Supporting Civil Society in Exile
In Myanmar, civic space drastically contracted after the February 2021 coup. Stringent registration and operating constraints, as well as threats…
Theme: Media Freedom
Impact of Myanmar’s New Association Law and FATF Blacklisting on Media
Myanmar’s media has historically been overburdened with vague, inconsistent, and overlapping laws that make up an oppressive legal framework packed…
Ukraine’s win against Russia’s information war
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been marked by the Kremlin deploying various propaganda narratives, ranging from claims of “liberation”…
Nine recommendations for designing media literacy interventions in the Baltics
Over the last four years, IREX has worked to equip youth across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with the skills and…
Emerging trends in journalist safety: three insights from discussion marking 10 years of SAFE
For 10 Years, IREX’s Securing Access to Free Expression (SAFE) initiative has equipped more than 8,000 media professionals and social…
The Florida Effect
Under Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida has faced the country’s most intensive rollback of Americans’ right to freely express themselves. Recent…
The California Effect
In a March 2023 interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom outlined his intention for the Golden State to serve as a…
Reading Between the Bars
Carceral censorship is the most pervasive form of censorship in the United States. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and…
State of Civic Space in Uganda: A Call to Action
Civic space is the physical, virtual, legal, regulatory, and policy space where people can, among other things, securely exercise their…
Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity
Youth and Disinformation in Malaysia: Strengthening Electoral Integrity identifies the potential risks from disinformation that youths are likely to face…