18-23 June 2022

 
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Africa | Access to Information

 

Revamped LEXOTA platform is key in fight against disinformation

 

The LEXOTA platform, which tracks disinformation laws, policies and patterns in sub Saharan Africa, has been reviewed and updated to better serve CSOs and groups that fight disinformation.

 
 
 

Russia | Access to Information

 

Ukraine: Investigation indicates Russian troops executed journalist Maks Levin

 

Reporters Without Borders investigators on the ground say that the evidence against the Russian forces is overwhelming.

 
 

Spain | Attacks

 

Photographer Javier Bauluz fined under Spain’s controversial ‘Gag Law’

 

Bauluze is one of many journalists, photographers, and activists who have been fined under the 2015 law for alleged behaviour that endangers the work of law enforcement authorities.

 
 

Myanmar (formerly Burma) | Attacks

 

Myanmar junta vows to execute cultural figures and activists

 

The execution of two activists, Ko Jimmy and Phyo Zayar Thaw, would be an irrevocable rejection of human rights and would mark a dramatic escalation in the military’s tactics of repression

 
 

Saudi Arabia | Attacks

 

Google is moving forward with its data center in Saudi Arabia

 

Parent company Alphabet rejects a civil society-backed shareholder proposal calling on Google to uphold human rights principles.

 
 

Cuba | Attacks

 

Human Rights Organizations demand immediate freedom for Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel Castillo Pérez, who face persecution due to their pro-democracy activities

 

Over a dozen human and civil rights organizations have called for the immediate release of Cuban artists Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and Maykel “Osorbo” Pérez, who stood trial on May 30 and 31 on trumped-up charges and have been detained since the summer of 2021.

 
 

International | Access to Information

 

Office 365 and working from home: Is your boss spying on you?

 

“Imagine your performance at work was assessed directly from the amount of e-mails sent, the amount of time consumed editing a document, or the time spent in meetings or even moving your mouse. This may sound ludicrous but your boss might be doing exactly that.”