Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)

A group of free expression advocates and journalists have launched the Freedom of the Press Foundation to promote aggressive, public interest journalism; its goal is to crowd-fund donations for organizations that work to expose government mismanagement and corruption.

The website for the new PINK Loves CONSENT campaign, a parody of the Victoria’s Secret website promoting female empowerment and a culture of consent, was briefly taken down, along with its Twitter account, when Victoria’s Secret complained to its hosting provider that the site infringed multiple trademarks and copyrights.

Despite a history of human rights abuses, the Colombian Ministry of Justice and Technology has issued a decree that will further undermine the privacy rights of law-abiding Colombians.

Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) demanded the content of SMS text messages as well as Internet usernames and passwords of Lebanese citizens, saying it would help generate leads in the investigation of a fatal car bombing in which its intelligence chief, General Wissam al-Hassan, was killed.

Polarized reactions within Egypt to Morsi’s recent decree and the proposed Constitution indicate a deepening divide between seculars and liberals on one side and Islamist supporters of Morsi on the other.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would require the government to get a warrant before accessing private electronic communications, like emails and Facebook messages. The bill could now proceed to the Senate Floor for a vote.

Syria has experienced an unprecedented Internet blackout, raising concerns about the communications rights of its citizens.

Award-winning journalist Eskinder Nega is appealing his 18-year conviction on terrorist charges. His case is emblematic of the struggle for a free press in Ethiopia.