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The '''International Freedom of Expression eXchange''' ('''IFEX'''), founded in 1992, is a global network of around 90 [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental organisations]] that promotes and defends the right to [[freedom of expression]].
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'''IFEX''', formerly '''International Freedom of Expression Exchange''', is a global network of more than 119<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-21 |title=A UN body is keeping NGOs locked out – states are pushing for reform - Geneva Solutions |url=https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/a-un-body-is-keeping-ngos-locked-out-states-are-pushing-for-reform |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=genevasolutions.news |language=en}}</ref> independent [[non-governmental organisation]]s<ref name="IFEXON">{{Cite web|title=Our Network|url=https://ifex.org/members/|access-date=8 August 2022|website=IFEX|language=en-US}}</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|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> that work at a local, national, regional, or international level to defend and promote [[freedom of expression]] as a [[human right]].<ref name="What We Do">{{cite web|title=What We Do|url=http://www.ifex.org/what_we_do/|publisher=IFEX|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref>
IFEX exchanges information [[Internet|online]] and mobilises action on issues such as [[press freedom]], [[Internet censorship]], [[freedom of information legislation]], criminal [[defamation]] and [[insult]] laws, [[media concentration]] and attacks on [[journalists]], [[writers]], [[human rights defender]]s and Internet users.

A [[Clearing house (finance)|Clearing House]] in Toronto, Canada, coordinates the programmes and activities of IFEX, and is managed by [[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression]] on behalf of the members.

The membership of IFEX encompasses a broad array of organisations that work to defend [[journalists]] and media personnel, [[academics]], [[photographers]] and [[camera]] operators, [[writers]], cyber-[[dissidents]], [[publishers]], [[cartoonists]], [[community radio]] stations and [[libraries]]. Members include [[Human Rights Watch]], [[Reporters Without Borders]], [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]], [[World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters]] and [[International PEN]]. For a more complete list, see [[International Freedom of Expression Exchange#Members of IFEX|Members of IFEX]] below.

IFEX provides information to many intergovernmental organizations that monitor freedom of expression, including the [[UNESCO]], [[African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights]], [[Council of Europe]], [[European Union]], [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights]], [[OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression]] and [[OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media]]


==History==
==History==
IFEX was first proposed in 1992 in [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada, by a group of 12 non-governmental organisations who met to discuss how they could collaborate on responding to free expression violations around the world. The meeting was organised by the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (now [[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression]]). Over the next four years, IFEX consolidated its structure, built outreach programs, and established a web presence. By 2007 IFEX had established strategic free expression campaigns and programmes, and {{asof|2021|lc=y}} IFEX has over 120 network members located in 62 countries worldwide.<ref name="IFEXON" />


==Operations==
In 1992, several funding and development organisations recognised the need for more cooperation among freedom of expression groups by providing start-up support for IFEX. The [[Ford Foundation]] provided funding to hold the first IFEX meeting in [[Montreal]], Canada. The Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation of New York supported the establishment of the IFEX Action Alert Network. [[UNESCO]] provided support through its [[International Programme for the Development of Communication]] (IPDC), which helped to extend IFEX's links with the developing world and promote IFEX through its own network.
The day-to-day operations of the organisation are run by the IFEX Secretariat based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


IFEX's mandate is to raise awareness by sharing information online and mobilising action on issues such as [[press freedom]], [[Internet censorship]], [[freedom of information legislation]], criminal [[defamation]] and [[insult]] laws, [[media concentration]] and attacks on the free expression rights of all people, including journalists, writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics, scientists, [[human rights defender]]s and Internet users.<ref name="What We Do"/>
==Action Alert Network==


==Campaigns and advocacy==
One of the central components of IFEX is the Action Alert Network (AAN). Member organisations report [[freedom of expression]] abuses in their geographic region or area of expertise to the Clearing House which, in turn, circulates this information to other members and interested organisations all over the world. This system enables members to stay abreast of their counterparts' activities, share information and research, and focus their energies where it is most needed.
IFEX works with its members by creating and participating in advocacy coalitions and working groups and releasing joint statements and petitions.


