palestine 🇵🇸 How does the Israeli military use sound as a weapon? This visual from @Visualizing Palestine breaks down the acoustic tactics inflicting physical and psychological harm on Palestinian and Lebanese communities. buff.ly/qoZ3AGM
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
🌎 According to @pressfreedom.bsky.social's report, journalists are regularly monitored with various forms of surveillance in efforts to intimidate them or expose their sources, often causing psychological trauma. buff.ly/UOY528S
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How mass surveillance from online advertising puts journalists at risk - IFEX
According to CPJ’s report, journalists are regularly monitored with various forms of surveillance in efforts to intimidate them or expose their sources, often causing psychological trauma.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 23/09/2026
#Indonesia 🇮🇩 Aliansi Jurnalis Independen marked its 32nd anniversary by highlighting the threats journalists face in the country. It recorded 89 cases of violence against journalists throughout 2025, an increase from 73 cases in 2024. buff.ly/TfZhUop
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Indonesia: "The condition of the press today is in grave danger" - IFEX
AJI recorded 89 cases of violence against journalists throughout 2025, an increase from 73 cases in 2024.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Philippines 🇵🇭 After 37 years of defending press freedom, CMRF is closing its doors after 37 years. Their leadership catalyzed our global #NoImpunity campaign and shaped the fight for media freedom across generations. buff.ly/0OYT0Ow
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Espacio Publico notes the government admitted censorship and selectively unblocked 16 sites, while 188+ media domains remain blocked, demanding full lifting of arbitrary internet restrictions. (In Spanish) buff.ly/7Gil2dK
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Gobierno venezolano admite censura y desbloquea selectivamente sitios web · Espacio Público
Gobierno venezolano admite censura y desbloquea selectivamente sitios web
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Uganda 🇺🇬 The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa calls for coordinated action by government, private sector associations and civil society in Uganda to implement regulatory frameworks to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies and business models. buff.ly/xqSZyR9
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
🌐 @eff.org has released a two-part series discussing safety and response to doxxing, as well as how to reduce digital footprint and take greater control of your own online data. buff.ly/CpCkpJs
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Libya 🇱🇾Armed groups are interfering with the judiciary, controlling detention, and undermining the rule of law, after three years of UN technical assistance. CIHRS reports. buff.ly/Dzg0wG3
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social cited the report of the daily BirGün about the police and gendarmerie examining more than 600,000 social media accounts in 2025, & initiating legal proceedings into more than 200,000 users. buff.ly/ufENN9l
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Turkey’s law enforcement probed over 200,000 people over social media posts in 2025
Police detained over 8,000 people throughout the year as part of "online patrol" activities that were deemed unlawful by the Constitutional Court.
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IFEX @ifex.org · 22/09/2026
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 The Afghanistan Journalists Center said the closure of Rah-e-Farda TV and the detention of its owner violate media freedom and severely threaten the security and independence of the press in the country. buff.ly/wpy7SJ5
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AFJC Condemns Closure of Rah-e-Farda TV and Detention of its Owner
September 6, 2026 Kabul- The Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC) condemns the closure of Rah-e-Farda TV and the detention of its owner by the...
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IFEX @ifex.org · 21/09/2026
#Peru 🇵🇪 IFEXALC joins @pressfreedom.bsky.social, PEN & 32 other FoE orgs and outlets in condemning the renewed judicial harassment of journalist Paola Ugaz, and calling for the dismissal of the criminal complaint filed against her by Asociación Civil San Juan Bautista. buff.ly/vfHuvIL
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CPJ, partners call on Peruvian authorities to dismiss a new criminal complaint against journalist Paola Ugaz - IFEX
The complaint is the latest in a series of legal proceedings filed in connection with Paola Ugaz’s reporting on abuses at the Sodalitium of Christian Life, a Peruvian-based religious group that was…
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IFEX @ifex.org · 21/09/2026
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 The Media Rights Agenda filed a suit against the State Government and the Nigeria Police Force, demanding an investigation into the death of journalist Pelumi Onifade, and recently received the postmortem report confirming he died from a gunshot. buff.ly/hwJM1vJ
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IFEX @ifex.org · 21/09/2026
#Tunisia 🇹🇳Tunisian journalist Zied El-Heni is scheduled to appear before a terrorism chamber on 25 September, facing new charges carrying up to life imprisonment. His offence? Verifying facts and refusing to reveal his sources. buff.ly/tOF3G9l
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IFEX @ifex.org · 21/09/2026
#Greece 🇬🇷 Journalist Thanasis Koukakis has brought his surveillance case before the European Court of Human Rights. @europeanjournalists.org reiterated its call for those responsible for "the invasive surveillance" to be held accountable. buff.ly/Kpy1Z2I
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Greece: Journalist Thanasis Koukakis moves his surveillance case to ECHR
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) fully supports the Greek journalist Thanasis Koukakis as he brings his surveillance case before the European ...
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IFEX @ifex.org · 21/09/2026
#Egypt 🇪🇬 Court postpones Moataz Bellah Hassan El-Nabi's trial to give the defence time to complete its pleadings. El-Naby was arrested over Facebook posts attributed to him, though he denies owning the account. AFTE reports. buff.ly/k2AvrsG
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