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This week in #FreeExpression: 🔹 #Colombia: Impunity remains as 17 journalist homicides unresolved. 🔹 #MiddleEast: Unchecked military attacks and prosecutions of reporters. 🔹 #HongKong: Impunity following white powder threats. Read #IFEXThisWeek: preview.mailerlite.com/n2k1a…

#Belarus 🇧🇾 Civil society and media groups, including @baj_by, highlight the continuing systematic restrictions, pressure on independent media, and transnational repression, despite the release of some political prisoners. buff.ly/VnCVtYj

#Tunisia🇹🇳 @SMEX joins 16 orgs in demanding the release of Tunisian journalist Zied el-Heni. On Oct 27, he got 4 years on terrorism charges for verifying a leaked recording on his radio show. He's already serving 1 year over a post and faces a third case. cpj.org/2026/11/cpj-partners…

#Uganda 🇺🇬 @africafoicentre welcomes a Declaration, titled 'Access to Information as a Pillar of Information Integrity' by civil society organisations from 16 countries calling on governments to strengthen the right to information. africafoicentre.org/civil-so…

🌏 @RSF_inter is profiling 33 “press freedom predators” who targeted journalists & media outlets in 2026. "These predators share the same goal: to prevent journalists from doing their jobs & deprive citizens of information from independent sources." buff.ly/5Wowy9e

#India 🇮🇳 IFEX expresses solidarity with @SFLCin and other digital rights organisations and individuals who are facing content takedown requests on X. "It points to broader concerns about the impact of shrinking civic space at a global level." buff.ly/tyqHFVr

#Honduras 🇭🇳 @Conexihon warns criminal code reforms raise concern over profiling risks and arbitrary detentions, with vague provisions that could be turned against critics of power. (In Spanish) clibrehonduras.com/2026/10/2…

🌐 @privacyint explores these questions: What happens when AI agents find an unintended route to achieving the goal they have been given? Who should be held accountable for "autonomous-agent cyberattacks?" buff.ly/1rz7txg

#Egypt🇪🇬 Mada Masr is one of several outlets still waiting on a licence. No figures on applications, no published reasons for rejection: Egypt's licensing process for news sites remains a black box. @afteegypt investigates afteegypt.org/en/research-en…

#Liberia 🇱🇷 @LiberiaCemesp reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening citizen participation and promoting people-centered democratic governance in Liberia at a legislative consultative meeting that brought together citizens and community leaders. facebook.com/malcolm.w.josep…

#Turkey 🇹🇷 Tuğçe Yılmaz interviewed several journalists who talked about the evolution of censorship in the country from newspaper seizures to access blocks and website shutdowns. @bianet_eng @ExInt24 buff.ly/1W1O40s

#HongKong 🇭🇰 Threatening letters containing suspicious white powder were sent to the news offices of HK01, Dot Dot News, and Orange News. @HKJA_Official said police failure to apprehend the culprits "may embolden them to act with impunity." buff.ly/5ijkwA2

#Argentina 🇦🇷 @FOPEA requests intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur over escalating attacks against journalism, as aggression toward the press intensifies across the country. (In Spanish) fopea.org/fopea-pidio-la-int…

#SouthernAfrica🌍 @MISARegional highlights concerns that the digital space has become a hostile frontier for journalists and defenders of free expression, in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 2026. misa.org/blog/a-call-for-dig…

🌎 @pressfreedom has issued a new Impunity Action List which sets out the crucial steps to champion justice for journalists. It reminded governments that “unpunished violence remains an overwhelming threat to journalists & the free flow of information.” buff.ly/wCfOkgn

#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca builds an ofrenda for journalists murdered in 2026, demanding an end to impunity for crimes against the press and remembrance of those killed for reporting. (In Spanish) articulo19.org/ofrenda-a-per…

#India 🇮🇳 The Delhi Police issued takedown requests against 42 URLs on X, including @SFLCin's account and posts documenting online censorship. IFEX stands in solidarity with SFLC and expresses concern over these restrictions. buff.ly/2fbHOzu

🌏 The shortlist of the PEN–Inge Feltrinelli Writing as Resistance Award "highlights the many ways in which literature can resist repression, preserve cultural identity and give voice to marginalised communities." @pen_int buff.ly/LCVLrEo

#TheGambia 🇬🇲 @gmpressunion calls on the Gambian government to implement the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. facebook.com/gambiapressunio…

#SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is weaponising vague counter-terrorism laws to hand death sentences to dissidents and peaceful social media users. Academic Nasser Al-Ghamdi now faces capital charges over his posts on X. @ADHRB presents the details adhrb.org/2026/11/executions…