In 2011, IFEX launched the [[International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists|International Day to End Impunity]] campaign. In 2013, the United Nations designated 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists.
==IFEX Communiqué==
The [[Tunisia Monitoring Group]] (IFEX-TMG), launched in 2004 by 21 IFEX members to raise awareness of censorship and other human rights violations in [[Tunisia]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tunisia Monitoring Group|date=31 May 2010 |url=http://ifex.org/tunisia/tmg/|publisher=IFEX-TMG|access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> is IFEX's largest campaign to date. IFEX-TMG was dissolved in January 2013 in response to improved conditions for local NGOs, [[media independence]] and free expression rights.


In 2015, Francisco Medina, brother of two journalists murdered in Paraguay in 1997, went before the United Nations (UN) to speak out against the "deterioration of freedom of expression in his country".<ref>{{cite web|title=Brother of murdered journalist reports on situation in Paraguay before United Nations|date=11 November 2015 |url=http://panorama.ridh.org/brother-of-murdered-journalist-reports-on-situation-in-paraguay-before-united-nations/|access-date=4 October 2017}}</ref> The deputy executive director of IFEX, Rachael Kay, also attended in support of Medina.
IFEX also publishes the '''IFEX Communiqué''' ([http://www.ifex.org www.ifex.org]), a weekly newsletter that reports on IFEX members' activities and on freedom of expression developments around the world. Distributed to thousands of subscribers in more than 150 countries, the '''IFEX Communiqué''' highlights free expression hotspots and issues including anti-terrorism laws, journalists' safety, women in the media, Internet censorship, media concentration and access to information. The newsletter is published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic online at the IFEX website and in Russian ([http://www.ifex.cjes.ru www.ifex.cjes.ru]).


To mark the 2020 [[International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists|International Day to End Impunity]] on 2 November 2020, IFEX launched its Faces of Free Expression illustration series, profiling over 90<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archives: Faces of Free Expression |url=https://ifex.org/faces/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=IFEX |language=en-US}}</ref> free-expression advocates working in countries across the globe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facing up to Impunity|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/facing-up-to-impunity/ar-BB1aCtwN|access-date=2021-07-15|website=msn.com}}</ref> The [[Pittsburgh]], US-based nonprofit [[International Free Expression Project]] created a physical exhibit of the series in Pittsburgh to celebrate the 2021 [[World Press Freedom Day]] on 3 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unshuttered voices: A collaboration, an exhibit and a call to action|url=https://theshiftnews.com/2021/05/18/unshuttered-voices-a-collaboration-an-exhibit-and-a-call-to-action/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=theshiftnews.com|language=en}}</ref> The exhibit ran until 4 July 2021.
==Outreach and Development Programme==


==Online information==
Another key area of the Clearing House's work is the Outreach and Development Programme. Based on a recognition of current North-South disparities, this programme is designed to support and strengthen fledgling freedom of expression organisations in the developing world, Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet Union.
IFEX brings attention to free expression stories and events through its website, e-newsletters and special reports. The content is available in multiple languages (English, French,<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression |url=https://ifex.org/fr/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=IFEX |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Spanish<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression |url=https://ifex.org/es/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=IFEX |language=es-ES}}</ref> and Arabic<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression |url=https://ifex.org/ar/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |website=IFEX |language=ar}}</ref>), and addresses pressing free expression stories. The website hosts a searchable online archive of free expression violations going back to 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=IFEX programme for freedom of expression training and communication support|url=http://www.unesco-ci.org/ipdcprojects/content/ifex-programme-freedom-expression-training-and-communication-support|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=13 November 2012}}</ref>

The risks and obstacles faced by people who attempt to start up free expression groups in countries plagued by human rights abuses or censorship can be overwhelming, and IFEX offers vital transfusions of information, financial and technical resources, expertise, and international support and recognition.

