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There are a huge number of [https://ifex.org/take_action/ campaigns] happening within IFEX currently. IFEX works with its members by creating and participating in advocacy coalitions and working groups and releasing joint statements and petitions.
There are a huge number of [https://ifex.org/take_action/ campaigns] happening within IFEX currently. 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.
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.
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|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.
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|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|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.
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|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.

To mark the 2020 [[International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists|International Day to End Impunity]] on November 2, 2020, IFEX launched its Faces of Free Expression illustration series, profiling over 80 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=www.msn.com}}</ref> The [[Pittsburgh]], USA-based nonprofit [[International Free Expression Project]] created a physical exhibit of the series in Pittsburgh to celebrate the 2021 [[World Press Freedom Day]] on May 3, 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 July 4, 2021.


==Online information==
==Online information==

Revision as of 16:43, 15 July 2021

IFEX
Founded1992
TypeNon-profit NGO
FocusFreedom of speech
Location
Area served
Worldwide
MethodAdvocacy
Membersover 119 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 independent non-governmental organisations[1][2] that work at a local, national, regional, or international level to defend and promote freedom of expression as a human right.[3]

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 as of 2017 IFEX has over 104 network members located in 65 countries worldwide.[4]

Operations

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.[3]

Campaigns and advocacy

There are a huge number of campaigns happening within IFEX currently. 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 November 2, 2020, IFEX launched its Faces of Free Expression illustration series, profiling over 80 free-expression advocates working in countries across the globe.[7] The Pittsburgh, USA-based nonprofit International Free Expression Project created a physical exhibit of the series in Pittsburgh to celebrate the 2021 World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021.[8] The exhibit ran until July 4, 2021.

Online information

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, Spanish and Arabic), and addresses pressing free expression stories. The website hosts a searchable online archive of free expression violations going back to 1995.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Network". IFEX. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The safety of journalists: Why should you care?". UNESCO. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b "What We Do". IFEX. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Our History - IFEX". Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Tunisia Monitoring Group". IFEX-TMG. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Brother of murdered journalist reports on situation in Paraguay before United Nations". Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Facing up to Impunity". www.msn.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Unshuttered voices: A collaboration, an exhibit and a call to action". theshiftnews.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ "IFEX programme for freedom of expression training and communication support". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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