The signal we cannot ignore: What the LONDA 2025 report reveals about Africa’s digital rightsWritten by Muhammed Bello Buhari5 June 2026
A lack of electricity and internet access hinders AI adoption in Sub-Saharan AfricaWritten by Jean SovonTranslated by Laura28 April 2026
Brazil: A warning on how AI and deepfakes can become an ’excessive risk‘ to women and girlsWritten by Fernanda Canofre28 April 2026
India’s race to adopt AI sparks a deeper question: How can technology respect human rights?Technologies like AI-enabled surveillance and facial recognition are restricting civic space and aiding state authoritarianismWritten by Rezwan24 April 2026
Heavy use of AI increases tensions in Hungary’s upcoming electionThe ruling government has been employing ‘us vs. them’ political rhetoric as voting day draws nearer Written by Tunde Feher7 April 2026
How artificial intelligence and synthetic reality shaped Bangladesh’s 2026 electionAn analysis of Bangladesh’s first AI-saturated election, where seeing was no longer believingWritten by Zulker Naeen1 April 2026
Cambodian police arrest journalist for reporting on online scam centerSix journalists have been arrested this year in Cambodia in relation to their reportingWritten by Mong Palatino25 February 2026
Pakistan jails two lawyers for 17 years over old tweetsThe trial moved unusually fast, speeding from indictment to sentencing in under three monthsWritten by Syed Salman Mehdi20 February 2026
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai receives a 20-year jail sentenceFor the 78-year-old publisher, 20 years of imprisonment is effectively a death sentence.Written by Oiwan Lam10 February 2026
The social media battlefield: Political campaigns in Bangladesh’s national electionsDigital campaigning has become central to how political messages are delivered and receivedWritten by Mohammad Tarek Hasan10 February 2026
Malaysian journalist briefly detained for sedition over a question during a public lectureThe journalist resigned and issued an apology after facing harassment for asking a controversial questionWritten by Mong Palatino9 February 2026
Sixteen days of activism amid the rise of digital harm across AfricaOnline harm is shaping public life as strongly as offline violenceWritten by Cecilia Maundu20 December 2025
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security lawAfter two years of trial, Lai is found guilty of colluding with foreign forcesWritten by Hong Kong Free Press17 December 2025
A Filipino journalist pushes back against red-tagging and disinformation by taking on MetaThe petition aims to compel tech platforms to review how they handle human rights issuesWritten by Mong Palatino, IFEX13 December 2025
When the judge meets the algorithm: AI tools entering India’s courtsWhen the judge meets the algorithm: AI tools entering India’s courtsMillions of cases are pending in India; will AI and future technologies help speed things up?Written by Sakkcham Singh Parmaar5 December 2025
How censorship is limiting digital development in NigeriaThe Nigerian government is weaponizing cybersecurity laws to intimidate critics and suppress online dissentWritten by Pamela Ephraim27 November 2025
India’s top court moves to regulate comedians and influencers’ speechThe Court reiterated that content created for commercial purposes carries a higher degree of responsibilityWritten by Sumit Kumar Singh6 November 2025
Watch out! Authorities in Turkey are on the lookout for obscenityAmong the streaming platforms facing fines are Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video and MubiWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva24 September 2025
Systematized supremacy: The consequences of blind faith in technologyTechnology itself isn’t good or bad; it is about the humans behind itWritten by Tactical Tech, Safa22 September 2025
Normalizing surveillance in daily lifeHow technology is used to supercharge monitoring and controlWritten by Tactical Tech, Safa15 September 2025
Gen Z stands up to expose corruption in NepalYoung people are protesting over systemic corruption and a system that rewards ‘nepo kids’ over meritocracyWritten by Benju Lwagun9 September 2025
A report shows that Trump’s move to investigate Brazil follows Big Tech’s interestsAn investigation was announced with the decision to increase tariffs over Brazilian products Written by Pública - Agência de jornalismo investigativoTranslated by Liam Anderson4 September 2025
‘Smart’ (or Machiavellian?) surveillance: The power of terminologyTechnology is used to supercharge weapons of mass oppressionWritten by Tactical Tech, Safa3 September 2025