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Civil society has a chance to regain the high ground

Civil society has a chance to regain the high ground

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...
Giving migrants a voice – and others a history lesson

Giving migrants a voice – and others a history lesson

by Saskia Rowley | Feb 17, 2020 | Communication Rights

National Public Radio (NPR) in the United States is demonstrating the importance both of giving a voice to migrants in media, and of ensuring the independence of the public broadcasting platform. As reported by another public broadcaster, BBC (“The immigrants telling...
The double-edged sword of digital technology

The double-edged sword of digital technology

by Saskia Rowley | Feb 3, 2020 | Communication Rights

Front Line, the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, has published its Front Line Defenders Global Analysis 2019. It details the physical assaults, defamation campaigns, digital security threats, judicial harassment, and gender-based...
Media coverage should give peace a chance

Media coverage should give peace a chance

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...
Nepal faces new threat to freedom of expression

Nepal faces new threat to freedom of expression

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...
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