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Starlink in Yemen: A digital revolution or a security threat?

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

8 hours ago

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

Written by Walid El Houri

2 weeks ago

ToTok, Baz and others: The UAE and KSA promote unsafe communication apps

Written by SMEX

27 January 2025

Pressure vs. principles: Lebanon's extradition of Abdel-Rahman al-Qaradawi to UAE sparks outrage

Written by Walid El Houri

11 January 2025

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Data Narratives Civic Media Observatory: Country Reports

For the past year, the Civic Media Observatory — through its Data Narratives project — conducted research in Brazil, El Salvador, India, Turkey, and Sudan

Written by Civic Media Observatory

31 December 2024

How the UN Cybercrime Convention 2023 can pose a threat to human rights defenders and exiled journalists

Without adequate safeguards, the treaty could legitimize and facilitate the persecution of human rights defenders and journalists beyond national borders

Written by Guest Contributor

30 December 2024

Artificial Intelligence Narratives: A Global Voices Report

By situating AI in the context of data, we analyzed their narrative relationship, shared incentives, and strategies necessary to protect the public interest

Written by Civic Media Observatory

23 December 2024

Israel is using surveillance technology to subjugate and target Palestinians

AI supercharges human rights violations against civilians

Written by Safa

11 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

Mass pager attack in Lebanon raises concerns over cyber warfare and terrorism

The attack raises fears about the weaponization of personal technology and its impact on civilians.

Written by Walid El Houri

18 September 2024

Ahead of its controversial elections, Tunisia bans magazine Jeune Afrique for criticizing the president

The banning of Jeune Afrique is another step in Kais Saied’s clampdown on independent media, further undoing the democratic gains of the 2011 revolution

Written by Walid El Houri

6 September 2024

Tech giants criticized for silencing Pro-Palestinian narratives

The fight against censorship on social media is a fight for the future of democratic debate itself.

Written by Walid El Houri

28 August 2024

One hundred Turkish lira for your data: How Turkish citizens lost all expectations of data security and privacy

Leaks have offered almost unlimited access to Turkish citizens' data

Written by Sencer Odabaşı

21 August 2024

Starlink in Sudan: A lifeline or war facilitator?

Internet is being used as a weapon by warring parties

Written by Digital Rights Lab

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

Internet shutdowns in Sudan allow the bypass of regulations

That battles over control of telecommunications infrastructure and internet access

Written by Digital Rights Lab

14 August 2024

Covering Gaza: The deadliest war for journalists

More than three quarters of the 99 journalists killed worldwide in 2023 were killed in Gaza

Written by Walid El Houri

9 August 2024

Turkey blocks access to Instagram

Blocking and throttling are not new for Turkey

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

2 August 2024

Singapore files charges against three women for ‘illegal’ pro-Palestine rally

Authorities warned that similar ‘lawless’ activities threaten social harmony

Written by Mong Palatino

12 July 2024

The ingenious ‘network tree’ defying Gaza's connectivity blockade

Italian filmmaker Manolo Luppichini's insights on connectivity in war-torn Gaza

Written by Mariam A.

13 June 2024

Lion or mosquito: The state of the AI debate in Turkey

AI's real impact is subtler than its political implications.

Written by Sencer Odabaşı

31 May 2024

Cairo fears a ‘boomerang effect’ of pro-Palestine protests

Why the Egyptian authorities suppress protests supportive of Palestine

Written by Raseef22

20 May 2024

Turkey joins the ranks of countries considering a foreign agent law

Anyone can be labeled an agent of influence

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

16 May 2024

On World Press Freedom Day, the planet and Palestine are on the Caribbean's radar

'[It's] a call for those who tell the stories of upheaval and loss, to be listened to'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

3 May 2024

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