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#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social dedicates an altar to journalists killed in 2025 and demands an end to impunity for crimes against the press, highlighting the gaps in investigations and the lack of structural guarantees for safety. (In Spanish)
Ofrenda a periodistas asesinados en 2025: Exigimos un alto a la impunidad en los crímenes contra la prensa – ARTICLE 19 MX-CA
#Centroamérica #Derecho-a-informacion #Derechos-Digitales #Proteccion
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December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca.bsky.social dedicates an altar to journalists killed in 2025 and demands an end to impunity for crimes against the press, highlighting the gaps in investigations and the lack of structural guarantees for safety. (In Spanish)
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 Tunisian authorities jailed activists, lawyers, and opposition figures in a mass trial on unfounded conspiracy charges. @HRW.org says President Kais Saied is using the courts to crush dissent and eliminate political opposition. buff.ly/1Pg2L1p
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Tunisia 🇹🇳 Tunisian authorities jailed activists, lawyers, and opposition figures in a mass trial on unfounded conspiracy charges. @HRW.org says President Kais Saied is using the courts to crush dissent and eliminate political opposition. buff.ly/1Pg2L1p
#Uganda 🇺🇬 HRNJ-Uganda stresses that credible elections depend on a safe media landscape, as political intimidation of newsrooms erodes #AccessToInformation.
HRNJ-Uganda Calls For Respect And Protection Of Media Freedom Amidst Heightened Political Tensions
As Uganda approaches the 2026 general elections, a critical period of political campaigning has intensified across the nation. The upcoming elections encompass presidential, parliamentary, and local…
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December 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Uganda 🇺🇬 HRNJ-Uganda stresses that credible elections depend on a safe media landscape, as political intimidation of newsrooms erodes #AccessToInformation.
#HongKong 🇭🇰 “The National Security Law itself, which Jimmy Lai has been charged under, is an affront to free speech, masquerading as justice when instead its sole purpose is to criminalise and crush opposition voices,” said @indexoncensorship.org
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December 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
#HongKong 🇭🇰 “The National Security Law itself, which Jimmy Lai has been charged under, is an affront to free speech, masquerading as justice when instead its sole purpose is to criminalise and crush opposition voices,” said @indexoncensorship.org
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#Americas 🌎 Observacom unpacks “shadow banning” as a subtle form of censorship on major platforms, where content is quietly down-ranked or hidden without explanation, undermining transparency and pluralism online. (In Spanish)
El shadow banning: la censura sutil y oculta de las grandes plataformas digitales - Observacom
Este estudio, elaborado por OBSERVACOM y Digital Action con el apoyo del Foro sobre Información y Democracia, analiza cómo las grandes plataformas digitales aplican reducciones de visibilidad —sobre…
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December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Americas 🌎 Observacom unpacks “shadow banning” as a subtle form of censorship on major platforms, where content is quietly down-ranked or hidden without explanation, undermining transparency and pluralism online. (In Spanish)
#MENA 🌍 In its latest update to "Killing the Story", Visualizing Palestine documents how #Israel’s attacks on journalists reverberate across the region, exposing how long-standing #impunity drives the systematic erasure of critical testimony. buff.ly/OASWFCH
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#MENA 🌍 In its latest update to "Killing the Story", Visualizing Palestine documents how #Israel’s attacks on journalists reverberate across the region, exposing how long-standing #impunity drives the systematic erasure of critical testimony. buff.ly/OASWFCH
#Belarus 🇧🇾 "By deploying surveillance technologies such as ResidentBat, the Belarusian state is pursuing a deliberate strategy of repression against independent journalism" - @rsf.org uncovers new spyware from Belarus buff.ly/WZIDNLg
December 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Belarus 🇧🇾 "By deploying surveillance technologies such as ResidentBat, the Belarusian state is pursuing a deliberate strategy of repression against independent journalism" - @rsf.org uncovers new spyware from Belarus buff.ly/WZIDNLg
#Vietnam 🇻🇳 “By targeting journalists’ sources & expanding the definition of state secrets, the Vietnamese regime is bolstering its legislative arsenal and further tightening its grip on information," said Cédric Alviani of @rsf.org Asia-Pacific bureau
RSF condemns Vietnam's latest legal crackdown on independent journalism - IFEX
The two measures will significantly strengthen the regime's control over information.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @rsf.org condemns the enforced disappearance of journalist Rory Branker and calls for the release of all six media workers detained in connection with his case, urging authorities to reveal his whereabouts and respect due process.
