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#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social urges Mexico City authorities to investigate the injuries and threats against journalists from SinEmbargo, and to guarantee their safety and the conditions needed to continue reporting without intimidation. (In Spanish)
Autoridades de CDMX deben investigar lesiones y amenazas contra periodistas de SinEmbargo – ARTICLE 19 MX-CA
#Centroamérica #Derecho-a-informacion #Derechos-Digitales #Proteccion
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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social urges Mexico City authorities to investigate the injuries and threats against journalists from SinEmbargo, and to guarantee their safety and the conditions needed to continue reporting without intimidation. (In Spanish)
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 The MFWA condemns the remand of 52 university students for protesting insecurity, and urges Edo authorities to respect peaceful assembly.
Nigeria: 52 university students remanded after protest in Edo State
A High Court in Benin City, Edo State, has ordered the remand of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, following their arrest in connection with a protest against kidnapping and…
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January 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 The MFWA condemns the remand of 52 university students for protesting insecurity, and urges Edo authorities to respect peaceful assembly.
#SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 Executions in Saudi Arabia have reached unprecedented levels, with the death penalty used to punish drug offenses, silence critics, and target marginalized groups, exposing a justice system built on fear, says ADHRB.
Justice on Death Row: Saudi Arabia’s Execution Crisis in 2025
Saudi Arabia is carrying out executions at a pace never seen before in its modern history. Behind official statements and claims of reform lies an alarming reality: a justice system increasingly used…
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January 23, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 Executions in Saudi Arabia have reached unprecedented levels, with the death penalty used to punish drug offenses, silence critics, and target marginalized groups, exposing a justice system built on fear, says ADHRB.
🌐 #Uyghur musician and activist Rahima Mahmut writes about the freedom fighters, writers, poets and musicians who have inspired her. @indexoncensorship.org
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January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🌐 #Uyghur musician and activist Rahima Mahmut writes about the freedom fighters, writers, poets and musicians who have inspired her. @indexoncensorship.org
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#Argentina 🇦🇷 @pressfreedom.bsky.social documents how journalism in Argentina is under pressure from President Javier Milei’s public attacks and state repression that undermine press freedom.
Argentinian journalism stifled by President Milei’s public attacks, government repression - Committee to Protect Journalists
When a tear gas cartridge fired by a policeman struck independent Argentinian photographer Pablo Grillo in the head while he was covering a pensioner protest in Buenos Aires on March 12, 2025, a line…
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January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#Argentina 🇦🇷 @pressfreedom.bsky.social documents how journalism in Argentina is under pressure from President Javier Milei’s public attacks and state repression that undermine press freedom.
#Palestine 🇵🇸 On 5 Feb, @7amleh.bsky.social hosts a webinar on the collapse of #Gaza’s digital economy, unpacking how connectivity loss affects daily life and what’s needed for rights-based digital recovery and accountability.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#Palestine 🇵🇸 On 5 Feb, @7amleh.bsky.social hosts a webinar on the collapse of #Gaza’s digital economy, unpacking how connectivity loss affects daily life and what’s needed for rights-based digital recovery and accountability.
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#Ukraine 🇺🇦 IMI has joined the board of experts of a parliamentary commission to investigate #Russia’s crimes against journalists in Ukraine. IMI has recorded 870 of these crimes since the beginning of the invasion. buff.ly/kT6q8bU
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 IMI has joined the board of experts of a parliamentary commission to investigate #Russia’s crimes against journalists in Ukraine. IMI has recorded 870 of these crimes since the beginning of the invasion. buff.ly/kT6q8bU
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social warns that the spread of AI-driven surveillance technologies in public spaces marks a clear shift in how the state surveils its citizens today.
Artificial Intelligence and surveillance in India: 2025 roundup - IFEX
The spread of AI-driven surveillance technologies in public spaces marks a clear shift in how the state surveils its citizens today.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#India 🇮🇳 @sflcin.bsky.social warns that the spread of AI-driven surveillance technologies in public spaces marks a clear shift in how the state surveils its citizens today.
