BRAZIL Brazil’s Federal Police seize journalist’s equipment Brazil’s Federal Police seized a journalist’s equipment – including his computer –...
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GLOBAL Stockholm Internet Forum: Balancing rights and security Does surveillance and monitoring chill free expression? Is population-wide mass...
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AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijani journalist reports threats The Index Award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Idrak Abbasov says he had been threatened by the...
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AUSTRALIA When does mission creep become censorship? The sort of abuse of power we're seeing out of ASIC is endemic to the regulatory state, argues...
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GLOBAL Social media isn't a free-for-all space It is often thought that social media breaks down barriers and allows the oppressed an avenue for...
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BAHRAIN What free speech means to Bahrain In the last week, Bahrain’s treatment of its citizens and their right to free expression has been...
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AUSTRALIA ASIC request sparks internet censorship The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's use of internet censorship powers caused...
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GLOBAL Challenging mainstream narratives with social media A lot has been said about the impact of social media on the dissemination of news and the...
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ARGENTINA From the Magazine: The press and the maiden In Argentina, media organizations take sides: for or against the government. Graciela...
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BAHRAIN Missing Bahraini blogger surfaces in London Opposition activist Ali Abdulemam, sentenced to 15 years in absentia, has reemerged after two...
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CHINA Chen Guangcheng’s Family Under Attack A little over a year ago, China’s heroic blind lawyer, Chen Guangcheng, escaped from house arrest,...
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CANADA Letter: Censorship has no place in our society What a shameful affront by York Regional Police to the democratic liberties enshrined in the...