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IFEX is a nexus for free expression expertise contributed by over 100 member organisations.

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#Americas 🌎 @observacom examines electoral integrity in Latin America beyond generative AI, looking at how disinformation, platform dynamics and weak regulation shape election information. (In Spanish) https://t.co/S51xZYImpP

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#DRC 🇨🇩 @Jedafrique highlights the intimidation of journalists for investigating mining activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as journalists from La Guardia media were intimidated for publishing about a mining company in Lualaba. https://t.co/ODwAm14bk4

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#Turkey 🇹🇷 The BİA Media Monitoring Report documented the arrest of seven journalists, access restrictions on journalists' X accounts and news reports, and the shutdown of T24 news website between July and September. @bianet_eng

https://t.co/0h8oG1o7tZ

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#Palestine🇵🇸 Palestine’s digital state is being built faster than the laws meant to protect the people using it. New @7amleh report: still no personal data protection law as e-government, digital ID, and AI expand.
https://t.co/BVI8gBv4Bw

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🌏 The report of the International Publishers Association considers the freedom to publish situation in 22 countries. Among the study’s key findings is the transnational dimension of constraint and censorship.

https://t.co/uZIycmIuYT

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#Cambodia 🇰🇭 Around 42% of surveyed citizen journalists felt unsafe conducting citizen journalism activities. @ccimcambodia noted in the study that they "improve access to information in a sparse independent media landscape."

https://t.co/AXr0pBeFRg

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#Ecuador 🇪🇨 @sip_oficial condemns the murder of journalist Tomás Beltrán, director of community outlet Calcetines, shot dead near his home despite having reported death threats and holding prosecution protection measures. https://t.co/ms50kXSyES

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🌐 @article19org explores how increasing geopoliticisation and securitisation of key technologies and services, like global subsea cable infrastructure, affects digital rights and how people access information.

https://t.co/RGAsOtPXEb

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#Egypt 🇪🇬 Tomorrow Egyptian journalist Lina Attalah faces a retrial on "false news" charges, after a 1-year sentence handed down in absentia. the case that fined her EGP 3m and ordered Mada Masr shut, where her appeal is set for 25 Nov. @AFTEegypt reports https://t.co/MMaefE6yCS

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#TheGambia 🇬🇲 @gmpressunion President @IsatouKeita2 issued a statement urging political candidates to conduct their campaigns in a manner that promotes informed and respectful debate as the country prepares for nominations for the December election. https://t.co/SVEN64RV8S

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#Belarus 🇧🇾 Belsat journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva wrote on her social media page that she faces a new case. "Mom and Dad are being summoned to the Investigative Committee tomorrow: a new criminal case against me.” @baj_by

https://t.co/d0l9RvdVKb

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#Pakistan 🇵🇰 The Network of Women Journalists for Digital Rights condemns the participation of some journalists in undermining women colleagues like @asmashirazi and @AmberRShamsi who are facing online abuse and gendered attacks. @DigitalRightsPK

https://t.co/EF8MPDaDQ7

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#Nepal 🇳🇵 @ForumFreedom condemned the police who barged into a newsroom and arrested journalists over coverage involving a high-ranking official. "Journalists have every right to protect their sources and report on issues of public interest."

https://t.co/6YNMoDk4lH

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#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP_org rejects threats of attacks against media facilities in Bogotá, urging authorities to investigate and protect journalists and newsrooms from intimidation. (In Spanish) https://t.co/nvyEWtiwDB

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#NorthMacedonia 🇲🇰 The Women’s Digital Risk Map, a Digital Spark project, aims to generate evidence on the prevalence, types, and impact of digital risks women face. @fmeta

https://t.co/pBA9TU3yit

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🌏 @globalfreemedia reminded states that "attacks on the press and the resulting decline in press freedom are a leading driver of the breakdown of the rule of law and of the vital accountability systems that protect citizens from abuses of power."

https://t.co/4aZ7QWgohG

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#Bahrain 🇧🇭 @ADHRB urges #Bahrain to release detained Shia clerics now, throw out confessions obtained through torture, and launch an independent probe to hold those responsible to account. https://t.co/uF7fqnoBxv

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#Nigeria 🇳🇬 @cemesoofficial and partners, including @IPCng convened a stakeholder conversation on safeguarding electoral information integrity titled, 'Beyond the Ballot' ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections. https://t.co/zeqoh0ccix

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This week in #FreeExpression:

🔹 #Colombia: Impunity remains as 17 journalist homicides unresolved.

🔹 #MiddleEast: Unchecked military attacks and prosecutions of reporters.

🔹 #HongKong: Impunity following white powder threats.

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

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#Belarus 🇧🇾 Civil society and media groups, including @baj_by, highlight the continuing systematic restrictions, pressure on independent media, and transnational repression, despite the release of some political prisoners.

https://t.co/4UOYCtafNI