Global Voices Advocacy

As the 2021 election approaches, Uganda authorities are very likely to continue to crack down on political dissent, including through social media shutdowns.

In Ethiopia’s disinformation epidemic, the crumbling ruling coalition is the elephant in the room

Written by Endalkachew Chala · Advocacy

As acts of communal violence that took place in Oromia in October subsided, a new battle began online over interpretations of the violence — and who was to blame.

Bosnian journalists demand justice in case of journalist threatened and assaulted by hooligans

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Advocacy

The journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina are hoping that the judiciary in their country will finally start to systematically address the issue of journalists' safety.

Former university lecturer jailed for online posts in Vietnam

Written by The 88 Project · Advocacy

Vietnamese authorities continue their crackdown on freedom of expression against ordinary citizens even when they do not engage in any grassroots activism or political movements.

Hong Kong activists denounce court ban on ‘violent’ content as a threat to internet freedom

Written by Oiwan Lam · Advocacy

Internet Society Hong Kong will file a judicial review against an interim injunction prohibiting anyone from posting, re-posting and aiding the dissemination of information that promotes violence.

Netizen Report: Domestic worker abuses in the Gulf expose tech companies’ failures to protect human rights

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle · Human Rights

Tech companies grapple with abuses against domestic workers, Iraqis face another internet shutdown, and Russia gets ready for a 'sovereign internet.'

Twitter was a minefield of false information during the 2019 Nigerian elections

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike · Advocacy

Twitter became a battle ground of ethnocentric disinformation and political propaganda before, during and in the immediate aftermath of the 2019 elections in Nigeria.