Stories about Digital Activism from December, 2018
Latin America's year of political struggle and unexpected displays of solidarity
Elections, migration, community support and social struggle. Another turn of the screw for Latin America and its people.
Censored in 2018: Protest videos, court verdicts, real news — and Peppa Pig
Australia31 December 2018From blocked websites to revoked media licenses to account shutdowns, censorship comes in many forms. Here are a few we saw in 2018.
‘Stop killing women’ — a new campaign against domestic violence in Angola
"Violence against women is real, it really is. It is not something in the heads of feminists, it is not an invention or empty speech: IT IS REAL!"
2018 across sub-Saharan Africa: Our favorite stories of epic change and transformation
From long-time leaders stepping down to citizens rising up, a cautious hope surges alongside the continuous struggle. Here are our favorite stories from across Africa in 2018.
New edition of Macedonian Twitter Calendar combines nude art photography with humanitarian fundraising
Macedonian Twitter users come together to support humanitarian causes by posing for a nude calendar.
Report says hackers detected online protest-sniffing software in Kazakhstan
Central Asia & Caucasus22 December 2018The software was allegedly developed with help from Russia's security services.
Netizen Report: Bangladeshis see censorship on all sides as elections approach
South Asia22 December 2018Bangladesh is blocking websites, Sudanese telcos are blocking WhatsApp and Slack is kicking Iranians off the platform, even when they're not in Iran.
In Hungary, protests continue at the public broadcast building where opposition MPs were removed by force
Protests continued in the Hungarian capital in front of the public broadcasting service building with opposition MP's ejected for demanding an end to the so-called "slavery law".
100 days for Alaa: Family of Egyptian activist counts the days until his release from prison
Egypt17 December 2018Alaa has been jailed or investigated under every Egyptian head of state who has served during his lifetime.
Anti-violence protests continue in Belgrade, after journalist survives assassination attempt
Eastern & Central Europe16 December 2018Protests are estimated to have doubled in size after Serbian president vows "never" to meet demonstrators' demands.
Serbian internet users ridicule disinformation broadcast by pro-government media
Eastern & Central Europe12 December 2018Local media misinformed the public about the scale and scope of the protest, sparking a cascade of online criticism.
Crackdown in Beijing: ‘Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations’
East Asia11 December 2018The number of Twitter users who have been directly threatened by authorities is estimated to be in the hundreds or even more.
For the first time, a digital security app is available in Aymara thanks to Bolivian language activists
Latin America10 December 2018"For us, language is our identity. If we lose our language, we lose our traditions, our culture, our stories, our ancestral knowledge -- we lose everything."
New internet laws in Russia — and US tech giants’ acquiescence — spell trouble for dissenting voices
Eastern & Central Europe6 December 2018These new laws and rules, along with other laws regulating the collection of online user data, makes it difficult to use online platforms to voice discontent in Russia.
Netizen Report: Who else is being silenced in Saudi Arabia?
Middle East & North Africa3 December 2018Jamal Khashoggi's murder forces light on other abuses in Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh blocks Skype and China goes after Twitter users.
Macedonia's former ruling party organized a trolling apparatus for spreading hate speech, threats
Eastern & Central Europe3 December 2018In a TV interview, a former Macedonian government official revealed that the former party created and is still actively running online "troll farms".
Remembering LGBT activist Zak Kostopoulos: killed by a lynch mob, slandered by Greek media
Zak's death unleashed both demands for justice from LGBTQI communities from across the country as well as hate speech against such communities and Zak himself.
