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Human Rights · September, 2019

Stories about Human Rights from September, 2019

Serbian journalists expose a ruling party bot application used to manipulate readers’ comments on media websites

Manipulation of user comments deceives readers by pretending to represent 'neutral' majority opinions

Written by Filip Stojanovski

20 September 2019

China Central Television urges netizens to doxx Hong Kong protesters and reporters

CCTV urged its Weibo followers to “take off the masks” of protesters

Written by Oiwan Lam

19 September 2019

Internet shutdowns and the right to access in Sudan: A post-revolution perspective

Are apologies enough to ensure freedom of expression?

Written by Mohamed Suliman

16 September 2019

Serbian member of pro-Kremlin biker club under investigation for assaulting a female journalist

The journalist's news portal also came under hacker attacks

Written by Filip Stojanovski

12 September 2019

Singapore prime minister sues independent news website for defamation

This is the latest example of the government's crackdown on independent media

Written by Mong Palatino

9 September 2019

Netizen Report: Two years after fleeing military attacks in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees face mobile blackout in Bangladesh

Technology and human rights news from around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team, Ellery Roberts Biddle

6 September 2019

‘I want a chance to prove my innocence': Formerly jailed Macedonian journalist denied retrial

The case against investigative journalist Tomislav Kezarovski is considered an example of judicial corruption during the country’s democratic backsliding between 2006 and 2017.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

6 September 2019

Serbian journalists expose anonymous doxing site's ties to pro-government media coterie

Istraga.rs' sexist attacks against women journalists and activists are troubling

Written by Filip Stojanovski

6 September 2019

How Turkey's broadcast regulator is taking over the supervision of online content

Turkish audiences are accustomed to blurred, deleted scenes

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

6 September 2019

A web comic from Colombia discusses surveillance and gender in Latin America—to the rhythm of salsa

A conversation with María Juliana Soto

Written by Laura Vidal Translated (en) by Stephanie Crane

4 September 2019

Bangladesh cuts access to mobile phone services for the Rohingya

Government claims the ban will quell violence in refugee camps allegedly coordinated using cellphones

Written by Zara Rahman

4 September 2019

The plight of Kuwait's stateless community: Silenced and deprived of human rights

15 Bidoon activists remain in prison for protesting for their rights

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

3 September 2019

Nigerian journalist charged with treason after criticizing governor for corruption

Agba Jalingo had accused Cross Rivers State governor of corruption

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

2 September 2019

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