==IFEX Website==

IFEX's multilingual (English, French, Spanish, Arabic) website contains the largest searchable online archive of information on free expression violations, dating back to 1995. The site is also available in Russian.

==Joint Actions and Campaigns==

IFEX brings members together to act jointly or campaign on freedom of expression issues, harnessing the collective power and resources of around 90 organisations around the world. Through IFEX, members launch international joint actions to help free jailed individuals or challenge repressive laws. Participants at IFEX General Meetings express concern over freedom of expression violations.

IFEX also facilitates [[Advertising campaign|campaigns]] to focus attention on freedom of expression violations in specific countries or regions.

===Tunisia Monitoring Group===
{{main|Tunisia Monitoring Group}}
The IFEX [[Tunisia Monitoring Group]] (IFEX-TMG), comprising 21 IFEX member organisations, raises international awareness of censorship and other human rights violations in [[Tunisia]].<ref>[http://ifex.org/tunisia/tmg/ "IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group"], International Freedom of Expression Exchange web site</ref>

Launched in late 2004, this campaign aimed to pressure the Tunisian government to improve its human rights record in the run-up to, and following, the [[UN]]-sponsored [[World Summit on the Information Society]] (WSIS), which was held in [[Tunis]] in November 2005.

The group has produced reports which document widespread violations against independent journalists, human rights defenders and Internet users who criticise the government. The reports are based on fact-finding missions to Tunisia in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011.

====April 2011 mission to Tunisia====

A mission carried out in April 2011 post-revolution took place in an entirely new context. In stark contrast to [[Tunisia Monitoring Group#Previous Fact-Finding Missions to Tunisia|previous missions]], the delegation of seven IFEX-TMG member groups was able to meet and talk openly with civil society groups, human rights activists, journalists, bloggers and representatives from across the political spectrum. The work of the IFEX-TMG in consistently raising freedom of expression issues both inside Tunisia and on the international stage during the country's darkest years was widely praised, while opinions on how the transition process is unfolding were freely given.<ref>[http://ifex.org/tunisia/2011/04/15/ifex-tmg_mission/ "IFEX-TMG mission to Tunisia observes freedom of expression post 14 January"], Tunisia Monitoring Group, IFEX-TMG, 15 April 2011</ref> A full report is being issued on 1 June 2011.

