January 2024 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

En cette Journée mondiale de la liberté de la presse, réfléchissons à notre climat de l’information, à la place des médias et à ce que cela signifie pour le reste d’entre nous. Les journalistes ...

Pacific Islands News Association urged stakeholders to support Pacific media in building digital skills, protecting press freedom, and ensuring fair use of content. This statement was originally ...

Nicaragua's Withdrawal from UNESCO Deepens Crisis in Freedom of Expression On May 4, 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

Between January and December 2024, Pakistan Press Foundation has documented 168 attacks on journalists and media workers. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 1 ...

Activist Asya Gökalp was arrested for "inciting hatred and enmity" after she characterised people who make the nationalist "grey wolf salute" and ultranationalists as terrorists. Her lawyer says ...

La salida de Nicaragua de la UNESCO profundiza crisis en materia de libertad de expresión. El 4 de mayo de 2025, Audrey Azoulay, Directora General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la ...

آيفكس شبكة عالمية متنوعة تضم أكثر من 100 منظمة غير حكومية تدافع عن حرية التعبير وحق الجميع للوصول إلى المعلومات. في اليوم العالمي لحرية ...

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

Burundian authorities are using procedural loopholes to stall Sandra Muhoza’s appeal, heightening RSF’s concerns of a calculated effort to prolong her unjust detention. This statement was originally ...

Journalist Abdou Nguer remains in custody despite clear evidence he did not author the controversial TikTok post that led to his arrest. This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on 20 April ...

Mali's military junta has banned all political parties, amid growing opposition protests against a national conference recommendation, to extend General Assimi Goïta's rule until 2030. This statement ...