'''IFEX''', formerly the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, is a global network of 8095 independent non-governmental organisations<ref>{{cite web|title=IFEX Members|url=http://www.ifex.org/ifex_members/|publisher=IFEX|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The safety of journalists: Why should you care?|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/news-and-in-focus-articles/in-focus-articles/2012/the-safety-of-journalists-why-should-you-care/|publisher=UNESCO|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref> working at the local, national, regional and international level to defend and promote [[freedom of expression]] as a fundamental human right.<ref name="What We Do">{{cite web|title=What We Do|url=http://www.ifex.org/what_we_do/|publisher=IFEX|accessdate=12 November 2012}}</ref>