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#Turkey 🇹🇷 A new @hrw.org report reveals that Uyghurs fleeing repression in #China are now receiving harsher treatment in Turkey than previously. They face increasing restrictions on legal residency and, in some cases, detention and deportation. buff.ly/lBiY1Hk
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 A new @hrw.org report reveals that Uyghurs fleeing repression in #China are now receiving harsher treatment in Turkey than previously. They face increasing restrictions on legal residency and, in some cases, detention and deportation. buff.ly/lBiY1Hk
#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP rejects a grave threat against journalist Daniel Silva Orrego, an investigative reporter with El Opinadero, and urges authorities to adopt urgent protection measures so he can continue his work safely. (In Spanish)
Rechazamos grave amenaza contra el periodista Daniel Silva Orrego y exigimos medidas urgentes de protección | FLIP
Rechazamos grave amenaza contra el periodista Daniel Silva Orrego y exigimos medidas urgentes de protección
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November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Colombia 🇨🇴 FLIP rejects a grave threat against journalist Daniel Silva Orrego, an investigative reporter with El Opinadero, and urges authorities to adopt urgent protection measures so he can continue his work safely. (In Spanish)
#Sudan 🇸🇩 @freepressunltd.bsky.social says SAF and RSF are arresting journalists, destroying media outlets and weaponizing disinformation. With networks shut down and reporters fleeing, exiled outlets like #RadioDabanga remain key sources of information. buff.ly/qOtOC6Q
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#Sudan 🇸🇩 @freepressunltd.bsky.social says SAF and RSF are arresting journalists, destroying media outlets and weaponizing disinformation. With networks shut down and reporters fleeing, exiled outlets like #RadioDabanga remain key sources of information. buff.ly/qOtOC6Q
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 @globalvoices.org piece shows how @DataphyteNG uncovers a chilling pattern of surveillance, harassment and arrests, as cybercrime laws are weaponised to silence activists and journalists.
How censorship is limiting digital development in Nigeria
"I believe that it (my detention) is a form of suppression and a way of sending signals to the public, especially whistleblowers, not to speak to journalists."
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November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 @globalvoices.org piece shows how @DataphyteNG uncovers a chilling pattern of surveillance, harassment and arrests, as cybercrime laws are weaponised to silence activists and journalists.
This week in #FreeExpression news:
🔹 #Honduras targets media ahead of elections
🔹 Press House-Palestine carries on vital work in #Gaza
🔹 #Sudan’s shrinking information space
📬 Read more in #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/iHp8lju
🔹 #Honduras targets media ahead of elections
🔹 Press House-Palestine carries on vital work in #Gaza
🔹 #Sudan’s shrinking information space
📬 Read more in #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/iHp8lju
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This week in #FreeExpression news:
🔹 #Honduras targets media ahead of elections
🔹 Press House-Palestine carries on vital work in #Gaza
🔹 #Sudan’s shrinking information space
📬 Read more in #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/iHp8lju
🔹 #Honduras targets media ahead of elections
🔹 Press House-Palestine carries on vital work in #Gaza
🔹 #Sudan’s shrinking information space
📬 Read more in #IFEXThisWeek: buff.ly/iHp8lju
#Europe 🌐 Online harassment of journalists is endemic, with women and minority groups bearing the brunt of it. @europeanjournalists.org's in-depth report provides a detailed guide for journalists’ groups to better protect journalists online. buff.ly/Nj0hGVC
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Europe 🌐 Online harassment of journalists is endemic, with women and minority groups bearing the brunt of it. @europeanjournalists.org's in-depth report provides a detailed guide for journalists’ groups to better protect journalists online. buff.ly/Nj0hGVC
#Peru 🇵🇪 IPYS alerts about a bill that would require influencers and other content creators to hold a professional degree or certificate to speak on health and people’s assets, and to join a state registry.
Perú: congresista presenta proyecto de ley para exigir título profesional a creadores de contenido
El 21 de noviembre de 2025, el congresista Wilson Soto del partido Acción Popular presentó un proyecto de Ley (N° 13313) para exigir que los creadores de contenido (influencers, líderes de opinión,…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Peru 🇵🇪 IPYS alerts about a bill that would require influencers and other content creators to hold a professional degree or certificate to speak on health and people’s assets, and to join a state registry.
