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How Kenyans are using AI during protests

Written by Cecilia Maundu

1 day ago

In the face of international criticism, Azerbaijan sentences the Abzas Media team

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 weeks ago

Media coalition condemns denial of jail visit to detained Filipino journalist

Written by Kodao Productions

3 weeks ago

The leaks we missed

Written by Raya Sharbain

3 weeks ago

Stories about Human Rights

Vietnam's Telegram ban: Cybersecurity or censorship?

Authorities said 70 percent of Telegram channels are linked to illegal content

Written by Mong Palatino

3 weeks ago

SLAPP suits are a silent threat to Kenya's public discourse

Powerful entities are using strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPPs) to silence dissent in Kenya

Written by Guest Contributor

4 weeks ago

Criminalized and silenced: The weaponization of Pakistan's PECA Act

”‘Fake news’ is a Trumpian term, and defamation laws are often used as a ruse to silence independent voices."

Written by Ramna Saeed

13 June 2025

Togo: Rapper arrested for denouncing poor governance

The Togolese Catholic Church has also spoken out against the arrest

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

12 June 2025

Cambodian journalist faces more than a dozen charges after reporting on deforestation

He documented illegal logging but was eventually charged with the same crime

Written by Mong Palatino

5 June 2025

In Georgia, the space for dissent keeps shrinking

The country's sinking ranking by international freedom indexes underscores the government's antidemocratic turn

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

31 May 2025

Sam George’s ministry presents a major threat to media freedom and LGBTQ+ rights in Ghana

If Ghana’s democracy is to survive, it cannot afford to let its press be muzzled

Written by Guest Contributor

28 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

22 May 2025

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

21 May 2025

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

17 May 2025

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

12 May 2025

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

8 May 2025

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 May 2025

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

2 May 2025

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

2 May 2025

Thailand-based US scholar faces prison term and deportation for alleged royal insult and cybercrime violations

Chambers has written extensively about the role of the military in Thai politics

Written by Mong Palatino

21 April 2025

Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

It's important that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities in the digital age

Written by Cecilia Maundu

21 April 2025

What does decolonising AI really mean? An interview with artist Ameera Kawash

Conceiving the digital as quintessentially scalable makes it colonial, commercial, and commodified by default.

Written by UntoldMag

18 April 2025

Civil society’s data in north and east Syria is not secure

Continuing operations without any solid strategies for digital security could lead to a digital disaster in Syria

Written by SMEX

9 April 2025

AI’s bitter truth: It has biases, too

The systems behind artificial intelligence reveal deep-seated biases that can negatively influence society's perceptions and behavior

Written by Tactical Tech

3 April 2025

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