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Advocacy · May, 2022

Stories about Advocacy from May, 2022

In Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cyberwarfare is a decisive element of the battlefield

Russian cyberattacks follow a pattern

Written by Sara Alsherif

27 May 2022

Myanmar journalists face grave risks at every turn

More than 143 journalists have been arrested since the 2021 coup

Written by Mong Palatino

19 May 2022

In Georgia, veteran journalist sentenced to 3.5 years in jail

The journalist was found guilty on corruption charges

Written by OC Media

19 May 2022

Global Voices seeks country-level researchers for our Advox project

Applications close 11:59pm ET (GMT -5) on May 31, 2022

Written by Nanjala Nyabola

18 May 2022

India pushes for storage of private data using technology built for anonymity

If personal information is stored, what is the point of using VPN?

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

16 May 2022

Podcast: The state of press freedom

Journalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedom

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

14 May 2022

Not Yet Uhuru: Surveillance, censorship and data practices in the new Tanzania

The struggle for internet freedom continues

Written by Rebecca Mwimbi

13 May 2022

Pakistan drops 12 points on World Press Freedom Index 2022

At least 86 instances of attacks took place against journalists

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

12 May 2022

Does Indonesia have a healthy free press? Not according to West Papua

Papuan journalists face routine threats, abuse, and censorship

Written by Sydney Allen

12 May 2022

Press freedom is marked by fear and insecurity in Mozambique

Journalist Ibrahimo Mbaruco remains missing since 2020.

Written by Global Voices Lusofonia Translated (en) by Dércio Tsandzana

9 May 2022

What does Elon Musk's Twitter purchase mean for Venezuelan Twitter?

Venezuela's Twitter space is rife with inorganic content, something Musk has not contended with

Written by Caracas Chronicles

7 May 2022

Nothing new in the ‘New Kazakhstan’ as attacks on social media freedom continue

Fighting cyberbullying used as an accuse to reinforce censorship

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

6 May 2022

In Azerbaijan, the state of media freedom is dismal, experts say

Azerbaijan's track record on press freedom has been on decline

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

5 May 2022

For acclaimed journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, winning a Nobel Peace Prize offers no protection

Ressa and Muratov have become the target of increased state violence

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Mong Palatino

5 May 2022

World Press Freedom Day in the Caribbean is a mixed bag

'There can be no democracy without the functioning free press'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

4 May 2022

The Western Balkans will need unity and cooperation across society to overcome press freedom challenges

The harmful effects of misinformation are obvious and tangible

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

4 May 2022

News that’s fit to print

' ... civil society must redouble our efforts to defend press freedom'

Written by IFEX

3 May 2022

China: Weibo’s new location tag exposes the whereabouts of users, opinion leaders and tiny pinks

It may widen regional divides in the future

Written by Oiwan Lam

3 May 2022

Malaysian writer faces blasphemy probe for Facebook post

Uthaya Sankar SB was detained overnight before being granted bail

Written by Mong Palatino

2 May 2022

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