Venezuela: RSF condemns the enforced disappearance of Rory Branker and demands the release of all six detained news professionals
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the enforced disappearance of journalist Rory Branker, who was transferred on 8 December from his place of detention to a location that remains unknown, with…
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @rsf.org condemns the enforced disappearance of journalist Rory Branker and calls for the release of all six media workers detained in connection with his case, urging authorities to reveal his whereabouts and respect due process.
#Palestine 🇵🇸 International reporters remain barred from #Gaza two months after the ceasefire. @globalfreemedia.bsky.social says #Israel’s ongoing ban blocks independent scrutiny and places the burden of coverage on Palestinian journalists facing extreme risk. buff.ly/YhEKHS9
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Palestine 🇵🇸 International reporters remain barred from #Gaza two months after the ceasefire. @globalfreemedia.bsky.social says #Israel’s ongoing ban blocks independent scrutiny and places the burden of coverage on Palestinian journalists facing extreme risk. buff.ly/YhEKHS9
#Malawi 🇲🇼 MISA-Malawi condemns violent attacks on journalists by MCP supporters at Lilongwe court, forcing reporters to abandon coverage and hide for safety.
MISA Malawi condemns assault on journalists by Malawi Congress Party supporters at Lilongwe court | MISA Malawi
PROMOTING FREE EXPRESSION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
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December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#Malawi 🇲🇼 MISA-Malawi condemns violent attacks on journalists by MCP supporters at Lilongwe court, forcing reporters to abandon coverage and hide for safety.
#Honduras 🇭🇳 @article19mxca.bsky.social launches a practical guide to the National Protection System, explaining how journalists and human rights defenders can access protection measures and what obligations the state has to guarantee their safety. (In Spanish)
Guía práctica sobre el funcionamiento Sistema Nacional de Protección en Honduras – ARTICLE 19 MX-CA
#Centroamérica #Derecho-a-informacion #Derechos-Digitales #Proteccion
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December 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Honduras 🇭🇳 @article19mxca.bsky.social launches a practical guide to the National Protection System, explaining how journalists and human rights defenders can access protection measures and what obligations the state has to guarantee their safety. (In Spanish)
#Africa 🌍 Governments are weaponising “national security” and “compliance” laws to do quiet damage: shrink civic space, dismantle CSOs, and criminalise solidarity with marginalised communities.
Weaponised laws are fuelling the repression of African CSOs - IFEX
A wave of laws cloaked in the language of national security, international compliance, and public morality is sweeping across Africa. These measures silence individuals and dismantle the…
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December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Africa 🌍 Governments are weaponising “national security” and “compliance” laws to do quiet damage: shrink civic space, dismantle CSOs, and criminalise solidarity with marginalised communities.
#Global 🌐 Concerned about your privacy online? Worried you are being spied on? @eff.org provides and online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices. Check it out. buff.ly/2CpC7jT
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Global 🌐 Concerned about your privacy online? Worried you are being spied on? @eff.org provides and online guide to defending yourself and your friends from surveillance by using secure technology and developing careful practices. Check it out. buff.ly/2CpC7jT
#France 🇫🇷 A recent article by @hrw.org looks at increasing attacks on civic space, which have been marked by police violence, surveillance practices, arrests of protesters, persecution of journalists and tight restrictions on fundamental rights.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#France 🇫🇷 A recent article by @hrw.org looks at increasing attacks on civic space, which have been marked by police violence, surveillance practices, arrests of protesters, persecution of journalists and tight restrictions on fundamental rights.
