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April, 2020

Coronavirus and surveillance technology in India: Public health vs. privacy

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

29 April 2020

Setbacks for freedom of expression as Tunisia fights COVID-19

Written by Afef Abrougui

28 April 2020

Despite COVID-19, no respite for human rights crackdowns in Egypt

Written by Afef Abrougui

28 April 2020

How to protect Nigerians’ personal information while combating COVID-19

Written by Tomiwa Ilori, Boye Adegoke

20 April 2020

Stories from April, 2020

To fight COVID-19 in Myanmar, a call to end the war and internet shutdown in Arakan region

The internet shutdown is hindering access to COVID-19 related information

Written by EngageMedia

29 April 2020

Papua New Guinea’s police minister says two journalists who reported on COVID-19 funding ‘can’t be trusted’

"It is not up to a government minister to decide whether journalists should be fired, and especially when it is because of a report he didn’t like."

Written by Mong Palatino

18 April 2020

Fighting the COVID-19 ‘Infodemic’ in the Asia-Pacific

EngageMedia lists some of the media initiatives addressing the COVID-19 "Infodemic' across the Asia-Pacific region

Written by EngageMedia

17 April 2020

Malaysia orders ‘stern action’ against media misreporting government statements on COVID-19

'Dissenting voices must be heard'

Written by Mong Palatino

15 April 2020

Fighting COVID-19 goes hand-in-hand with shuttering newspapers across the Middle East

Print journalism is a silent victim of the virus

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

14 April 2020

Online journalist detained for quoting Cambodian prime minister’s advice on COVID-19

Police said the PM's joke should not be repeated to avoid confusion

Written by Mong Palatino

10 April 2020

Tunisia has a disinformation problem, but (further) criminalizing speech won't solve it

During the elections, rumors and false news were widely disseminated

Written by Afef Abrougui

9 April 2020

Impact of COVID-19 containment measures on human rights and civil liberties in the Middle East

Many of these unfair actions violate international law

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

8 April 2020

Serbian government revokes controversial COVID-19-related decree used as pretext to arrests journalists

A journalist was recently arrested for "inciting panic and unrest"

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

7 April 2020

Blocked websites, internet shutdown, and media arrests undermine free speech in Myanmar

Dozens of websites have recently been blocked

Written by Juan Cebu

6 April 2020

Is India fighting COVID-19 the “mass surveillance” way?

"Install App, switch on Bluetooth, set location sharing to 'Always'"

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

6 April 2020

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