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Advocacy · October, 2019

Stories about Advocacy from October, 2019

Pakistan shuts art installation depicting extrajudicial killings

Pakistani authorities have a history of censoring art

Written by Quratulain Tejani

30 October 2019

Netizen Report: How are protests in Lebanon affecting digital rights?

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Netizen Report Team

28 October 2019

Angolan president's reforms drive positive impact on media — but limits persist

President João Lourenço's political reforms have loosened free speech restrictions

Written by Liam Anderson

28 October 2019

Iran’s drive to block international services continues with Google Play ban

Domestic apps' ties to the government is a serious privacy concern

Written by Small Media

25 October 2019

Despite ban, Telegram survives in Russia — but for how long?

Telegram has approximately 14 million users in Russia

Written by Maxim Edwards

25 October 2019

Mozambican journalists and activists targeted with threats in election year

Threats sent via SMS are not unprecedented in Mozambique

Written by Dércio Tsandzana

23 October 2019

Nigerian journalist under threat of arrest for exposé of police and prison corruption

'Fisayo Soyombo risks imprisonment or fine, if arrested and convicted

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

23 October 2019

Ahead of Tunisia elections, social media was flooded with mis- and disinformation

The elections authority warned of rumors 'aimed at disrupting the electoral process'

Written by Yosr Jouini

22 October 2019

How Ethiopia's ruling coalition created a playbook for disinformation

Mis- and disinformation online fuels pre-election suspicions in Ethiopia

Written by Endalkachew Chala

18 October 2019

India partially lifts communications blackout in Kashmir, internet still down

The economy lost more than $1bn in the past 2 months

Written by Rezwan

16 October 2019

Internet censorship in Sudan: Rethinking laws and tactics that served an authoritarian regime

Prime Minister Hamdok signed a global pledge to media freedom

Written by Mohamed Suliman

15 October 2019

Zimbabwe government continues to weaponize information online to control citizen engagement

Media control in Zimbabwe bears its origins in colonial policies

Written by GV Sub-Saharan Africa

15 October 2019

Google removes Hong Kong protester role-playing game from its Play Store

Is Google's action a practice of political self-censorship?

Written by The Stand News

11 October 2019

Nigerian journalist Omoyele Sowore remains in jail on trumped-up charges of treason and insulting the president

Sowore has been in jail for over two months

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

11 October 2019

Bangladesh Regulator blocks engineering university web page containing reports of student abuse

Students were seeking a space to share stories of abuse

Written by Rezwan

10 October 2019

Thai Twitter users face threats over comments on royal motorcade

At least 25 people are now in jail for lèse majesté

Written by Prachatai

10 October 2019

South Park creators mock the NBA with a sarcastic apology to China

'the boys realize that they can't betray their ideal'

Written by Oiwan Lam

8 October 2019

As Sudan transitions to democracy, urgent reforms must tackle disinformation

Government disinformation was rife during the 2018-2019 Sudan protests

Written by Mohamed Suliman

4 October 2019

While El Salvador's security improves, it loses ground in freedom of press

Despite rocky relationship with the press, President Bukele remains popular

Written by Melissa Vida

1 October 2019

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