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Indigenous community radio operators win court case against the Guatemalan State

The ruling ‘will be a turning point for community radios in Guatemala’

Written by Prensa Comunitaria

Translated by Emma Dewick

28 December 2021

In Nigeria, the government weaponises the law against online expression

Laws that protect online expression are being used to violate it

Written by Tomiwa Ilori

17 December 2021

Despite updates in legislation, organisations in Uganda struggle with data protection and privacy compliance

A new report highlights practice on the ground

Written by Brian Oduti

17 December 2021

Tunisia: New prosecutions resurrect shadow of dictatorship

Despite reforms in 2011, gaps in legislation allow for repression

Written by Yosr Jouini

16 December 2021

In Sudan, the court stands on the side of unrestricted access to the internet

The law fights for citizens under dictatorial rule

Written by Khattab Hamad

16 December 2021

2021 in retrospective: Authoritarian practices threatened journalists and restricted media freedom in South Asia

Press and internet freedom faced challenges in 2021

Written by Rezwan

16 December 2021

Namibian activists maximize social media to expose unlawful jurisdiction and homophobic legislature

The Namibian government is sending contradictory messages

Written by Lisa Plank

13 December 2021

Russia blocks access to Tor browser website

Russia has the second largest number of Tor users globally

Written by RuNet Echo

8 December 2021

Georgian Communications Commission levies fines on TV channels for ‘political’ content

Activists protest outside the building of the GNCC.

Written by OC Media

1 December 2021

Press Freedom and the Indian Judiciary

Indian courts have protected press freedom over the years

Written by Unbias The News

26 November 2021

Myanmar rappers express rage and resistance against the military regime

Rappers have banded together to produce an anti-junta music album

Written by Mong Palatino

26 November 2021

#HandsOffOurLibraries: Scholars protest removal of ‘subversive’ books from Philippine universities

Concerned scholars launch online archive of “endangered” publications

Written by Karlo Mikhail Mongaya

5 November 2021

Turkey: new report highlights the extent of censorship online

The 120 page document details cases of blocked online content in 2020

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 November 2021

Thai protesters demand the abolition of royal defamation law

Authorities have been using the law to arrest pro-democracy activists

Written by Prachatai

2 November 2021

Bangladesh’s upcoming Data Protection Act may suppress, not protect, citizens rights

The law must uphold the fundamental rights of citizens

Written by Zara Rahman

23 October 2021

Supporters demand freedom for Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah

The activist has been detained for two years without trial

Written by Advox

5 October 2021

Global internet freedom is in decline, according to new report

The report assesses human rights in digital space across 70 countries

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

4 October 2021

Campaign to brand Russian journalists and media ‘foreign agents’ picks up pace after elections

More independent media outlets branded as ‘foreign agents’ in Russia

Written by openDemocracy Russia

3 October 2021

Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?

CEIEC has provided defense and surveillance systems to Venezuela

Written by Alessandra Soler

28 September 2021

Why did Twitter support Nigeria’s #EndSARS and not Ghana’s #FixTheCountry?

Civil society, not governments or tech companies, should protect online free speech

Written by Kofi Yeboah

28 September 2021

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