Columbia Global Freedom of Expression

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to strengthen freedom of expression worldwide by advancing the understanding of international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information.

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 6:43 PM

In Zakharov v. Russia & Anti-Corruption Foundation v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights held that “foreign agent” designations violated the applicants’ rights to freedom of expression and respect for private life. 🔗https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=5b024e7a0c16e2779164ac24d&id=8a71ac2ee9

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 6:17 PM

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data has recorded nearly 300 protests across India.
💡Check the full chronological archive of the protests documented since January 2026 globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 5:25 PM

📣The Chilean Student Confederation (CONFECH) led a nationwide strike, joined by tens of thousands, against cuts to public education; police used water cannons and tear gas in Santiago; 31 were arrested.
💡Find more protests using our web tool: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

@isoc.live Oct 10, 2026, 10:26 PMReposted by @cgfoe.bsky.social

WEBINAR 15 OCT 09:00 EDT / 13:00 UTC: CGFoE - Adjudicating False Information: A Global Case Law Analysis
isoc.live/22290

@cgfoe.bsky.social paper launch on how courts handle false information, with Anya Schiffrin and UN SR Leopoldo Maldonado.

#FreedomOfExpression #Disinformation #CaseLaw

@cartoonistsrights.org Oct 12, 2026, 2:42 PMReposted by @cgfoe.bsky.social

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS notes today’s further delay in the trial of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar after the prosecution’s lead witness, the investigating officer failed to attend court. We call for an end to the protracted judicial harassment Mr. Omar has endured since 2024.
manassa.news/news/34375

@cartoonistsrights.org Oct 7, 2026, 11:22 AMReposted by @cgfoe.bsky.social

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS condemns the latest twist in the ongoing judicial harassment of Doğan Pehlevan (Türkiye), an 11-month, 20-day suspended sentence over “insulting the president” via an X account he says isn’t even his own.
www.turkishminute.com/2026/10/06/l...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:18 PM

Protest Explained: #Iran🧕✊ Students of Allameh Tabataba’i University in Tehran protested hijab rules & poor campus conditions. They also called for the release of imprisoned classmates. 🔗https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026/10/cgfoe-protest-monitor-october-1-2026-issue-iran/

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:04 PM

✊📢🪧Week in Protests: #NewYork, #Liverpool, #Tirana, #Venezuela, #India, #Ghana & #France,
🔗More protests took place over the past week. Find them using our web tool: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

Photo by Aurelio Cárdenas

@cartoonistsrights.org Oct 7, 2026, 11:24 AMReposted by @cgfoe.bsky.social

CARTOONISTS RIGHTS voices concern about the progress of the so-called “Anti-Meme Law” in Mexico. Any bill intended to combat digital fraud must also allow people – including cartoonists & satirists – to express themselves freely online.
yucatanmagazine.com/mexico-anti-...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 9:01 PM

‼️ 📣 ALERT #Türkiye: X Account of Digital Rights Advocate and CGFoE Expert Yaman Akdeniz Blocked.

🔗 This & more in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/new...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:43 PM

‼️Hot off the press: Adjudicating False Information: A Global Case Law Analysis, by Ibrahim Sabra, Kseniia Guliaeva, Olga Startseva, and Anna Tauber. The paper is part of the Special Collection of the Case Law on Freedom of Expression.💡 globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:15 PM

‼️🛋️Join us for a webinar & learn about ways courts around the world address false information and what this means for freedom of expression.
📅 When: October 15, 2026
⏲️ 9:00am-10:30am ET
🔗Register to attend: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/events/adjud...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM

In 2025, mentions of protest doubled in the CGFoE newsletter. What began as a feature quickly evolved into a monitoring tool, says A.Vorozhtsova, ➡️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/interview-about-the-cgfoe-protest-monitor-we-quickly-realized-we-were-filling-a-research-gap/

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:20 PM

We survey protests weekly asking which of those events matters most for democracy & freedom of expression. That shapes Protest Monitor, I. Sabra. ➡️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/interview-about-the-cgfoe-protest-monitor-we-quickly-realized-we-were-filling-a-research-gap/

@mediafreedomeu.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 8:17 AMReposted by @cgfoe.bsky.social

Two years ago, Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian captivity.

In this MFRR interview, Angelina Kariakina, Victoria’s former editor, speaks about her legacy, the search for justice and the urgent need to bring those still held home.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSs...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 3:35 PM

📣📢📍Recently, across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, protesters condemned proposed constitutional changes. Police responded with a crackdown. 🖇️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026/09/cgfoe-protest-monitor-september-24-2026-issue-dr-congo/

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 3:17 PM

📣📢🎉For the past 9 months we have been documenting protest globally.
📍See our Protest Monitor with protest tracker page: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...
‼️See our weekly summary and the spotlight: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:59 PM

📣📢🪧 This week in Protest: CHILE
Marking 53 years since the coup that started Augusto Pinochet’s bloody dictatorship, protesters clashed with the police. Almost 300 people were detained. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:47 PM

CGFoE Protest Monitor 📢📢📢 This Week in Protest: Spain, Tunisia, Ireland, Germany, Uganda, Serbia and Bulgaria.
🌐 Find more protests using our web tool here: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

@cgfoe.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:16 PM

📢⚖️🏛️Newsletter alert- recent cases from ECtHR & US courts concerning privacy, freedom of expression + press freedom; Bulgaria, The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities and The New York Times v. DoD➡️https://mailchi.mp/columbia/ai-slowdown-debate-put-human-rights-first?e=[UNIQID]

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