Digital Rights - IFEX http://www.ifex.org/digital_rights/ Digital Rights en Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:20:30 -0700 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 18:20:30 -0700 100 <![CDATA[Newsroom safety self-assessment resource launched]]> https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/04/03/safety-self-assessment/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:15:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/04/03/safety-self-assessment/ <![CDATA[Pakistan: FIA investigates journalists for 'disrespecting' Saudi crown prince]]> https://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2019/03/31/cyber-crime-journalists/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 10:55:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2019/03/31/cyber-crime-journalists/ <![CDATA[Soutoudeh receives heavy sentence, Shawkan and Alaa Abd El-Fatah complete theirs, plus Bahrain's Formula One v. human rights]]> https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/30/shawkan-alaa-released/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:48:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/30/shawkan-alaa-released/ <![CDATA[Three surveillance technologies that protesters need to know about]]> https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/30/surveillance-technologies/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 05:08:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/30/surveillance-technologies/ <![CDATA[#WelcomeHomeAlaa: Egyptian revolution activist Alaa Abd El Fattah released after five years in prison]]> https://www.ifex.org/egypt/2019/03/30/alaa-released/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 04:38:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/egypt/2019/03/30/alaa-released/ <![CDATA[AU Special Rapporteur writes to Chadian president regarding social media blackout]]> https://www.ifex.org/chad/2019/03/29/social-media-blackout/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:41:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/chad/2019/03/29/social-media-blackout/ <![CDATA[March was a dismal month in the Americas, marked by the killing of two journalists in Mexico and another in Honduras]]> https://www.ifex.org/americas/2019/03/29/periodistas-mexico-honduras/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:38:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/americas/2019/03/29/periodistas-mexico-honduras/ <![CDATA[An RTI win, scribbling schoolgirls released, regional bodies slam shutdowns and journalists jailed]]> https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/28/ghana-information-chad-internet/ Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:52:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/28/ghana-information-chad-internet/ <![CDATA["Hashtag Palestine 2018", a new report on Palestinian digital rights]]> https://www.ifex.org/palestine/2019/03/27/hashtag-palestine-digital-rights/ Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:43:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/palestine/2019/03/27/hashtag-palestine-digital-rights/ <![CDATA[Maduro's internet blackout stifles news of Venezuela crisis]]> https://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2019/03/26/internet-blackout-crisis/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 17:12:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/venezuela/2019/03/26/internet-blackout-crisis/ <![CDATA[Two years after completing his sentence, activist Osama al-Najjar remains in detention]]> https://www.ifex.org/united_arab_emirates/2019/03/26/al-najjar-detention/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:44:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/united_arab_emirates/2019/03/26/al-najjar-detention/ <![CDATA[Vietnamese blogger Truong Duy Nhat turns up in Hanoi jail after going missing in Bangkok]]> https://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2019/03/23/blogger-jail/ Sat, 23 Mar 2019 12:43:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2019/03/23/blogger-jail/ <![CDATA[President Buhari's refusal to sign Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law disheartening]]> https://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2019/03/22/digital-rights-bill/ Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:31:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2019/03/22/digital-rights-bill/ <![CDATA[The link between authoritarianism, power retention and internet shutdowns]]> https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/19/authoritarianism-internet-shutdowns/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:19:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/19/authoritarianism-internet-shutdowns/ <![CDATA[Indonesia: Prison for WhatsApp messages]]> https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/19/prison-whatsapp-messages/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:27:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/19/prison-whatsapp-messages/ <![CDATA[Turkish courts blocked nearly 3,000 online articles in 2018]]> https://www.ifex.org/turkey/2019/03/17/online-articles-blocked/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:23:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/turkey/2019/03/17/online-articles-blocked/ <![CDATA[Truth on the ballot: Fraudulent news, the midterm elections, and prospects for 2020]]> https://www.ifex.org/united_states/2019/03/16/fraudulent-news-elections/ Truth on the Ballot report offers a stark warning about the normalization of fraudulent news and disinformation as campaign tactics, sounding an alarm that such unsavory methods are becoming part of the toolbox of hotly contested modern campaigns.]]