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Russian regulators ask VPNs to block blacklisted websites, but most have refused

The only service agreeing to comply was the Russian one.

Written by RuNet Echo

29 March 2019

#WelcomeHomeAlaa: Egyptian revolution activist Alaa Abd El Fattah released after five years in prison

Family and allies rejoiced at the blogger's release.

Written by Afef Abrougui, Ellery Roberts Biddle

29 March 2019

Netizen Report: Activists in Pakistan and Malaysia confront online backlash after International Women’s Day events

Want your rights protected? Prepare to get attacked on Twitter.

Written by Netizen Report Team

29 March 2019

Censored on WeChat: #MeToo in China

In China, authorities see #MeToo as a political threat.

Written by Wechatscope

26 March 2019

Two years after completing his sentence, Emirati activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention

The activist was due to be released in March 2017.

Written by Afef Abrougui

26 March 2019

Welcome to the Venezuelan internet. Luis Carlos and Naky will be your guides.

Meet Venezuela's internet power couple.

Written by Laura Vidal

26 March 2019

Netizen Report: EU activists make a final push to keep the internet filter-free

The EU might really mess up the internet next week.

Written by Netizen Report Team

21 March 2019

Russian journalist forced to resign for Telegram channel critical of St. Petersburg authorities

Karpenko suspects her superiors were pressured into firing her.

Written by Alexey Kovalev

20 March 2019

‘Blood feud’ against Chechen blogger is the culmination of a months-long, unusually frank conversation about a buried past

Painful memories of war have surfaced in online debates.

Written by RuNet Echo

19 March 2019

Activists speak out against Iraq's cybercrime bill

Iraqis who "undermine national independence" online could face life sentence

Written by Afef Abrougui

19 March 2019

#FreeSerikjan and the long shadow of Xinjiang's camps in neighbouring Kazakhstan

A long-repressed region found its voice in a neighbouring country

Written by chrisrickleton

18 March 2019

Slovak businessman charged with ordering murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée

Kuciak's 2018 murder triggered mass protests in Slovakia

Written by Filip Stojanovski

18 March 2019

Kazakhstan silences the Xinjiang megaphone

Serikjan Bilash's activism is a spoiler to relations with China.

Written by Eurasianet

18 March 2019

Teen theatre production banned by Russian authorities for promoting ‘non-traditional family relations’

Russia's notorious "anti-gay law" eyes another victim.

Written by RuNet Echo

15 March 2019

Scheduled release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah delayed by 10 days

Alaa has been imprisoned for protest-related activities since 2013

Written by Afef Abrougui

14 March 2019

Charged with ‘instigating crimes’, journalist Luis Carlos Diaz is released in Venezuela

Diaz has been forbidden from speaking about his ordeal

Written by Ellery Roberts Biddle, Laura Vidal

14 March 2019

Trying to follow the news in Venezuela? Here are a few sources you can trust

Venezuelans are staying informed with newsletters, messaging groups and infographics

Written by Marianne Diaz

11 March 2019

One year without internet in Chad: Citizens have been offline since March 2018

It appears that the government is attempting to muzzle citizens' freedom of expression and to prevent the free circulation of information.

Written by Abdoulaye Bah Translated (en) by Edward Shelley

9 March 2019

Netizen Report: Activists reject EU plans to pre-censor copyright violations, ‘terrorist’ content

A weekly dose of news about challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team

8 March 2019

Russia’s latest ‘anti-fake news law’ is so bad even Kremlin pranksters hate it

Provisions of the new law make it clear that its real target are the online news outlets still not fully controlled by the state or its subsidiaries.

Written by Alexey Kovalev

8 March 2019

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