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Espacio Público reports on the release of journalists and press workers arbitrarily detained on January 14, in a context of ongoing criminalization of journalism. (In Spanish)
Conoce a los trabajadores de la prensa y periodistas excarcelados este 14 de enero · Espacio Público
Conoce a los trabajadores de la prensa y periodistas excarcelados este 14 de enero
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January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 Espacio Público reports on the release of journalists and press workers arbitrarily detained on January 14, in a context of ongoing criminalization of journalism. (In Spanish)
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social mourns the passing of human rights defender and journalist Kamel Labidi.
IFEX joins in honoring his work on media reform and his lifelong defense of imprisoned activists and freedom of expression across the region.https://buff.ly/XrXbVjx
IFEX joins in honoring his work on media reform and his lifelong defense of imprisoned activists and freedom of expression across the region.https://buff.ly/XrXbVjx
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social mourns the passing of human rights defender and journalist Kamel Labidi.
IFEX joins in honoring his work on media reform and his lifelong defense of imprisoned activists and freedom of expression across the region.https://buff.ly/XrXbVjx
IFEX joins in honoring his work on media reform and his lifelong defense of imprisoned activists and freedom of expression across the region.https://buff.ly/XrXbVjx
#Burundi 🇧🇮 @pressfreedom.bsky.social condemns the 4-year prison sentence of journalist Sandra Muhoza calling it a cruel abuse of power and urging authorities to end her persecution.
Burundi: Sandra Muhoza sentenced to 4 years in prison in 2nd trial - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nairobi, January 15, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Burundian authorities to end the persecution of jailed journalist Sandra Muhoza who has been given a four-year sentence for…
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January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
#Burundi 🇧🇮 @pressfreedom.bsky.social condemns the 4-year prison sentence of journalist Sandra Muhoza calling it a cruel abuse of power and urging authorities to end her persecution.
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @r3d.mx warns that mandatory mobile line registration—justified by authorities as a security measure—lacks evidence of effectiveness and would expand surveillance through massive, centralized databases.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @r3d.mx warns that mandatory mobile line registration—justified by authorities as a security measure—lacks evidence of effectiveness and would expand surveillance through massive, centralized databases.
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#Angola 🇦🇴 With MPs poised to vote on the punitive false information bill, this IFEX piece reveals how authorities are tightening their grip by introducing laws that can be weaponised to stifle dissent.
Weaponised laws are fuelling the repression of African CSOs - IFEX
A wave of laws cloaked in the language of national security, international compliance, and public morality is sweeping across Africa. These measures silence individuals and dismantle the…
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January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#Angola 🇦🇴 With MPs poised to vote on the punitive false information bill, this IFEX piece reveals how authorities are tightening their grip by introducing laws that can be weaponised to stifle dissent.
#Global 🌐 When online, should you continue to use a service if you have to verify your age? And if so, how can you do that with the least risk to your personal information? @eff.org's guide helps you navigate those decisions. ift.tt/0F7c2AR
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#Global 🌐 When online, should you continue to use a service if you have to verify your age? And if so, how can you do that with the least risk to your personal information? @eff.org's guide helps you navigate those decisions. ift.tt/0F7c2AR
#Belarus 🇧🇾 BAJ reports that "propagandists" at Belarusian state-run media are being invited to an #EU-funded event in #Bulgaria, where they will be trained in combating "fake news". buff.ly/a4AfG4W
January 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
#Belarus 🇧🇾 BAJ reports that "propagandists" at Belarusian state-run media are being invited to an #EU-funded event in #Bulgaria, where they will be trained in combating "fake news". buff.ly/a4AfG4W
#Malaysia 🇲🇾 The arrest was made following a recent line of questioning posed by the journalist at a public lecture. "We find this arrest highly concerning, proving to be both an excessive and hostile action towards the journalist, said the Centre for Independent Journalism
Malaysia: CIJ condemns the arrest of ex-FMT journalist; hostile environment for journalists - IFEX
This arrest was made following a recent line of questioning posed by the journalist at a public lecture.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#Malaysia 🇲🇾 The arrest was made following a recent line of questioning posed by the journalist at a public lecture. "We find this arrest highly concerning, proving to be both an excessive and hostile action towards the journalist, said the Centre for Independent Journalism
#UnitedStates 🇺🇸 @r3d.mx reports that Apple removed an app documenting ICE operations in the United States, raising concerns about platform power, transparency, and the impact on tools used to monitor immigration enforcement. (In Spanish)
Apple retiró aplicación que documenta acciones de ICE en Estados Unidos
Apple retira de su tienda de aplicaciones una app destinada a grabar, enviar y almacenar fotos y videos de acciones abusivas del ICE para luego ser usadas como pruebas en las cortes estadounidenses.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
#UnitedStates 🇺🇸 @r3d.mx reports that Apple removed an app documenting ICE operations in the United States, raising concerns about platform power, transparency, and the impact on tools used to monitor immigration enforcement. (In Spanish)
#Iran 🇮🇷 Ahead of a UN Human Rights Council session on 23 January, rights groups warn that Iranian authorities are using mass killings, arrests, and internet blackouts to crush protests and hide grave violations.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#Iran 🇮🇷 Ahead of a UN Human Rights Council session on 23 January, rights groups warn that Iranian authorities are using mass killings, arrests, and internet blackouts to crush protests and hide grave violations.