==Members of IFEX==
* [[Adil Soz]], International Foundation for Protection of Speech Freedom, [http://www.adilsoz.kz/ website] -- [[Kazakhstan]]
* [[Africa Free Media Foundation]], [http://www.freemediafoundation.org/ website] -- [[Kenya]]
* [[Algerian Centre for the Defense of Press Freedom]] -- [[Algeria]]
* [[Alliance of Independent Journalists]], [http://ajiindonesia.org/ website] -- [[Indonesia]]
* [[Arab Archives Institute]], [http://www.alarcheef.com/default.asp/ website] -- [[Jordan]]
* [[Arabic Network for Human Rights Information]], [http://anhri.net/ website] -- [[Egypt]]
* [[ARTICLE 19]], Global Campaign for Free Expression [http://www.article19.org/ website]
* [[Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo, ABRAJI]], [http://www.abraji.org.br/ website] -- [[Brazil]]
* [[Association of Caribbean Media Workers, ACM]], [http://www.acmediaworkers.com/ website]
* [[Association of Independent Electronic Media]], [http://www.anem.org.rs/ website] -- [[Serbia]] and [[Montenegro]]
* [[Bahrain Center for Human Rights]], [http://www.bahrainrights.org/en website] -- [[Bahrain]]
* [[Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies]], [http://www.cihrs.org/ website] -- [[Egypt]]
* [[Canadian Journalists for Free Expression]] ([[CJFE]]), [http://www.cjfe.org/ website] -- Canada
* [[Cartoonists Rights Network International]], [http://www.cartoonistrights.com/ website] -- United States
* [[Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Studies]], [http://www.cehurdes.org.np/ website] -- [[Nepal]]
* [[Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ)]], [http://www.cijmalaysia.org/ website] -- [[Malaysia]]
* [[Center for Informative Reports on Guatemala]], [http://www.cerigua.org/ website] -- [[Guatemala]]
* [[Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations]], [http://www.cjes.ru/ website] -- Russia
* [[Center for Journalism and Public Ethics]], [http://www.cmfr-phil.org/ website] -- Mexico
* [[Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility]] ([[CMFR]]), [http://www.cmfr-phil.org/ website] -- [[Philippines]]
* [[Center for Media Studies and Peace Building]], [http://www.cemesp-liberia.org/ website] -- [[Liberia]]
* [[Centro Nacional de Comunicación Social]], [http://www.cencos.org/ website] -- Mexico
* [[Comité por la Libre Expresión C-Libre]],[http://www.clibre.info/es/ website] -- Honduras]]
* [[Committee to Protect Journalists]] ([[Committee to Protect Journalists|CPJ]]), [http://www.cpj.org/ website] -- United States
* [[Egyptian Organization for Human Rights]], [http://www.eohr.org/ website] -- [[Egypt]]
* [[Ethiopian Free Press Journalists' Association EFJA]] -- [[Ethiopia]]
* [[Exiled Journalists Network EJN]] -- United Kingdom
* [[Federation of Nepalese Journalists]], [http://www.fnjnepal.org/ website] -- [[Nepal]]
* [[Federation of Quebec Journalists]], [http://www.fpjq.org/ website] -- Canada
* [[Foro de Periodismo Argentino FOPEA]], [http://www.fopea.org/ website] -- [[Argentina]]
* [[Freedom House]], [http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1 website] -- United States
* [[Freedom of Expression Institute]], [http://www.fxi.org.za/ website] -- South Africa
* [[Foundation for Press Freedom]] (FLIP), [http://www.flip.org.co/ website] -- [[Colombia]]
* [[Free Media Movement]], [http://freemediasrilanka.wordpress.com/ website] -- [[Sri Lanka]]
* [[Glasnost Defense Foundation]], [http://www.gdf.ru/ website] -- Russia
* [[Globe International NGO]], [http://www.globeinter.org.mn/ website] -- [[Mongolia]]
* [[Greek Helsinki Monitor]], [http://cm.greekhelsinki.gr/index.php/ website] -- Greece
* [[Guatemalan Association of Journalists]], [http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/23226/ - Press Freedom Committee website] -- [[Guatemala]]
* [[Hong Kong Journalists Association]] ([[HKJA]]), [http://www.hkja.org.hk/portal/Site.aspx?lang=en-US&id=H1-190 website] -- China
* [[Human Rights Watch]] ([[NRW]]), [http://www.hrw.org/ website] -- United States
* [[Independent Journalism Center]], [http://www.ijc.md/eng/ website] -- [[Moldova]]
* ''[[Index on Censorship]]'', [http://www.indexoncensorship.org/ website] -- United Kingdom
* [[Initiative for Freedom of Expression]], [http://www.antenna-tr.org/ website] -- [[Turkey]]
* [[Institute of Mass Information]], [http://imi.org.ua/ website] [[Ukraine]]
