· February, 2015

Stories about Freedom of Speech from February, 2015

Emerging Threats in Cybersecurity Legislation in Africa

  15 February 2015

Access, an international human rights organization is troubles by emerging threats in cybersecurity and data protection in Africa. Ephraim Kenyanitto explains: The Convention was originally scheduled to pass in January 2014, but was delayed for modifications after protests by the private sector, civil society organizations, and privacy experts—all of whom...

Two Latin Americans Nominated for Index Freedom of Expression Awards

  13 February 2015

The communication platform, Courage for Tamaulipas, and Ecuadorian sketch artist, Xavier “Bonil” Bonilla, were the only Latin Americans nominated at the Index Freedom of Expression Awards, which recognizes organizations and individuals in the fight against censorship.  The awards were created by Index on Censorship, an international organization dedicated to defending...