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This week in #FreeExpression:

🔹 #Palestine: Policies and state pressure restricting online speech.

🔹 #Africa: Regional body calls on to investigate abusive lawsuits.

🔹 #Europe: Networks express deep concern over media takeover.

Read #IFEXThisWeek: https://t.co/AV8x3Th5kK

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#Brazil 🇧🇷 @abraji launches self-protection guide for electoral coverage, offering practical recommendations for physical, digital, legal and mental health safety amid rising violence against journalists one month before elections. (In Portuguese) https://t.co/oWiaM5wifj)

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#Mozambique 🇲🇿 @cipesaug reports on the Mozambique Constitutional Council's ruling that before a government can justify an internet shutdown, it must first have lawful authority to order one. https://t.co/mOZmDRJclq

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#Emirates 🇦🇪 A group of rights groups along with @GulfCentre4HR say the release of Egyptian-Turkish poet Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi should open the door to freeing all prisoners of conscience in the UAE. https://t.co/fKxnVCWs2w

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#Ukraine 🇺🇦 @imiukraine cited a local report that the building housing the office of the local newspaper Visti was damaged in a Russian air strike on 26 August. Visti is the oldest newspaper in Donetsk oblast.

https://t.co/vtXdmBJD39

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#Belarus 🇧🇾 IFEX welcomes the release of Andrei Aliaksandrau, Irina Zlobina & BelaPAN colleagues. Alongside @BAJ_by, @IndexCensorship & @article19org, we demand all political prisoners be freed: https://t.co/xuTEaHiCJp

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🏳️‍🌈 @EFF and the Trevor Project provide useful information to improve the safety and online security of LGBTQI+ individuals.

https://t.co/eovqBvbh96

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#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 @AFJC_Media welcomed the release of Shakib Ahmad Nazari but condemned his prolonged arbitrary detention as flagrant violation of his rights, & urged authorities to end the use of military courts to imprison journalists without due process.

https://t.co/gnROd1c801

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#Ecuador 🇪🇨 @FUNDAMEDIOS alerts on platform La Data smearing journalist Andrea Orbe by name and photo after she questioned its role before a government official, exposing her to attacks. (In Spanish) https://t.co/asyCXYJQf9

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#Lesotho 🇱🇸 @NewMisa_Lesotho strongly condemns the vandalism and deliberate destruction of broadcasting equipment at KEL Radio Station in Maseru. https://t.co/jcJ0n1RU3x

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#Palestine 🇵🇸 New report from 7amleh: "Solidarity Censored: Examining Digital Suppression of Pro-Palestine Support Across Europe. The report shows censorship of Palestinian content isn't just on platforms, but extends to gov policy & law. https://t.co/T6oLIdultY

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🌍 @article19org joined the Coalition for App Fairness in pointing out that Apple’s new business terms for the EU App Store “will not deliver the open, fair, and contestable mobile app ecosystem the Act was put in place to facilitate and ensure.”

https://t.co/3iOen7zCEm

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🌍 @SEENPM_org said the takeover raises a wider issue of national & cross-border media concentration in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, & Slovenia. It called on Alpac Capital to guarantee jobs, editorial autonomy, & fair distribution.

https://t.co/4SvEDsCD5H

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#Cambodia 🇰🇭 Civil society groups, including @cchrcambodia, condemn the 7-year prison sentence for student leader Thy Thorn over “baseless” plotting charges related to online & public protests opposing the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area.

https://t.co/cHmNIzwvqZ

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#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @IPYSVenezuela publishes report highlighting Venezuelan women's political participation for democracy, arguing that no transition is possible without their active role in rebuilding democratic institutions. (In Spanish) https://t.co/pnIp3e4ozA

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#Kuwait🇰🇼 An estimated 70,000 Kuwaitis have been stripped of their nationality, among them dissidents, compounding an existing stateless Bedoon population of over 90,000. Read the new report from @GulfCentre4HR https://t.co/DgEuHDj4dQ

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#Turkey 🇹🇷 Even AI is targeted by censorship. Journalist @aliskorkut looks into the access-blocking decisions concerning at least 12 X posts by Grok, which were issued on the grounds of “protecting national security and public order.” @ExInt24

https://t.co/FUoyj9cPvt

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#Ghana 🇬🇭 @TheMFWA has established a Legal Support Fund to respond to growing concerns about the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) against journalists and media organisations in Ghana. https://t.co/sR8rX26ckf

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🌐 David Greene of @EFF notes that the settlement with Meta normalizes age gating and age assurance for millions of internet users. "It denies teens the tools to create their own safe experiences online."

https://t.co/IHQHBiXxH5

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#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 @AFJC_Media has documented at least 102 cases of media freedom violations over the past 12 months. "The severity of repression remains unchanged, with increased pressures and restrictions on media outlets."

https://t.co/qsIv9YRQl7