IFEX 2024 Convening in Berlin
The numbers – two days, 208 participants, one drum solo, two catwalks, innumerable cups of coffee and tea, and zero panels – tell only part of the story of what happened when the IFEX network and some of its allies and partners met for a face-to-face meeting in Berlin.
Over two days in April, IFEX held its first face-to-face network convening since the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. We came together to deepen the connections that support our work as we tackle the threats to freedom of expression and information that increasingly constrain our world.
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