Global Voices Advox

Beijing has been more forcefully asserting its influence over Hong Kong. In September, the leaders of 10 universities in Hong Kong condemned “abuses” of free speech on campuses.

October 12 marks 100 days since 10 human rights defenders were arrested in Turkey during a training workshop. With charges filed this week, members of the group could now face years in prison for their work supporting the defence of human rights.

Dozens of people who have tweeted about the conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir may soon be censored on Twitter, at the request of the Indian government.

A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.

The wife of Taiwanese activist Lee Mingche who is detained in China said her husband was forced to confess on charges of “subversion of state power.”

As WhatsApp has become a key platform for disseminating news and information, for groups of friends and media houses alike, it has also increasingly served as a mechanism for distributing fake news.

Whether authoritarian regimes, so-called democracies or warring armed groups, those who wield power in the Middle East and North Africa have taken internet censorship to new levels and stepped up their individual campaigns against critics, journalists, and opponents this month.

Chinese netizens who have not registered their user accounts with platforms under a new real name system will not be able to post online comments.