TYPE · December, 2022 · Global Voices Advox

TYPE · December, 2022

Stories about TYPE from December, 2022

European Parliament’s Report on Pegasus spyware indicates involvement of North Macedonia companies

Hungarian spyware producer Cytrox began as a start-up in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

29 December 2022

A fact-check of India’s socio-political undercurrents: the case of Zubair

There are differing opinions about the terms 'fake news' and 'fact-checking'

Written by Advox

21 December 2022

Hong Kong launches a national security legal battle against media tycoon Jimmy Lai

Lai has already been handed a 69 month jail sentence

Written by Oiwan Lam

20 December 2022

No good news for media freedom in Kyrgyzstan as government arrests journalists, activists, and bloggers

Sex tapes, surveillance, and blackmail in silencing journalists

Written by Zhar Zardykhan

19 December 2022

Data privacy rights advance in Tanzania under new law, but obstacles remain

A welcome step, the act still has some worrisome elements

Written by Advox

16 December 2022

Indonesia's new penal code revisions don't just threaten sexual freedoms

Free speech, journalistic integrity, and LGBTQ+ rights are also at risk

Written by Sydney Allen

15 December 2022

In Turkey, local court hands popular mayor a jail sentence

Imamoglu will remain in power until the court of appeals decision

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

15 December 2022

The effects of internet shutdowns on public mobilization

Once a tool for organising, the internet is now a weapon

Written by Valentina Vera-Quiroz

13 December 2022

Australian PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssange

Grassroots protests have generated some high-profile support for the Wikileaks founder

Written by Kevin Rennie

12 December 2022

How the Venezuelan government uses social media to cover up its biggest corruption case

It highlights the fundamental role of digital media in Maduro's propaganda machine

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

8 December 2022

Freedom of expression in Tanzania is on a downward spiral

Despite promises, current laws stifle the freedom of expression

Written by Advox

6 December 2022

Activists strive for data protection in Indonesia

Data protection remains weak in Indonesia

Written by Juliana Harsianti

5 December 2022

Nigerian student arrested after calling First Lady ‘fat from corruption’ on Twitter

The student faces one count of criminal defamation

Written by Pamela Ephraim

2 December 2022

‘In Ecuador, disinformation has spread like a fungus,’ says Ecuadorian investigative journalist

Arturo Torres investigates how disinformation moves in Ecuador

Written by Carlos E. Flores Translated (en) by Ameya Nagarajan

1 December 2022