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UAE: Free prominent rights defender Ahmed Mansoor held on speech-related charges

91 NGOs call on UAE to immediately and unconditionally release award-winning human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor

US Representative Marsha Blackburn (centre) introduced the bill to erase broadband privacy protection, Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP /MediaPunch/IPX

Repealing broadband privacy rules, U.S. Congress sides with cable and phone industry

The U.S. Congress has voted to erase landmark broadband privacy protections. It means that companies will have free rein to hijack user searches, sell their data, and hammer them with unwanted advertisements.

People of all ages surf the web at the Digital Village in Mexico City, 17 July 2015, AP Photo/Sofia Jaramillo

Civil society organisations condemn Mexican government surveillance of human rights defenders

Recent targeted attacks with surveillance malware are related to the victims’ activities in defense of public health, particularly advocating for a soda tax and criticising deficient food labeling regulations.

Delegates protesting against the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement hold up signs during the first sesssion at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2016, REUTERS/Carlos Barria

The not so transparent reasons for Trump’s TPP withdrawal

Yes, he withdrew from the TPP. But his reasons for doing so may mean future trade deals will be just as problematic.

Delegates protesting against the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement hold up signs during the first sesssion at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2016, REUTERS/Carlos Barria

The not so transparent reasons for Trump’s TPP withdrawal

Yes, he withdrew from the TPP. But his reasons for doing so may mean future trade deals will be just as problematic.

People call for the release of whistleblower Chelsea Manning in San Francisco, California in June 2015, REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

Chelsea Manning to be released 28 years early

In his last week in office, President Obama commuted the 35-year sentence of military whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who will be released in 2017.

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Obama expands surveillance powers on his way out

With mere days left before Donald Trump takes the White House, Obama’s administration finalized rules to make it easier for intelligence agencies to share unfiltered information about innocent people.

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Obama expands surveillance powers on his way out

With mere days left before Donald Trump takes the White House, Obama’s administration finalized rules to make it easier for intelligence agencies to share unfiltered information about innocent people.