> Sat, 16 Mar 2019 07:36:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/united_states/2019/03/16/fraudulent-news-elections/ <![CDATA[Scheduled release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah delayed by 10 days]]> https://www.ifex.org/egypt/2019/03/15/alaa-delayed-release/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:14:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/egypt/2019/03/15/alaa-delayed-release/ <![CDATA[Chad must end its year-long blackout of social media]]> https://www.ifex.org/chad/2019/03/14/chad_2019_blackout_petition/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:02:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/chad/2019/03/14/chad_2019_blackout_petition/ <![CDATA[MISA Zimbabwe publishes 2018 State of the Media report]]> https://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2019/03/13/state-media/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:40:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/zimbabwe/2019/03/13/state-media/ <![CDATA[Journalist insulted and threatened by South African opposition party supporters]]> https://www.ifex.org/south_africa/2019/03/13/journalist-attack-opposition-party/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 20:16:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/south_africa/2019/03/13/journalist-attack-opposition-party/ <![CDATA[ADHRB disappointed by Formula One's weak response to NGO concerns for imprisoned activist]]> https://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2019/03/12/formula-one/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:58:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2019/03/12/formula-one/ <![CDATA[GCHR releases its 2018 survey of human rights activism in the MENA region]]> https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/11/human-rights-activism/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 18:45:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/11/human-rights-activism/ <![CDATA[#CollateralFreedom: The project that unblocks websites censored in their own countries]]> https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/11/project-censored-websites/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 13:15:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/11/project-censored-websites/ <![CDATA[Index of racism and incitement in Israeli social media 2018]]> https://www.ifex.org/israel/2019/03/11/racism-incitement/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 09:19:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/israel/2019/03/11/racism-incitement/ <![CDATA[Chinese government targets elites, intellectuals in recent free expression cases]]> https://www.ifex.org/china/2019/03/10/elites-intellectuals-targeted/ Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:18:00 -0700 https://www.ifex.org/china/2019/03/10/elites-intellectuals-targeted/ <![CDATA[Civil society stands firm against abuses and injustice]]> https://www.ifex.org/americas/2019/03/10/sociedad/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 21:34:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/americas/2019/03/10/sociedad/ <![CDATA[Militant insurgencies impact media freedom, fake news and elections, and more]]> https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/09/nigeria-elections-mozambique-journalist/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 20:40:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/09/nigeria-elections-mozambique-journalist/ <![CDATA[Hope, courage, and resilience: Women journalists in Indonesia tell their stories]]> https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/09/women-journalists/ Sat, 09 Mar 2019 15:24:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/indonesia/2019/03/09/women-journalists/ <![CDATA[Formula One criticized for shirking responsibility over imprisonment of Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf]]> https://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2019/03/08/formula-one-najah-yusuf/ Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:07:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/bahrain/2019/03/08/formula-one-najah-yusuf/ <![CDATA[MISA Zimbabwe concerned by media shutdowns on the continent]]> https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/08/media-shutdowns/ Prime TV in Zambia, the temporary ban on The Citizen in Tanzania, and the ongoing pre-trial detention of Amade Abubacar in Mozambique.]]> Thu, 07 Mar 2019 21:29:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/03/08/media-shutdowns/ <![CDATA[Shawkan finally free, Hakeem returns to Australia, and Bedoon activists persecuted]]> https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/04/shawkan-freed-bahrain-footballer/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:00:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/middle_east_north_africa/2019/03/04/shawkan-freed-bahrain-footballer/ <![CDATA[Journalists face growing persecution, an impunity win in Indonesia, and much more...]]