* [[Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety]], [http://www.irfs.az/ website] - [[Azerbaijan]]
* [[Institute for Press and Society]], [http://www.ipys.org/ website] -- [[Peru]]
* [[Institute for the Study of Free Flow of Information]], [http://www.isai.or.id/ website] -- [[Indonesia]]
* [[Inter-American Press Association]] (IAPA), [http://www.sipiapa.org/default.cfm website] -- United States
* [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] (IFLA), [http://www.ifla.org/ website] -- Netherlands
* [[International Federation of Journalists]] (IFJ), [http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Language=EN website] -- Belgium
* [[International PEN Writers in Prison Committee]], [http://www.internationalpen.org.uk/ website] -- United Kingdom
* [[International Press Institute]] (IPI), [http://www.freemedia.at/cms/ipi/about.html website] -- Austria
* [[International Publishers Association]] (IPA), [http://www.internationalpublishers.org/ website] -- Switzerland
* [[IPS Communication Foundation]]: [[BIANET]] [http://www.bianet.org/ website] -- [[Turkey]]
* [[Journalists' Trade Union]], -- [[Azerbaijan]]
* [[Journaliste en danger]] (JED), [http://www.jed-afrique.org/ website (in French)] -- [[Democratic Republic of Congo]]
* [[Maharat Foundation]], [http://www.maharatfoundation.org/ -- website] -- [[Lebanon]]
* [[Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance]], [http://www.alliance.org.au/ website] -- Australia
* [[Media Foundation for West Africa]], [http://www.mediafound.org/ website] -- [[Ghana]]
* [[Media Institute]], [http://www.eastafricapress.net/ website] -- [[Kenya]]
* [[Media Institute of Southern Africa]] (MISA), [http://www.misa.org/ website] -- [[Namibia]]
* [[Media Rights Agenda]], [http://mediarightsagenda.org/ website] -- [[Nigeria]]
* [[Media Watch (Bangladesh)|Media Watch]] -- [[Bangladesh]]
* [[Mizzima News]], [http://www.mizzima.com/MizzimaNews/ website] -- [[Burma]]
* [[National Union of Somali Journalists NUSOJ]], [http://www.nusoj.org/ website] -- [[Somalia]]
* [[Norwegian PEN]], [http://www.norskpen.no/ website] -- Norway
* [[Netherlands Association of Journalists]], [http://www.villamedia.nl/ website] -- Netherlands
* [[Observatory for the Freedom of Peace, Press, Publishing and Creation in Tunisia]], [http://olpec-marsed.org/ website] -- [[Tunisia]]
* [[Pacific Freedom Forum]], [http://www.pacificfreedomforum.org/ website] -- [[Pacific Islands]]
* [[Pacific Islands News Association]], [http://www.pinanius.com/ website] -- [[Fiji]]
* [[Pakistan Press Foundation]] ([[Pakistan Press Foundation|PPF]]), [http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/ website] -- [[Pakistan]]
* [[Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms]] (MADA) [http://www.madacenter.org website] -- [[Palestine]]
* [[Paraguayan Union of Journalists]] -- [[Paraguay]]
* [[PEN American Center]] (PEN), [http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/142 website] -- United States
* [[PEN Canada]], [http://www.pencanada.ca/ website] -- Canada
* [[Privacy International]]. [http://www.privacyinternational.org/ website] -- United Kingdom
* [[Public Association "Journalists" PAJ]], [http://www.journalist.kg/ website] -- [[Kyrgyzstan]]
* [[Reporters without Borders|Reporters Without Borders/Reporters sans frontieres]] (RSF), [http://www.rsf.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=20 website] -- France
* [[Southeast Asian Press Alliance]], [http://www.seapabkk.org/website] -- Thailand
* [[South-East European Network for the Professionalization of the Media]] [http://www.seenpm.org/ website] -- Hungary
* [[Thai Journalists Association]] (TJA), [http://www.tja.or.th/ website] -- [[Thailand]]
* [[West African Journalists Association]] (UJAO), [http://www.ujaowaja.org/ website] -- [[Senegal]]
* [[World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters|World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters/Association Mondiale Des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires]] (AMARC), [http://www.amarc.org/ website] -- Canada
* [[World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers]] (WAN-IFRA), [http://www.wan-ifra.org// website] - -- France
* [[World Press Freedom Committee]] (WPFC), [http://www.wpfc.org/ website] -- United States


