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Reporting when the internet goes dark: How journalists find workarounds when cut off

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19 May 2026

Research reveals that EU AI rules stop at its borders with little accountability for human rights impacts abroad

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16 April 2026

Iran’s internet blackout as media event: Networks, algorithms, and the politics of visibility

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21 February 2026

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How AI is upgrading African dictatorship

The IDS mapping shows cameras clustered where opposition parties organize, not where ordinary crime is highest

Written by Guest Contributor

22 May 2026

Sixteen days of activism amid the rise of digital harm across Africa

Online harm is shaping public life as strongly as offline violence

Written by Cecilia Maundu

20 December 2025

In Sudan, RSF detain journalist Muammar Ibrahim amid the recent occupation of Al-Fasher

Ibrahim’s broadcasts highlighted the suffering of the people of Al-Fasher amid the ongoing war

Written by Guest Contributor

22 November 2025

Journalism is the oxygen of democracy: How Sudan’s information crisis reflects a global realityJournalism is the oxygen of democracy: How Sudan’s information crisis reflects a global reality

When information is withheld from those who need it most, other human rights violations quickly follow

Written by Guest Contributor

17 October 2025

Watch out! Authorities in Turkey are on the lookout for obscenity

Among the streaming platforms facing fines are Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Prime Video and Mubi

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 September 2025

Systematized supremacy: The consequences of blind faith in technology

Technology itself isn’t good or bad; it is about the humans behind it

Written by Tactical Tech, Safa

22 September 2025

Normalizing surveillance in daily life

How technology is used to supercharge monitoring and control

Written by Tactical Tech, Safa

15 September 2025

‘Smart’ (or Machiavellian?) surveillance: The power of terminology

Technology is used to supercharge weapons of mass oppression

Written by Tactical Tech, Safa

3 September 2025

Turkey rocked by fake diploma scandal

The allegations sparked debate over individual misconduct, weaknesses in higher education, and professional oversight

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 August 2025

When digital democracy disappears, so does the power of the people

When civil society is pushed offline, what’s lost isn’t just voices, but history, memory, resistance, and possibility

Written by Muhammed Bello Buhari

23 August 2025

The killing of Anas al-Sharif and Western journalism’s moral collapse

More journalists have been killed in Gaza — with complete impunity — than in both World Wars combined

Written by Guest Contributor

12 August 2025

Automated surveillance, targeted killings, and AI warfare in Gaza: A conversation with legal scholar Khalil Dewan

What we are witnessing in Gaza is the future of warfare

Written by UntoldMag, Walid El Houri

20 July 2025

Turkey becomes the first to censor AI chatbot Grok

The country has a history of censoring online content

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

14 July 2025

Australian court says journalist was unfairly removed from work over Gaza post

Antoinette Lattouf said she was punished for her political opinion about Israel's military campaign in Gaza

Written by Mong Palatino

4 July 2025

The leaks we missed

Leaks are meant to prevent, not just record, bloodshed

Written by Noor

25 June 2025

Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024

A new report shows how Palestinian voices are being silenced online just as global attention is most needed to document war crimes.

Written by Walid El Houri

12 May 2025

Digital censorship and political repression: The blocking of the X account of Istanbul's jailed mayor

The authorities cited a tweet from Ekrem İmamoğlu’s account, which they claimed could incite criminal activity

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

9 May 2025

Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the Gulf

A frank discussion of exile, the personal cost of independent journalism, and the struggle for support in the Gulf

Written by Walid El Houri

3 May 2025

Silenced witnesses: Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at historic rates

In the deadliest war on the press, journalists in Gaza are being killed with no accountability.

Written by Walid El Houri

2 May 2025

Ahead of municipal elections, Lebanese voter data is at risk

Outdated laws and weak cybersecurity leave Lebanese voter data vulnerable to breaches, with no clear privacy policy in place.

Written by SMEX

22 April 2025

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