European Parliament’s Report on Pegasus spyware indicates involvement of North Macedonia companiesHungarian spyware producer Cytrox began as a start-up in North MacedoniaWritten by Metamorphosis Foundation29 December 2022
Climate change, digital authoritarianism and disinformation campaigns ruled in South Asia in 20222022 was a tumultuous one for many South Asian nationsWritten by Rezwan26 December 2022
Turkey, a year in review: Battling both at home and abroadTurkey has had a rough year, politically, socially, and financiallyWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva24 December 2022
Police in Azerbaijan detain protesters on the day of activist's trialScores of activists were reportedly detainedWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva24 December 2022
Governments are still free to use the Pegasus software without human rights safeguards in placeThe case of Hungary is a strong warningWritten by Veszna Wessenauer23 December 2022
Hong Kong launches a national security legal battle against media tycoon Jimmy LaiLai has already been handed a 69 month jail sentenceWritten by Oiwan Lam20 December 2022
No good news for media freedom in Kyrgyzstan as government arrests journalists, activists, and bloggersSex tapes, surveillance, and blackmail in silencing journalistsWritten by Zhar Zardykhan19 December 2022
Addressing the changing nature of Twitter and emerging social media landscape Twitter's distress has created a vacuum in the social media landscapeWritten by Juke Carolina19 December 2022
Data privacy rights advance in Tanzania under new law, but obstacles remainA welcome step, the act still has some worrisome elementsWritten by Advox16 December 2022
Indonesia's new penal code revisions don't just threaten sexual freedomsFree speech, journalistic integrity, and LGBTQ+ rights are also at riskWritten by Sydney Allen15 December 2022
In Turkey, local court hands popular mayor a jail sentenceImamoglu will remain in power until the court of appeals decisionWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva15 December 2022
Hong Kong national anthem mixup causes chaos at international sporting eventsA protest song was played instead of China's national anthemWritten by Hong Kong Free Press13 December 2022
The effects of internet shutdowns on public mobilization Once a tool for organising, the internet is now a weaponWritten by Valentina Vera-Quiroz13 December 2022
Azerbaijan arrests prominent political activist ahead of International Human Rights DayA political activist was sentenced to 50 days in administrative detentionWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva12 December 2022
Australian PM Anthony Albanese adds to growing political pressure to #FreeJulianAssangeGrassroots protests have generated some high-profile support for the Wikileaks founderWritten by Kevin Rennie12 December 2022
Freedom of expression in Tanzania is on a downward spiralDespite promises, current laws stifle the freedom of expressionWritten by Advox6 December 2022
Activists strive for data protection in IndonesiaData protection remains weak in IndonesiaWritten by Juliana Harsianti5 December 2022
Nigerian student arrested after calling First Lady ‘fat from corruption’ on TwitterThe student faces one count of criminal defamationWritten by Pamela Ephraim2 December 2022
‘In Ecuador, disinformation has spread like a fungus,’ says Ecuadorian investigative journalistArturo Torres investigates how disinformation moves in EcuadorWritten by Carlos E. Flores Translated by Ameya Nagarajan1 December 2022