Qatar urged to release 21 detainees held for protesting ‘discriminatory’ election lawsFirst Shura elections spark controversyWritten by Gulf Center for Human Rights30 September 2021
The aftermath of #EndSARS: The Twitter ban and what it means for young NigeriansThe microblogging app was used to galvanise support during the 2020 protestsWritten by Aniekan Augustine-Edet28 September 2021
South Asia mourns Indian feminist icon Kamla Bhasin"Her songs, slogans and writings will continue to inspire us"Written by Rezwan28 September 2021
Why did Twitter support Nigeria’s #EndSARS and not Ghana’s #FixTheCountry?Civil society, not governments or tech companies, should protect online free speechWritten by Kofi Yeboah28 September 2021
Kazakhstan considers new legislation to hinder social mediaNew restrictive measures could hinder social media activity in Kazakhstan.Written by Paolo Sorbello28 September 2021
In Turkey, a citizen sentenced to prison for insulting the presidentTekiner faces twenty months in jail for insulting the presidentWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva28 September 2021
A veteran Hong Kong Wikipedia editor: “Wikipedia's policies are vulnerable to authoritarian abuse”Many in mainland China are bullied into silenceWritten by Oiwan Lam28 September 2021
‘New schemes of deception': Russian election observers report on the votingopenDemocracy spoke to observers who monitored Russia's parliamentary electionWritten by openDemocracy Russia26 September 2021
Turkey’s Uyghur dilemma in the context of China’s Belt and Road InitiativeYet Ankara's recent alliances with Beijing are complicating historical bondsWritten by Filip Noubel24 September 2021
Behind Chinese Wikipedia user ban: threats, verbal attacks and election canvassingThe Wikimedia Foundation banned seven mainland Chinese users and revoked 12 administrators' rights Written by Oiwan Lam23 September 2021
Dissenting artist Ai Weiwei on Hong Kong: art would not be art if it cannot be done in the face of tyrannyAmid tyranny and authoritarianism in Hong Kong, artists persistWritten by Hong Kong Free Press21 September 2021
Retelling indigenous Tamang people’s torment and trauma through sacred seeds, handmade paper and slatesThe seeds are ingrained in Tamang culture and ritualsWritten by Sanjib Chaudhary21 September 2021
From vaxxing to doxxing: The social media power of Nicki Minaj'This ugly episode touches issues in contemporary journalism, [including] the role of journalists'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco18 September 2021
Singapore’s The Online Citizen news website stops operating after government suspends its licenseA judicial review has been filed questioning the suspension order Written by Mong Palatino18 September 2021
Ahead of September elections, Russia tightens grip on remaining online freedoms"It's going to get worse, as we all know."Written by Tanya Lokot16 September 2021
Investigative journalism group OCCRP says it will no longer work in RussiaMultiple OCCRP partners in Russia were designated as "foreign agents"Written by Tanya Lokot15 September 2021
Russia blocks popular website for worker complaintsAntijob received 4.5 million views online in 2020 aloneWritten by openDemocracy Russia14 September 2021
‘If you thirst for freedom, seize it!’: The songs of the Belarusian uprisingThrough protest songs, Belarusians stood up to inertia, fear, alienationWritten by Transitions Online12 September 2021
Crimean Tatar leader's arrest latest in crackdown on political activism in CrimeaDavid Axelrod on the ongoing repressions of Crimean Tatar activistsWritten by openDemocracy Russia11 September 2021
In Turkey, religious cleric joins calls to censor social mediaTurkish Penal Code Article 216 already prosecutes critics of Islamic valuesWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva10 September 2021
Kazakhstan news site receives threats after reigniting a child abuse storyUnidentified callers pressured journalist to take down a harrowing storyWritten by Paolo Sorbello8 September 2021