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Advocacy · May, 2025

Stories about Advocacy from May, 2025

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Russia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and Georgia

Written by Istinomer

3 days ago

AI, impunity, and ‘authoritarian media control’ in Southeast Asia

An overview on the state of media freedom in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia

Written by Mong Palatino

4 days ago

How Russian opposition media continue broadcasting from abroad

Even now, tens of millions of people inside Russia receive information from independent media — and that still has real influence.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

6 days ago

Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leader

The parliament is launching an inquiry into the matter

Written by Mong Palatino

7 days ago

Global digital rights report reveals unexpected boost in transparency from Chinese tech giants

Despite the current improvements, there’s still a long way to go

Written by Marisa Petricca

1 week ago

A decade of digital rights: Where has Big Tech's progress gone?

The 2025 RDR Index demonstrates stagnation at a critical time

Written by Giovana Fleck

2 weeks ago

Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024

A new report shows how Palestinian voices are being silenced online just as global attention is most needed to document war crimes.

Written by Walid El Houri

2 weeks ago

Pacific media groups cite AI, censorship, and limited resources as key challenges in their work

Media groups across the region marked World Press Freedom Day with various initiatives

Written by Mong Palatino

2 weeks ago

Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayor

The authorities cited a tweet from Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activity

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 weeks ago

Exiled Vietnamese blogger ‘Mother Mushroom’ calls for transnational solidarity

Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh about her life and struggles in exile

Written by Mong Palatino

2 weeks ago

Hong Kong falls to 140th in global press freedom index with historic low score

Hong Kong has faced unprecedented deterioration in its press freedom record

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

3 weeks ago

World Press Freedom Day: Caribbean media faces new challenges in the age of AI

'The press is not only a defender of democracy, but also a guardian of our collective future'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 weeks ago

‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar

“Independent media is one of the few weapons we have left.”

Written by Exile Hub

3 weeks ago

Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the Gulf

A frank discussion of exile, the personal cost of independent journalism, and the struggle for support in the Gulf

Written by Walid El Houri

3 weeks ago

Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’

After the 2021 coup, the news outlet set up operations in remote provinces and outside the country

Written by Mong Palatino

3 weeks ago

Silenced witnesses: Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at historic rates

In the deadliest war on the press, journalists in Gaza are being killed with no accountability.

Written by Walid El Houri

3 weeks ago

Pahalgam attack raises tensions between India and Pakistan amid disinformation surge

Disinformation and inflammatory content surged on social media following the attack

Written by Ramna Saeed

3 weeks ago

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