February 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A special feature on how Palestinian civil society is countering online gendered violence, plus the latest free expression news from the region, produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah. 7amleh’s Mona Shtaya on civil society efforts to counter online gender-based violence in…

Iran’s women fight for life and freedom, Egypt’s ‘filtered’ climate summit, and Jordan’s shrinking civic space September 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. The fight for women, life and freedom in Iran. Egypt’s ‘filtered’ COP27 climate summit. Jordan’s downward spiral on rights. …

June 2023 in MENA: A free expression round up produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. The United Nations establishes an independent body to investigate the fate of Syria’s forcibly disappeared people. Counter-terrorism measures stifle free expression and threaten civic…

January 2023 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Palestinian journalists targeted amidst escalating violence. Egypt’s heightened digital oppression. Death penalties in Iran. Bomb attack on TV station underscores Lebanon’s…

November 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Detained protesters at risk of death penalty in Iran. Double-standards for free expression at Qatar’s World Cup. MBS immunity for Jamal…

October 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Global climate summit hosted amidst an atmosphere of fear in Egypt’s restricted civic space. Qatar hinders reporting ahead of the 2022…

August 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Harsh sentencing of women social media activists in Saudi Arabia. Palestinian civil society organisations targeted. …

July 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Biden’s MENA tour leaves journalists more vulnerable in the region. Tunisia’s new constitution threatens free expression. Iranian filmmakers arrested. …

June 2022 in Middle East and North Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. Rising threats to digital privacy in the region. Disinformation campaigns target women rights activists in Iran. Ending impunity for crimes against…