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We demand the immediate release of Venezuelan human rights defender Carlos Correa

Global Voices Advox and more than 80 signatories demand the release of human rights defender Carlos Correa

Written by Melissa Vida

11 January 2025

Pressure vs. principles: Lebanon's extradition of Abdel-Rahman al-Qaradawi to UAE sparks outrage

Lebanon extradites Abdel-Rahman al-Qaradawi to UAE despite human rights warnings

Written by Walid El Houri

11 January 2025

Australia is the first nation to ban social media for under-16s

Landmark legislation sees the Australian government committed to the novel step of child protection by banning social media for under sixteens.

Written by Gayle Pescud

10 January 2025

Where is Carlos Correa? Unidentified men take Venezuelan activist away from the middle of Caracas

Prominent Venezuelan human rights activist went missing on January 7

Written by Estefanía Salazar

9 January 2025

2025: The year we decide the internet's future

Can the multi-stakeholder model, which has safeguarded an open, inclusive internet, survive?

Written by Muhammed Bello Buhari

8 January 2025

Vietnam strengthens control of internet and civil society through new decrees

Tech companies are now required to verify users, while strict rules are imposed on associations

Written by Mong Palatino

7 January 2025

Fifteen times Hong Kong made international headlines in 2024

From the introduction of Article 19 to media and entertainment censorship

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

6 January 2025

India's internet shutdown crisis: A growing threat to digital rights

India’s internet shutdowns are undermining digital rights, economic development, and the fundamental freedoms of its people.

Written by Kanav Narayan Sahgal

6 January 2025

Internet outages and blocks in Latin America in 2024

Latin America between power outages and internet blockages

Written by Jacobo Nájera Translated (en) by Dalia Tarek

3 January 2025

A year of elections and digital repression in South Asia: 2024 in focus

Several governments expanded their control over online spaces

Written by Rezwan

2 January 2025

Data Narratives Civic Media Observatory: Country Reports

For the past year, the Civic Media Observatory — through its Data Narratives project — conducted research in Brazil, El Salvador, India, Turkey, and Sudan

Written by Civic Media Observatory

31 December 2024

How the UN Cybercrime Convention 2023 can pose a threat to human rights defenders and exiled journalists

Without adequate safeguards, the treaty could legitimize and facilitate the persecution of human rights defenders and journalists beyond national borders

Written by Guest Contributor

30 December 2024

Women in public positions in North Macedonia are easy targets of hate speech

Ingrained stereotypes about women’s roles in society are often weaponized against women who challenge traditional norms or take on leadership positions

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

20 December 2024

In Azerbaijan, authorities are again targeting journalists, in a new wave of arrests

In a fresh wave of arrests, authorities rounded up journalists, activists on smuggling and extortion charges

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

18 December 2024

Online safety or censorship? Malaysia’s parliament passes two contentious media bills

Authorities insist that the reforms will make it easier to arrest cybercriminals

Written by Mong Palatino

16 December 2024

The great Pakistan firewall and use of religion as a tool for digital authoritarianism

Amid VPN regulations, reports emerge of Bluesky also being blocked in Pakistan

Written by Ramna Saeed

22 November 2024

Forty-five Hong Kong pro-democracy activists jailed up to 10 years in landmark national security case

Former law professor was sentenced to 10 year imprisonment

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

21 November 2024

Reflections on youth-led movements against state repression in Bangladesh and Indonesia

"The internet shutdown was meant to stifle us, but it had the opposite effect"

Written by EngageMedia

21 November 2024

Montenegrin civil society condemns initiative for Russia-style ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Other states in the Balkans region might adopt similar laws

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

16 November 2024

Palau newspaper faces defamation charges over leaked tax report

The complainant is a company owned by the father of the country's president

Written by Mong Palatino

12 November 2024

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