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Read their joint letter: buff.ly/yC9WVN0
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 Media Rights Agenda says the federal government’s delayed appeal attempt, threatens to derail justice for murdered journalists.
Federal Government Seeks to Appeal Judgment Directing it to Investigate Attacks on Journalists - Media Rights Agenda
Lagos, Monday, January 19, 2026: Nearly two years after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Federal Government to investigate, prosecute and punish
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January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 Media Rights Agenda says the federal government’s delayed appeal attempt, threatens to derail justice for murdered journalists.
#Uganda 🇺🇬 CIPESA highlights how the internet shutdown disrupted mobile money transactions, paralysed digital trade, and denied traders and gig workers their right to earn a living.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
#Uganda 🇺🇬 CIPESA highlights how the internet shutdown disrupted mobile money transactions, paralysed digital trade, and denied traders and gig workers their right to earn a living.
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🌐 A year has passed after Meta overhauled its content moderation policies. Here's an overview of the impact of Meta's decision on free speech based on the statements released by IFEX members during that time.
Meta changes the rules: IFEX members respond - IFEX
IFEX network members are sharing their insights into how Meta's overhauling of its content moderation policies could impact users around the world.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🌐 A year has passed after Meta overhauled its content moderation policies. Here's an overview of the impact of Meta's decision on free speech based on the statements released by IFEX members during that time.
#Haiti 🇭🇹 @pressfreedom.bsky.social warns that expanded defamation laws approved by Haiti’s Presidential Council heighten legal risks for journalists and media as political immunity expires.
Haiti’s presidential council expands defamation laws as end of political immunity looms - Committee to Protect Journalists
Miami, January 16, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Haitian authorities to rescind a decree that broadens criminal defamation laws after Haiti’s ruling body, the Transitional…
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January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#Haiti 🇭🇹 @pressfreedom.bsky.social warns that expanded defamation laws approved by Haiti’s Presidential Council heighten legal risks for journalists and media as political immunity expires.
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports on a new report showing that platforms such as Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn have all prioritised their commercial interests over users' rights by complying with government censorship demands in Turkey. buff.ly/wqXXcUj
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @bianet-eng.bsky.social reports on a new report showing that platforms such as Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn have all prioritised their commercial interests over users' rights by complying with government censorship demands in Turkey. buff.ly/wqXXcUj
#Philippines 🇵🇭 The case of Amanda Echanis "is a stark reminder of how red-tagging & fabricated charges continue to be used to silence writers, activists, & human rights defenders,” said Ma Thida, chair of @peninternational.bsky.social's Writers in Prison Committee.
Philippines: Writer and activist Amanda Echanis acquitted after five years of unjust detention - IFEX
PEN International has long warned that the charge against the writer bore the hallmarks of a politically motivated prosecution.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
#Philippines 🇵🇭 The case of Amanda Echanis "is a stark reminder of how red-tagging & fabricated charges continue to be used to silence writers, activists, & human rights defenders,” said Ma Thida, chair of @peninternational.bsky.social's Writers in Prison Committee.
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @rsf.org calls on the authorities to do everything they can to establish the motive behind the killing of environmental journalist Hakan Tosun, and whether it was linked to his work. buff.ly/dMEigLG
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 @rsf.org calls on the authorities to do everything they can to establish the motive behind the killing of environmental journalist Hakan Tosun, and whether it was linked to his work. buff.ly/dMEigLG