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Digital rights are human rights: an introduction to the state of affairs and challenges in Africa
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)
(2022), 7 pp.
ISBN 978-99945-77-95-8
"In sub-Saharan Africa, 495 million people (46 percent of the population) subscribed to mobile phones in 2020, however, the cost of accessing the internet is very high and many African Governments are renowned for restricting access to the internet to limit critics and their opposition through inter...
Digitalisation and civic space: chances and challenges
Berlin:
Brot für die Welt
(2022), 58 pp.
"Multifaceted, uncensored, promoting democracy - that is the internet, many people had long hoped. But from today's perspective, this is not true - or only partially. Because the big digital platforms and the world wide web are both: media of freedom and control. In many places, they support civil s...
Atlas der Zivilgesellschaft. Freiheitsrechte unter Druck: Schwerpunkt Digitalisierung
München; Berlin:
oekom Verlag; Brot für die Welt
(2022), 86 pp.
ISBN 978-3-96238-379-4
Other Editions: shortened version also published in English
The unfreedom monitor: Russia country report
Advox
(2022), 28 pp., bibliogr. p.26-28
"The internet gained centrality as a space of public opinion and political activity that became important for the Russian state to co-opt and control as part of the broader push for control of political elites and public perceptions as Putin and his ruling party pushed to eliminate any functioning o...
Afghanistan. Blacked out: media freedom under the Taliban
Bonn:
Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
(2022), 7 pp.
"Oppression of women, financial meltdown, censorship: Research findings by Afghan NGO Nai SOMA and DW Akademie highlight the extent of the Afghan media sector’s breakdown after the Taliban took power in Kabul." (p.1)
Universal Periodic Review 41st session period – Brazil. Joint stakeholder contribution: freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, and digital rights
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
(2022), 17 pp.
"This submission focuses on Brazil's fulfilment of human rights obligations in the digital context and seeks to strengthen recommendations focused on guaranteeing universal access to the internet in order to enable free expression and association; access to information, knowledge and culture; and th...
At the interstice of digital rights and environmental justice: four issue briefs to inform funding
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
(2022), 56 pp.
"[This is] a series of short issue briefs for funders on potential priority areas for funding activities or initiatives that would bring the work of digital rights organisations and environmental justice actors closer together. Each brief states the key problem from the perspective of the APC networ...
The unfreedom monitor: Turkey country report
Advox
(2022), 27 pp., bibliogr. p.22-27
"Since its ascent to power twenty years ago, the ruling AKP has tightened the screws on all forms of freedom of expression, both online and offline. It has introduced draconian laws, imposed internet restrictions, blocked content, and has arrested and intimidated critics on an unprecedented level. I...
Universal Periodic Review 41st session – Indonesia (Fourth Cycle). Joint stakeholder contribution: freedom of expression, freedom of religion and belief, and digital rights
Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
(2022), 16 pp.
"In this submission, the Association of Progressive Communications (APC), EngageMedia and Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) examine Indonesia's compliance with the recommendations received during the third Universal Periodic Review cycle in 2017. This submission will focus parti...
The unfreedom monitor: India country report
Advox
(2022), 28 pp.
"India’s “techade” does show signs of digital authoritarianism that can potentially have farreaching implications for politics, civil liberties and society. At the same time, these are not new challenges for the country. In the past, the Indian government has attempted to surveil, monitor, and...
Privacy imperilled: analysis of surveillance, encryption and data localisation laws in Africa
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
(2022), 67 pp.
CC BY-NC
"The right to privacy has come under increased attack in many African countries, with the proliferation of digital technologies being matched by state measures that negate this right. In the past few years, many countries across the continent have enacted various laws that permit surveillance, manda...
The unfreedom monitor: Brazil country report
Advox
(2022), 19 pp.
"Under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil, Latin America's largest democracy, has seen unprecedented increases in threats to citizens’ fundamental rights. Digital rights have not been an exception. Technoauthoritarianism in Brazil must be viewed as a multifaceted development and one that is ...
The state of media freedom and safety of journalists in Africa
Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
(2022), 57 pp.
"The media in Africa continues to face serious challenges in the execution of its work. The minimal progress in the advancement of press freedom and freedom of expression on the continent has been whitewashed by legislation and actions by some states that continue to hinder the development of a prof...
Wie die Redefreiheit in Russland abhanden kommen konnte
Aachener Zeitung, volume , issue May 3 (2022)
"Wiktor Chrul ist Anfang März aus Russland geflohen, ein potentieller Job hat ihn auch für einige Tage nach Aachen geführt. Der Universitätsprofessor und Journalist sieht die Gefahr, dass er in seiner Heimat hart bestraft wird – weil er die Wahrheit sagt. Wo Wiktor Chrul in den nächsten Tagen...
Wer beherrscht die Medien? Die 50 größten Medien- und Wissenskonzerne der Welt
Köln:
Herbert von Halem Verlag
(2022) 2., völlig aktual. Aufl., 443 pp., bibliogr. p.418-426, index
ISBN 978-3-86962-582-9
Other Editions: 1. Aufl. 2017
"Der Umsatz der 50 größten Medienkonzerne der Welt hat sich in den vergangenen zehn Jahren verdoppelt. Ihre Macht ist so groß wie nie zuvor: Medienunternehmen beeinflussen politische Berichterstattung und produzieren eine nie dagewesene Fülle von Unterhaltungsformaten; sie bestimmen, was im Radi...
The unfreedom monitor: Sudan country report
Advox
(2022), 25 pp.
"There is a clear digital divide in Sudan as the number of internet users is a very low part of the population. Despite the high contribution of the telecommunication field to the GDP, the Sudanese authorities are not using this contribution to enhance and develop the ICT field to fill the gap of di...
Iron net: digital repression in the Middle East and North Africa
London:
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
(2022), 25 pp.
ISBN 978-1-914572-56-2
"Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the leading exponents of digital authoritarianism in the Middle East. The two states have intensified their collaboration with China and Israel to gain greater access to advanced technologies. The EU has responded to concerns about the risks of new technologies with a r...
The return of digital authoritarianism: internet shutdowns in 2021
Access Now; KeepItOn
(2022), 32 pp.
"With a gradual return to normalcy following the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we saw a dramatic resurgence of internet shutdowns in 2021. During this year, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented at least 182 internet shutdown incidents around the world in 34 countries, as com...
The unfreedom monitor: Zimbabwe country report
Advox
(2022), 28 pp.
"The government of Zimbabwe and the ruling ZANU PF party are bent on ensuring that the status quo is preserved at all costs. As evidenced by findings in the Civic Media Observatory, the digital sphere has been identified as a threat to the country’s national security, insofar as deposing the curre...
"The OPTIMA workflow is a compilation of new and existing resources, guides, methodologies, and more to assist individuals and activists before, during and after an Internet shutdown. The following repository is organized into four categories:ADVOCACY RESOURCES. Designing effective advocacy camp...
