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This week in #FreeExpression: 🔹 #Georgia: Pressure on journalists reporting from rallies intensifies. 🔹 #Nigeria: Civil society demands accountability. 🔹 #Lebanon: Cybersecurity gaps threatening national security. Read #IFEXThisWeek: preview.mailerlite.com/y6m3m0z4t1

#Ecuador 🇪🇨 @IFEXALC joins @VDSorg, @SIP_oficial and @pressfreedom to condemn ruling ordering @FUNDAMEDIOS to remove alert about journalist safety. Read full statement here (In Spanish): vocesdelsurunidas.org/comunicado-vds…

#Turkey 🇹🇷 Journalist Canan Coşkun notes what 'judicial supervision' means for journalists: "While appearing “free” on paper, the journalist is effectively confined within four walls, unable to go out, travel, or practice their profession." @ExInt24 buff.ly/eFJK7tP

#SouthernAfrica🌍️ @MISARegional launches a regional media lawyers network. misa.org/blog/misa-laun…

🌍 #WesternBalkans The latest issue of 'Disinfo Radar'provides an overview of the increased disinformation risks across the region, driven by external developments affecting EU integration & broader geopolitical tensions. @fmeta @antidisinfonet buff.ly/Kpb9frM

#Nepal 🇳🇵 @ForumFreedom's new report documents a total of 97 incidents of press freedom violations over the past year, affecting 145 media persons & 20 media houses. It called for strengthened safety measures & legal protections for journalists. buff.ly/AOhpy9i

#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP_org condemns the assassination of Mateo Pérez Rueda, who covered corruption and security issues in small municipalities in Antioquia, confirming that regional journalism is under extreme conditions of unprotected coverage. (In Spanish) flip.org.co/pronunciamient…

🌐 A new @RSF_inter campaign themed “Reporters Airlines” features the security risks journalists must take into account & presented as safety instructions. It noted that “some idealised vacation destinations are draconian when it comes to press freedom.” buff.ly/rjIAQLV

#TheGambia 🇬🇲 @gmpressunion highlights significant challenges of press freedom and freedom of expression at the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR). gpu.gm/statement-by-t…

🌍 IFEX ally @BHRCmedia's new research reveals which sectors & countries pose the greatest risks to HRDs, and critical patterns in business-related attacks. Read the full analysis. business-humanrights.org/en/from-us/bri…

🌍 During a training co-organized by the Independent Journalism Center, participants worked on content addressing some of the most common disinformation narratives circulating in the information space of #Moldova and #Ukraine. buff.ly/2shpNYn

#India 🇮🇳 @SFLCin warns that if passed, the draft amendments could result in "opaque and arbitrary executive actions and lead to unprecedented amounts of digital censorship of critical voices on online platforms." buff.ly/3ZHk4m2

#Bolivia 🇧🇴 @ANPBolivia reaffirms defence of press freedom on national Journalist Day, condemning political actors who have spent nearly two decades attempting to discredit journalism's vital function through verbal and physical attacks (In Spanish) anp-bolivia.com/dia-del-period…

#Nigeria 🇳🇬 @AFEXafrica Nigerian and international media freedom organizations write to Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, seeking accountability for attacks on journalists. africafex.org/freedom-of-exp…

#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 @pen_int said the reported plan of the EU, UK, & the US governments to pursue the deportation of Afghan nationals risks exposing already vulnerable individuals, including many writers and journalists who managed to flee persecution. buff.ly/NI4ElZV

#Malaysia 🇲🇾 @CIJ_Malaysia's latest report reflects the growing threats on the overall media environment & the decline of public trust in journalism. It also noted that journalists are still compelled to self-censor due to political and legal pressures. buff.ly/NnK9cN1

#Ecuador 🇪🇨 @FUNDAMEDIOS launches LIBERTIES 360°, a technological platform combining AI, automated monitoring and human verification to detect and visualise threats against journalists. Find out more (In Spanish) fundamedios.org.ec/llega-libertie…

#Uganda 🇺🇬 @cipesaug calls for a human rights-centered approach to Uganda’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies Strategy. cipesa.org/2026/05/cipesa…

🗳️ @privacyint warns that "the inclusion of unnecessary or unreliable information in voter registers can lead to discriminatory disenfranchisement," and that the use of biometric tech to authenticate voters can violate voter privacy. buff.ly/xXJ4oZi

#Georgia 🇬🇪 @efjeurope, which is part of @MediaFreedomEU, warned that since 2024, "the country’s media landscape has grown increasingly hostile & perilous," with journalists exposed to physical and legal attacks. buff.ly/VXtuUv5