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 Commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani is home after months held over TV comments. @pressfreedom.bsky.social urges authorities to drop all charges, allow her to work and travel freely, and stop using restrictive laws to silence independent reporting. buff.ly/icwH1ke
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 Commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani is home after months held over TV comments. @pressfreedom.bsky.social urges authorities to drop all charges, allow her to work and travel freely, and stop using restrictive laws to silence independent reporting. buff.ly/icwH1ke
#Ghana 🇬🇭 In a bid to rebuild trust and protect accountability journalism, the MFWA is convening regional dialogues with major media bodies to address escalating tensions between journalists and security agencies.
MFWA convenes dialogues to strengthen media–security agencies collaboration in Ghana
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with key media associations, will convene a series of regional dialogues aimed at strengthening collaboration and mutual trust between the…
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November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Ghana 🇬🇭 In a bid to rebuild trust and protect accountability journalism, the MFWA is convening regional dialogues with major media bodies to address escalating tensions between journalists and security agencies.
#Samoa 🇼🇸 The Pacific Islands News Association expresses concern over the decision of the prime minister to ban Samoa Observer, the country’s only daily newspaper, from the government’s press conferences.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#Samoa 🇼🇸 The Pacific Islands News Association expresses concern over the decision of the prime minister to ban Samoa Observer, the country’s only daily newspaper, from the government’s press conferences.
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#Americas 🌎 @derechosdigitales.org shares a new resource on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), using international human rights law to identify common gaps and guide future legal and policy reforms.
Combating Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence (TFGBV) through the Lens of International Human Rights Law
This document, developed with the support of UNFPA, identifies common gaps across different jurisdictions of Technology-facilitated Gender-based Violence and synthesizes the main conceptual,…
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November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#Americas 🌎 @derechosdigitales.org shares a new resource on technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV), using international human rights law to identify common gaps and guide future legal and policy reforms.
#Egypt 🇪🇬 CIHRS and 21 groups say authorities have gutted civic space by detaining journalists, silencing dissent and using abusive laws to crush expression.
They urge the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue a strong resolution and demand accountability. buff.ly/H3XpVT6
They urge the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue a strong resolution and demand accountability. buff.ly/H3XpVT6
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Egypt 🇪🇬 CIHRS and 21 groups say authorities have gutted civic space by detaining journalists, silencing dissent and using abusive laws to crush expression.
They urge the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue a strong resolution and demand accountability. buff.ly/H3XpVT6
They urge the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights to issue a strong resolution and demand accountability. buff.ly/H3XpVT6
#Turkey 🇹🇷 “If there weren’t so few LGBTQI+ journalists, I’d simply work at a cafe” - LGBTQI+ journalist Yusuf Çelik talks to @bianet-eng.bsky.social about the responsibilities and challenges of reporting on LGBTQI+ amidst government-sponsored homophobia. buff.ly/6CAsA81
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Turkey 🇹🇷 “If there weren’t so few LGBTQI+ journalists, I’d simply work at a cafe” - LGBTQI+ journalist Yusuf Çelik talks to @bianet-eng.bsky.social about the responsibilities and challenges of reporting on LGBTQI+ amidst government-sponsored homophobia. buff.ly/6CAsA81
#Malaysia🌐 @peninternational.bsky.social said "the Malaysian government’s use of SLAPPs and willingness to engage in transnational repression signals a significant escalation in its willingness to silence critical voices."
Malaysia-Thailand: Australian writer Murray Hunter targeted in act of transnational repression - IFEX
The SLAPP suit is seen as an act of transnational repression, which signals a significant escalation of the Malaysian government's willingness to silence critical voices.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Malaysia🌐 @peninternational.bsky.social said "the Malaysian government’s use of SLAPPs and willingness to engage in transnational repression signals a significant escalation in its willingness to silence critical voices."
#Americas 🌎 On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women AMARCALC’s Women’s Network highlights the link between online and offline violence. They urge states, tech companies and communities to make online spaces safer. (In Spanish)
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November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#Americas 🌎 On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women AMARCALC’s Women’s Network highlights the link between online and offline violence. They urge states, tech companies and communities to make online spaces safer. (In Spanish)
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#UAE 🇦🇪 Broad cybercrime laws and harsh penalties for “insults” allow authorities to criminalize peaceful speech. @DHRB details how cases like #AhmedMansoor and the UAE94 expose systematic repression of civic space and the targeting of activists.
The Constitutional Illusion of Freedom: How the UAE Criminalizes Dissent
In the United Arab Emirates, freedom of expression remains more a constitutional illusion than a lived reality. Art. 30 of the UAE Constitution nominally guarantees every citizen the right to express…
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#UAE 🇦🇪 Broad cybercrime laws and harsh penalties for “insults” allow authorities to criminalize peaceful speech. @DHRB details how cases like #AhmedMansoor and the UAE94 expose systematic repression of civic space and the targeting of activists.
