A brief overview of AI use in West Asia and North AfricaMENA's AI development raises privacy and surveillance concernsWritten by SMEX30 June 2023
Post-pandemic, lockdown on rights persists in the PhilippinesSurveillance and repressive laws enacted during the pandemic remain in effectWritten by EngageMedia27 June 2023
Over 100 arrests following Pride march in IstanbulDespite the bans, the march did take placeWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva27 June 2023
Interview with Bao Choy, a Hong Kong reporter who won a three-year legal battle over investigative journalismShe was convicted of 'knowingly making a false statement'Written by Hong Kong Free Press27 June 2023
In Jamaica, citizens urge action, not more words, following a child’s murder'Don't mourn, organize!'Written by Emma Lewis26 June 2023
In Turkey, a TV show ‘Metamorphosis’ pushes state propagandaThe series is seemingly targeting a prominent jailed activistWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva23 June 2023
#StandWithBach: Support for detained environment lawyer who is on hunger strike in VietnamThe prominent environmentalist says his tax evasion conviction is politically-motivatedWritten by Mong Palatino23 June 2023
Hong Kong Court asks: Who are the defendants of the protest anthem injunctions?Will anyone stand up to defend against the injunctions?Written by Oiwan Lam15 June 2023
Zimbabwe’s uneven electoral field: Data protection laws used to deny digital voter roll inspectionStakeholders argue that the digital version is vulnerable to manipulationWritten by Advox13 June 2023
The saga of a jaguar allegedly terrorising a Trinidad village is a masterclass in misinformation'Who had jaguars roaming the streets down for June?'Written by Janine Mendes-Franco10 June 2023
Comedian and YouTube content creator arrested in Sri Lanka over satire on BuddhismThe application of hate-speech laws have been selective in Sri LankaWritten by Rezwan6 June 2023
Unfreedom Monitor Report: KenyaAn excerpt from Advox research on digital authoritarianism in KenyaWritten by Chepkoech Rotich5 June 2023
Hong Kong authorities clamp down on the annual commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdownThe June 4th panic virus is tiny, there are no preventive measures against itWritten by Oiwan Lam4 June 2023
Unfreedom Monitor Report: SpeechAn excerpt from Advox research on freedom of speechWritten by Kudzai Chimhangwa1 June 2023