Censorship

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

Written by Istinomer

1 day ago

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

Written by Mong Palatino

2 days ago

How Russian opposition media continue broadcasting from abroad

Written by Daria Dergacheva

4 days ago

Papua New Guinea radio host loses job after interviewing opposition leader

Written by Mong Palatino

5 days ago

Stories about Censorship

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

5 days 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

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

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

‘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

Reporting from exile: Azerbaijani journalists confront new realities and old fears

A growing wave of Azerbaijani journalists has been forced into exile

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

3 weeks ago

A journalist club survey finds press freedom in Hong Kong has plunged further

Self censorship has become a common journalistic practice in Hong Kong.

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

4 weeks ago

Threatened by transnational repression, Hong Kong exile media outlets aim to preserve press freedom

Hong Kong exile journalists and political dissidents are often targeted

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 April 2025

How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers

Cybersecurity is reframed as regime security under the banner of sovereignty

Written by Filip Noubel

12 April 2025

In Turkey a controversial law on cybersecurity is widely seen as yet another censorship tool

Turkish experts, civil society groups, and international observers saw the law as a potential tool to restrict independent reporting and stifle dissent.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

27 March 2025

Starlink in Yemen: A digital revolution or a security threat?

Elon Musk's Starlink is sparking fears of data privacy breaches, government crackdowns, and foreign influence

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

21 March 2025

The crackdown on academic freedom in Europe: More than just a right-wing phenomenon

Academia is not a neutral space. It has always been a site of struggle throughout history

Written by Walid El Houri

8 March 2025

How are the Ugandan and Kenyan governments silencing dissenting voices?

Both governments weaponize laws, push misinformation, and suppress dissent

Written by Prudence Nyamishana

1 February 2025

Bangladesh interim government’s ‘right’ to uninterrupted internet access is a sham

The draft Cyber Security Ordinance 2024 has come under fire due to definitional ambiguity and other concerns

Written by Samaya Anjum

24 January 2025

Shutting down the net: The growing threat of Russian internet censorship

By the end of 2023, over 92 percent of Russian population used the internet. The government has other plans for them now.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 January 2025

In Azerbaijan authorities remain on track to keep critics silenced and locked up

At least six people have been sentenced to lengthy jail times since December 2024

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

17 January 2025

Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?

The exchange between people in the US and China is ice-breaking but biased as users are self-censoring

Written by Oiwan Lam

16 January 2025

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