#SouthSudan 🇸🇸 @rsf.org equips AMDISS and partners in an attempt to empower journalists and bolster independent reporting nationwide.
South Sudan’s Media Gets a Lift with RSF Equipment Donation - AMDISS MEDIA
Juba, South Sudan – In a significant boost to press freedom and professional journalism in South Sudan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) officially launched a donation of essential media equipment at…
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#SouthSudan 🇸🇸 @rsf.org equips AMDISS and partners in an attempt to empower journalists and bolster independent reporting nationwide.
#Americas 🌎 SRFOE publishes a new report warning that digital surveillance has become a systemic threat to human rights in the region, operating with little oversight or legal safeguards.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Americas 🌎 SRFOE publishes a new report warning that digital surveillance has become a systemic threat to human rights in the region, operating with little oversight or legal safeguards.
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#Kenya 🇰🇪 The attacks on John-Allan Namu and Africa Uncensored reveal a dangerous trend where sovereignty narratives are being hijacked, to silence investigative journalists across Africa.
Fighting fire with facts - IFEX
The online disinformation campaign waged against investigative journalist John-Allan Namu and his Africa Uncensored team also exploited concerns on the African continent over sovereignty and…
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November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Kenya 🇰🇪 The attacks on John-Allan Namu and Africa Uncensored reveal a dangerous trend where sovereignty narratives are being hijacked, to silence investigative journalists across Africa.
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 In the 45 months since the start of the full-scale invasion, #Russia has committed 868 crimes against journalists and the media in Ukraine, according to IMI. These crimes include killings, kidnappings and death threats. buff.ly/PMrxunn
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Ukraine 🇺🇦 In the 45 months since the start of the full-scale invasion, #Russia has committed 868 crimes against journalists and the media in Ukraine, according to IMI. These crimes include killings, kidnappings and death threats. buff.ly/PMrxunn
#Hungary 🇭🇺 “The closure of RFE/RL Hungary by the #US" says @globalfreemedia.bsky.social "is the latest example of how the Trump administration is openly aiding authoritarian leaders around the world”. buff.ly/mgfq0cZ
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#Hungary 🇭🇺 “The closure of RFE/RL Hungary by the #US" says @globalfreemedia.bsky.social "is the latest example of how the Trump administration is openly aiding authoritarian leaders around the world”. buff.ly/mgfq0cZ
🇱🇧 #Lebanon’s UPR pre-session is today. This short reel from @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social captures key concerns from our joint submission with Maharat Foundation & partners, including attacks on journalists, shrinking civic space and the misuse of laws to silence critics.
Watch here: 👇
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🇱🇧 #Lebanon’s UPR pre-session is today. This short reel from @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social captures key concerns from our joint submission with Maharat Foundation & partners, including attacks on journalists, shrinking civic space and the misuse of laws to silence critics.
Watch here: 👇
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📣 Join the Alternative Human Rights Expo on 4 December to support women human rights defenders in prison or killed across #MENA, and to honour #Gaza’s women journalists, artists and poets lost over the past two years. @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/AltExpo4
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/AltExpo4
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📣 Join the Alternative Human Rights Expo on 4 December to support women human rights defenders in prison or killed across #MENA, and to honour #Gaza’s women journalists, artists and poets lost over the past two years. @gulfcentre4hr.bsky.social
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/AltExpo4
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/AltExpo4
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 Pakistan Press Foundation expresses hope that the establishment of the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals will finally begin to address the safety threats faced by journalists & media professionals across the country.
PPF welcomes establishment of Federal Commission for Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals - IFEX
The creation of the Commission has been delayed by three years.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Pakistan 🇵🇰 Pakistan Press Foundation expresses hope that the establishment of the Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals will finally begin to address the safety threats faced by journalists & media professionals across the country.
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social warns that the proposed General Law on Extortion hides an attempt to gag and punish journalistic coverage, creating risks of criminalizing reporters and media for covering matters of public interest. (In Spanish)
Ley General en materia de extorsión esconde pretensión de amordazar y castigar la cobertura periodística – ARTICLE 19 MX-CA
#Centroamérica #Derecho-a-informacion #Derechos-Digitales #Proteccion
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November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social warns that the proposed General Law on Extortion hides an attempt to gag and punish journalistic coverage, creating risks of criminalizing reporters and media for covering matters of public interest. (In Spanish)