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"Shoot-to-kill" and the "war with art and culture"

January 2022 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Kazakhstan , Zhanaozen , Mangghystau , Malta , Istanbul , Turkey , Almaty , Almaty-qalasy , Hungary , United-kingdom , Belarus , Syria

Free expression in Europe and Central Asia at the turn of the year

December 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Poland , Belarus , United-kingdom , Turkey , Georgia , United-states , Minsk , Belarus-general- , Meydan , Bitlis , Azerbaijan , Macedonia

Memorial under threat, Osman Kavala stays in prison and 'fake news' criminalised

November 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Belarus , Poland , Kazakhstan , Istanbul , Turkey , Almaty , Almaty-qalasy , Hungary , United-kingdom , Vienna , Wien , Austria

"Extremists", SLAPPs, and insults

October 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Norway , Istanbul , Turkey , United-states , United-kingdom , Belarus , China , Portugal , Sedat , Diyarbakir , Russia , London

Civil space and the right to information under pressure

September 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Belarus , United-states , Russia , Turkey , Kazakhstan , Medar , Manisa , Azerbaijan , Uzbekistan , Poland , Polish , Russian

August: An unhappy anniversary and 38,581 insults

August: An unhappy anniversary and 38,581 insults
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United-kingdom , Russia , Moscow , Moskva , Uzbekistan , Marmaris , Mugla , Turkey , Malta , Kazakhstan , Istanbul , Kyrgyzstan

The tentacles of corruption and the purge

The tentacles of corruption and the purge
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Belarus , Nasha-niva , Minsk , Horad , Hungary , Malta , Istanbul , Turkey , United-states , United-kingdom , Georgia , Macedonia

High treason charges, new anti-LGBTQI+ legislation and progress against impunity

Protesters are detained by police in central Istanbul, Turkey, on 26 June 2021, as hundreds of LGBTQI+ activists defied a ban and tried to stage a gay pride event. BÜLENT KıLıÇ/AFP via Getty Images
June 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
June saw the Belarusian authorities crank up the pressure on independent journalists, Istanbul police attack LGBTQI+ people and journalists at a Pride march, and Hungary adopt legislation reminiscent of Russia’s so-called ‘gay propaganda’ law. But the month also saw important progress in the battle against impunity in Slovakia.

Belarus , Turkey , Norway , Samsun , Gezi , Kayseri , Istanbul , United-states , Kocaeli , Balikesir , Gaziantep , Ankara

A state-hijacking, forced confessions and a suspicious death in custody

May 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.

Belarus , Germany , Latvia , Moscow , Moskva , Russia , United-states , Minsk , Belarus-general , Vilnius , Vilniaus-apskritis , Lithuania

Press and civil society under pressure from Europe and Central Asia's "strongmen"

People take part in a rally for women’s rights and protection, after a young woman kidnapped for marriage was found dead, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 8 April 2021, VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP via Getty Images
April 2021 in Europe and Central Asia: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Cathal Sheerin, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
April reminded us that “strongmen” are the wrong men if you want a free press and vibrant civil society. The month saw sweeping powers handed to the president in Kyrgyzstan, independent journalists threatened by legislation in Belarus and Kazakhstan, and civil society and the press targeted in Russia. But April also saw writer Ahmet Altan released in Turkey.

Russia , Moscow , Moskva , Athens , Attikír , Greece , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , United-states , Bishkek , Iran , Uzbekistan