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Call for writers: Global Voices seeks pitches for digital rights stories

We are currently looking for authors to write about the following countries: Lebanon, Liberia, Rwanda, Namibia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Senegal, and Democratic Republic of Congo.

Written by Afef Abrougui

12 June 2020

Setbacks for freedom of expression as Tunisia fights COVID-19

’Officials and state institutions are not immune from criticism’

Written by Afef Abrougui

28 April 2020

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

Calls to release thousands of political prisoners have gone unheeded

Written by Afef Abrougui

28 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

Algeria crackdown on dissent persists with detention of journalists

Arresting journalists is a 'pretext' to punish and silence

Written by Afef Abrougui

27 March 2020

Morocco intensifies crackdown on freedom of expression

Two rappers have recently been jailed

Written by Afef Abrougui

24 January 2020

UAE frees activist Osama al-Najjar after 5 years in detention

Al-Najjar was jailed for denouncing his imprisoned father's torture

Written by Afef Abrougui

9 August 2019

Post-election crackdown in Mauritania: Internet shutdown lifted, journalist remains in detention

Al-Wadea is detained in an undisclosed location

Written by Afef Abrougui

9 July 2019

Mauritanian blogger escaped the death penalty, but remains behind bars

Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir was convicted of apostasy in 2014.

Written by Afef Abrougui

8 May 2019

Jailed UAE activist Ahmed Mansoor continues hunger strike

Mansoor has been in prison for his online activism since 2017.

Written by Afef Abrougui

15 April 2019

Free by day, jailed by night: Egyptian activists speak out against conditional release

They are out of prison, but not really free.

Written by Afef Abrougui

12 April 2019

Morocco’s Hirak movement has gone quiet, but the crackdown on independent media continues

Journalists remain behind bars for covering the protests.

Written by Afef Abrougui, Emna Sayadi

8 April 2019

Mauritanian bloggers face defamation charges for reporting on corruption

Prosecutors claim that evidence against the bloggers has been 'lost'

Written by Afef Abrougui

4 April 2019

How pro-government media in Morocco use “fake news” to target and silence Rif activists

Jailed activist Nasser Zefzafi was smeared by Moroccan media

Written by Afef Abrougui, Emna Sayadi

4 April 2019

#WelcomeHomeAlaa: Egyptian revolution activist Alaa Abd El Fattah released after five years in prison

Family and allies rejoiced at the blogger's release.

Written by Afef Abrougui, Ellery Roberts Biddle

29 March 2019

Two years after completing his sentence, Emirati activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention

The activist was due to be released in March 2017.

Written by Afef Abrougui

26 March 2019

Activists speak out against Iraq's cybercrime bill

Iraqis who "undermine national independence" online could face life sentence

Written by Afef Abrougui

19 March 2019

Scheduled release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah delayed by 10 days

Alaa has been imprisoned for protest-related activities since 2013

Written by Afef Abrougui

14 March 2019

Photojournalist Mahmoud ‘Shawkan’ Abu Zeid walks free, after more than five years in prison

Shawkan will remain under ''police observation'' for another five years

Written by Afef Abrougui

4 March 2019

How Saudi leaders are using religion to consolidate power and silence critical voices

''Oppression is a comprehensive system, and [in our country] it is enabled by religion.''

Written by Afef Abrougui

25 February 2019

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