Prosecution of "Mada Masr"'s editor, denial of union rights, and website blocks show an escalating crackdown on independent journalism in Egypt.

The scandal around Uganda’s tech-driven Express Penalty Scheme revealed deep failures in digital public infrastructure governance from opaque foreign contracts, to unsafe data practices.

Freedom Forum reminded authorities that "banning access [to online platforms] is not a permanent solution" to online crimes. This statement was originally published on freedomforum.org.np on 24 July ...

IFEX joins rights groups in a joint submission examining Lebanon’s shortcomings in protecting civil society, access to information, and civic freedoms.

The standoff between the Nigerian government and Meta, is emblematic of a broader movement reflecting the growing continental push to reclaim regulatory authority over global tech giants. While this ...

AI tools, while transformative in terms of efficiency, multilingualism and data analysis, among other processes, also raise unique ethical questions. AI-generated misinformation and disinformation, ...

ADHRB warns that expansive facial‑recognition networks, spyware deployments, and draconian cybercrime laws threaten privacy, free expression and association, urging robust legal safeguards and ...

SFLC.in notes that the draft rules lean more towards "enabling data processing without ensuring adequate safeguards." This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 6 February 2025. On 3rd ...

جمعية الدفاع عن حرية الصحافة (PFAA) سمكس (SMEX) مركز الخليج لحقوق الإنسان (GCHR) مركز المعلومة للبحث والتطوير مركز مترو منظمة اكسس ناو (Access Now) منظمة المادة 19 منظمة انسم للحقوق الرقمية (INSM) ...

Training undertaken on digital rights focuses on getting advocates to understand and appreciate the intersectionality between disability, technology, and human rights.

ورغم أن التحقيق الصحفي بشأن مسألة حقوق المرأة والعنف الجنساني أصبح أكثر تواترًا وبات يبدو أمرًا مشروعًا أكثر من أي وقت مضى، فإن منظمة مراسلون بلا حدود تشعر بالقلق إزاء القمع العنيف الذي يطال الصحفيين ...

In recognition of the increasing efforts to restrict books, those who write them, publish them or make them available to readers, five organisations representing authors, publishers, booksellers and ...