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Advocacy · April, 2020

Stories about Advocacy 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

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

"There should be use and access restrictions of data."

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

29 April 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

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

'An important step toward accountability is transparency'

Written by Tomiwa Ilori, Boye Adegoke

20 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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