Protest

The crackdown on academic freedom in Europe: More than just a right-wing phenomenon

Written by Walid El Houri

8 March 2025

Providing a safe space for Myanmar’s embattled journalists and human rights defenders

Written by Mong Palatino

12 February 2025

Singapore activist charged for joining candle lighting vigils for death row inmates

Written by Mong Palatino

10 February 2025

Bangladesh interim government’s ‘right’ to uninterrupted internet access is a sham

Written by Samaya Anjum

24 January 2025

Stories about Protest

How are the Ugandan and Kenyan governments silencing dissenting voices?

Both governments weaponize laws, push misinformation, and suppress dissent

Written by Prudence Nyamishana

1 February 2025

Can US TikTok refugees find a home in Chinese social media Xiaohongshu?

The exchange between people in the US and China is ice-breaking but biased as users are self-censoring

Written by Oiwan Lam

16 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

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

Where are the leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 Umbrella Movement now?

September 28, 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the start of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

13 October 2024

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol of resistance, must be released on time

For many in Egypt and elsewhere in the region, Abdel Fattah has become a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism

Written by Walid El Houri

27 September 2024

Ghanaians rally online demanding justice for citizens arrested in protests against illegal gold mining

'I want to go! 48 Hours, not a lawyer! 48 hours, no food! No water!'

Written by Zita Zage

27 September 2024

Young Kenyans use technology to mobilize against Finance Bill amid disinformation surge

Digital platforms gave Kenyan youth a voice but also perpetuated misinformation

Written by Cecilia Maundu

27 September 2024

‘Truth deserves to be seen’: Artists decry film censorship in the Philippines

The filmmakers asserted there is nothing subversive in the films

Written by Mong Palatino

20 September 2024

Samoan journalists balk at planned restrictions during Commonwealth meeting

Authorities said they are merely following existing media guidelines

Written by Mong Palatino

16 September 2024

Operation Knock Knock: On the hunt for dissident voices in Venezuela

Venezuelan security forces target dissident voices in an operation informally called Operation Knock Knock

Written by ProBox

12 September 2024

VenApp, the Chavista app co-opted for harassment in Venezuela

The app was boycotted and reported after the presidential election

Written by ProBox

11 September 2024

Belarusian stand-up comedian who compared Lukasheka to a sparrow is accused of defamation

Ultimately, Komissarenko was able to obtain a talent visa to the United States

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 August 2024

How online disinformation fuels religious, ethnic and sociopolitical tensions during Bangladesh’s regime change

Over 70 percent of mis-and disinformation was debunked as completely false

Written by Guest Contributor

20 August 2024

In Turkey, a street interview lands a citizen in jail

The citizen remains in detention pending trial

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 August 2024

Pro-democracy activists in Zimbabwe are being prosecuted for ‘public disorder’

Detained activists said they were tortured and threatened with rape

Written by Jennifer Avila

14 August 2024

In Azerbaijan it isn't just the president for life, but the parliament too

As of July 22, over 1,000 candidates applied to run for a parliamentary seat

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

26 July 2024

Freedom of assembly and freedom of expression curtailed as deadly student protests rock Bangladesh

Wanton violence and internet shutdown puts citizens in peril

Written by Shoeb A, Rezwan

25 July 2024

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