by Saskia Rowley | Feb 24, 2020 | Communication Rights
Surveillance and loss of privacy are watchwords in the digital transformation of societies worldwide. Who is watching us and for what purposes? Who is infringing private spaces and closing down public spaces? When it comes to communication infrastructures and...
by Saskia Rowley | Jan 20, 2020 | Communication Rights
Growing tensions between the United States and Iran marked the first two weeks of 2020. News cycles have been dominated by coverage of the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, the killing of a high-profile Iranian general, Iranian attacks on US military bases, and the...
by Saskia Rowley | Jan 20, 2020 | Communication Rights
One of the main sites of struggle for global civil society in 2020 will be digital platforms and social media. The authorities in several countries are finding ways to restrict and suppress democratic debate with legislation that casts a wide net around what is...
by Saskia Rowley | Oct 28, 2019 | Communication Rights
Recently, the European parliament voted in favour of stronger EU measures aimed at countering “highly dangerous” Russian disinformation and at upgrading the EU’s anti-propaganda unit. The “European Parliament resolution on foreign electoral interference and...
by Saskia Rowley | Sep 23, 2019 | Communication Rights
On 19 September, Veteran BBC journalist John Humphreys hosted his last “Today” radio programme after 32 years. Known for his aggressive interviewing on a morning news programme that for decades has often set the tone and issues for the day’s news in Britain, he used...