> https://www.ifex.org/asia_pacific/2019/03/04/philippines-rappler-indonesia-impunity/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:23:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/asia_pacific/2019/03/04/philippines-rappler-indonesia-impunity/ <![CDATA[Fix It already: Nine steps that companies should take to protect you]]> https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/04/fixes-tech-companies/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 12:22:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/03/04/fixes-tech-companies/ <![CDATA[SMEX launches Muhal, its freedom of expression-related case online database]]> https://www.ifex.org/lebanon/2019/03/01/free-expression-online/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:50:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/lebanon/2019/03/01/free-expression-online/ <![CDATA[Groups condemn the sentencing of Singaporean rights defender Jolovan Wham]]> https://www.ifex.org/singapore/2019/02/27/jolovan-wham-sentenced/ Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:21:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/singapore/2019/02/27/jolovan-wham-sentenced/ <![CDATA[How Saudi leaders are using religion to consolidate power and silence critical voices]]> https://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2019/02/25/religion-silence-criticism/ Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:58:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/saudi_arabia/2019/02/25/religion-silence-criticism/ <![CDATA[Samoa asked to drop criminal charges against blogger 'King Faipopo']]> https://www.ifex.org/samoa/2019/02/23/criminal-charges-blogger/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:55:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/samoa/2019/02/23/criminal-charges-blogger/ <![CDATA[Where'd My Website Go?]]> https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/02/21/technology-block-internet/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:35:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/international/2019/02/21/technology-block-internet/ <![CDATA[Nepali singer pulls anti-corruption song after receiving threats]]> https://www.ifex.org/nepal/2019/02/20/anti-corruption-song/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 08:45:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/nepal/2019/02/20/anti-corruption-song/ <![CDATA[2019 kicks off with mayhem and murder for media in West Africa]]> https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/02/19/media-attacks-west-africa/ Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:02:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/africa/2019/02/19/media-attacks-west-africa/ <![CDATA[Several journalists say US border agents questioned them about migrant coverage]]> https://www.ifex.org/united_states/2019/02/16/journalists-questioned-migrants/ Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:39:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/united_states/2019/02/16/journalists-questioned-migrants/ <![CDATA[Press freedom organisations urge Nigeria to keep Internet on during election period]]> https://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2019/02/15/internet-elections/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:38:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/nigeria/2019/02/15/internet-elections/ <![CDATA[Civil society groups call for the dropping of charges against "Rappler" and Maria Ressa]]> https://www.ifex.org/philippines/2019/02/15/charges-rappler-maria-ressa/ Rappler.]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:27:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/philippines/2019/02/15/charges-rappler-maria-ressa/ <![CDATA[Oman, where criticizing the government can warrant a seven year sentence]]> https://www.ifex.org/oman/2019/02/13/government-criticism/ Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:07:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/oman/2019/02/13/government-criticism/ <![CDATA[Kuwaiti human rights defenders summoned for cyber-crime investigation]]> https://www.ifex.org/kuwait/2019/02/12/rights-defenders-cybercrime/ Tue, 12 Feb 2019 04:16:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/kuwait/2019/02/12/rights-defenders-cybercrime/ <![CDATA[EU proposals to curb "dissemination of terrorist content" threaten free speech]]> https://www.ifex.org/europe_central_asia/2019/02/10/dissemination-terrorist-content/ Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:21:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/europe_central_asia/2019/02/10/dissemination-terrorist-content/ <![CDATA[Senior Pakistani journalist Rizwan Razi arrested on cybercrime charges]]> https://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2019/02/10/rizwan-razi-cybercrime/ Sun, 10 Feb 2019 08:37:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/pakistan/2019/02/10/rizwan-razi-cybercrime/ <![CDATA[Blogger Truong Duy Nhat goes missing after seeking refugee status in Thailand]]> https://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2019/02/10/blogger-nhat-missing/ Radio Free Asia contributor and well-known Vietnamese blogger went missing in Bangkok on 26 January.]]> Sun, 10 Feb 2019 08:22:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/vietnam/2019/02/10/blogger-nhat-missing/ <![CDATA[Finland sets precedent in sentencing journalists' harassers]]> https://www.ifex.org/finland/2019/02/08/sentencing-journalists-harassers/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 20:09:00 -0800 https://www.ifex.org/finland/2019/02/08/sentencing-journalists-harassers/