‘A day without internet is a day in the dark’: The Gambia's growing digital divideUnstable, expensive internet and frequent outages impedes developmentWritten by Jainaba Sonko31 March 2021
The Gambia’s missed opportunity for digital rights reformActivists hope to overturn many draconian laws that stifle dissentWritten by Alieu Sowe31 March 2021
Pakistan bans TikTok for the second timeTikTok was banned in Pakistan for 10 days in October 2020Written by R Umaima Ahmed23 March 2021
Did the Ethiopian government use its COVID-19 restrictions to silence dissent?The state of emergency restrictions were used as grounds to arrest a lawyer and a journalist last yearWritten by BefeQadu Z. Hailu23 March 2021
Sierra Leone’s new cybercrime bill could turn a phone into a crime scene The bill grants legal pretext to clamp down on dissent Written by Alhaji Koroma21 March 2021
The difficulties journalists face covering the COVID-19 pandemic in three African countriesThree journalists shared their experiences with US journalism studentsWritten by Jeslyn Lemke19 March 2021
Not just Atlanta, but also Victoria, B.C.Acknowledging the racism and white supremacy embedded in Canadian societyWritten by Nevin Thompson19 March 2021
Protests erupt in Bangladesh after writer arrested under the Digital Security Act dies in prisonAhmed was arrested for criticizing the government's pandemic response on social mediaWritten by Samaya Anjum19 March 2021
In Tajikistan, online critics land behind bars as alleged ‘extremists’Authorities equate critical social media posts with terrorismWritten by Ozoda Nurmakhmadova17 March 2021
Personal attacks follow Burundi human rights defender into exile in Uganda'The best way to attack a woman is through her sexuality'Written by CIVICUS11 March 2021
Online rape threats connect Lebanese activist to ‘thousands of other women’ facing abuseOnline 'sextortion' complaints in Lebanon soared by 307 % in 2020Written by CIVICUS10 March 2021
How human voice matters in the Chinese political discussion on Clubhouse'You could hear the shock from their voices...' Written by The Stand News, Neris Jonathan8 March 2021
For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fearA personal testimony by Filipina journalist Inday Espina-Varona Written by CIVICUS8 March 2021
Press freedom in Jammu and Kashmir: An interview with journalist Anuradha Bhasin‘Democracy is power of the people, not of those ruling’Written by VideoVolunteers4 March 2021
African media perpetuating harmful stereotypes about the continent, report findsFinancial constraints are causing too heavy a reliance on global news agencies Written by Njeri Wangari4 March 2021
A closer look into the Chinese political discussion on Clubhouse'The main point isn’t to win a debate but to connect members of a society'Written by The Stand News, Neris Jonathan1 March 2021