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Tunisia Monitoring Group]]
* [[Freedom of speech]]
* [[Freemuse]] - Freedom of Musical Expression
* [[Freedom of the press]]
* [[Internet censorship]]
* [[List of journalists killed in Russia]]


==References==
==Notes and references==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.ifex.org/}}
*{{Official website|https://ifex.org/}}
*[http://www.ifex.org/wpfd/ IFEX's World Press Freedom Day website]
*[http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human_Rights/media Council of Europe - Media Freedom Division]
*[http://www.cidh.org/relatoria OAS Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression]
*[http://www.osce.org/fom OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media]
*[http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/opinion/index.htm UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression]
*[http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2493&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO - Division of Freedom of Expression]
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IFEX
Founded1992
TypeNon-profit NGO
FocusFreedom of speech
Location
Area served
Worldwide
MethodAdvocacy
Members120 independent organizations worldwide
Websiteifex.org
Formerly called
International Freedom of Expression Exchange

IFEX, formerly International Freedom of Expression Exchange, is a global network of more than 119[1] independent non-governmental organisations[2][3] that work at a local, national, regional, or international level to defend and promote freedom of expression as a human right.[4]

History

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IFEX was first proposed in 1992 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, by a group of 12 non-governmental organisations who met to discuss how they could collaborate on responding to free expression violations around the world. The meeting was organised by the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists (now Canadian Journalists for Free Expression). Over the next four years, IFEX consolidated its structure, built outreach programs, and established a web presence. By 2007 IFEX had established strategic free expression campaigns and programmes, and as of 2021 IFEX has over 120 network members located in 62 countries worldwide.[2]

Operations

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The day-to-day operations of the organisation are run by the IFEX Secretariat based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

IFEX's mandate is to raise awareness by sharing information online and mobilising action on issues such as press freedom, Internet censorship, freedom of information legislation, criminal defamation and insult laws, media concentration and attacks on the free expression rights of all people, including journalists, writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, academics, scientists, human rights defenders and Internet users.[4]

Campaigns and advocacy

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IFEX works with its members by creating and participating in advocacy coalitions and working groups and releasing joint statements and petitions.

In 2011, IFEX launched the International Day to End Impunity campaign. In 2013, the United Nations designated 2 November as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. The Tunisia Monitoring Group (IFEX-TMG), launched in 2004 by 21 IFEX members to raise awareness of censorship and other human rights violations in Tunisia,[5] is IFEX's largest campaign to date. IFEX-TMG was dissolved in January 2013 in response to improved conditions for local NGOs, media independence and free expression rights.

In 2015, Francisco Medina, brother of two journalists murdered in Paraguay in 1997, went before the United Nations (UN) to speak out against the "deterioration of freedom of expression in his country".[6] The deputy executive director of IFEX, Rachael Kay, also attended in support of Medina.

To mark the 2020 International Day to End Impunity on 2 November 2020, IFEX launched its Faces of Free Expression illustration series, profiling over 90[7] free-expression advocates working in countries across the globe.[8] The Pittsburgh, US-based nonprofit International Free Expression Project created a physical exhibit of the series in Pittsburgh to celebrate the 2021 World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2021.[9] The exhibit ran until 4 July 2021.

Online information

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IFEX brings attention to free expression stories and events through its website, e-newsletters and special reports. The content is available in multiple languages (English, French,[10] Spanish[11] and Arabic[12]), and addresses pressing free expression stories. The website hosts a searchable online archive of free expression violations going back to 1995.[13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A UN body is keeping NGOs locked out – states are pushing for reform - Geneva Solutions". genevasolutions.news. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Our Network". IFEX. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The safety of journalists: Why should you care?". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "What We Do". IFEX. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Tunisia Monitoring Group". IFEX-TMG. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Brother of murdered journalist reports on situation in Paraguay before United Nations". 11 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Archives: Faces of Free Expression". IFEX. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Facing up to Impunity". msn.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Unshuttered voices: A collaboration, an exhibit and a call to action". theshiftnews.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ "IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression". IFEX (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ "IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression". IFEX (in European Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  12. ^ "IFEX - The global network defending and promoting free expression". IFEX (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  13. ^ "IFEX programme for freedom of expression training and communication support". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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