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#Japan 🇯🇵 The prime minister's promise to pass a “spy prevention” law raises serious concerns that the new legislation would endanger free speech rights, media freedom, and the protection of whistleblowers. @hrw.org
New Japanese espionage law would need to respect rights - IFEX
The new legislation could endanger free speech rights, media freedom, and the protection of whistleblowers.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Americas 🌎 @derechosdigitales.org publishes “Entre cuerpos y códigos,” a column on how digital technologies reproduce gender-based violence while also opening spaces for feminist resistance and care across the region. (In Spanish)
Entre cuerpos y códigos: nuevos medios, viejas violencias
En el marco del #25N, Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Violencia contra las Mujeres, vale la pena recordar que la violencia de género también se ejerce a través de las tecnologías de la…
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December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
#Americas 🌎 @derechosdigitales.org publishes “Entre cuerpos y códigos,” a column on how digital technologies reproduce gender-based violence while also opening spaces for feminist resistance and care across the region. (In Spanish)
#Syria 🇸🇾 One year after Assad’s fall, journalists interviewed by @pressfreedom.bsky.social say they can publish and travel freely, but face new risks from militias, Israeli border incursions, and the absence of clear media laws.
A year after Assad’s fall, Syrian journalists enjoy freedom but also new risks - Committee to Protect Journalists
One year after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, whose family ruled Syria through iron and fire for five decades, journalists say they enjoy more freedom than ever but also uncertainty in the face of…
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December 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Syria 🇸🇾 One year after Assad’s fall, journalists interviewed by @pressfreedom.bsky.social say they can publish and travel freely, but face new risks from militias, Israeli border incursions, and the absence of clear media laws.
#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫 Four months after being abducted journalist Moussa Sareba remains missing. @rsf.org condemns this enforced disappearance and demands the authorities reveal his fate immediately.
Where is Moussa Sareba? Burkina Faso state still silent on journalist’s enforced disappearance
Moussa Sareba, a journalist for the private outlet Fil Infos and administrator of the Facebook page of Radio Oméga, was abducted on 10 August inside the Fil Infos offices in Ouagadougou, the capital…
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫 Four months after being abducted journalist Moussa Sareba remains missing. @rsf.org condemns this enforced disappearance and demands the authorities reveal his fate immediately.
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 ED of @MRA_Nigeria, Edetaen Ojo urges inclusion of marginalised communities in design and deployment of AI & digital public infrastructure to ensure they benefit.
MRA Executive Director Outlines Measures to Check Harms to Marginalised Communities in AI, DPI Deployments - Media Rights Agenda
The Executive Director of Media Rights Agenda (MRA), Mr Edetaen Ojo, has proposed measures to ensure that the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#Nigeria 🇳🇬 ED of @MRA_Nigeria, Edetaen Ojo urges inclusion of marginalised communities in design and deployment of AI & digital public infrastructure to ensure they benefit.
#Malaysia 🇲🇾 Centre for Independent Journalism's new report notes that despite the government's express commitments to reform, “its actions frequently rely on restrictive legislation and practices that suppress rather than enable open discourse.”
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December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#Malaysia 🇲🇾 Centre for Independent Journalism's new report notes that despite the government's express commitments to reform, “its actions frequently rely on restrictive legislation and practices that suppress rather than enable open discourse.”
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#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP releases the second episode of Áncora: el exilio del periodismo en América Latina, focusing on the emotional, social and professional wounds journalists face after fleeing, and the impact of their exile (In Spanish)
Después de la Censura T2 Áncora EP2 La Espada de Damocles
Perifoneo: un pódcast sobre libertad de expresión · Episode
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December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#Colombia 🇨🇴 @FLIP releases the second episode of Áncora: el exilio del periodismo en América Latina, focusing on the emotional, social and professional wounds journalists face after fleeing, and the impact of their exile (In Spanish)
#EU 🇪🇺 "The EU's new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile", says @europeanjournalists.org. "As such, it undermines the very principles of press freedom and human rights it aims to uphold". buff.ly/dMCYqef
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#EU 🇪🇺 "The EU's new return policy risks jeopardising the lives of vulnerable journalists and human rights defenders living in exile", says @europeanjournalists.org. "As such, it undermines the very principles of press freedom and human rights it aims to uphold". buff.ly/dMCYqef
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Afghanistan Journalists Center urges authorities to immediately lift restrictions on Rasa TV, allow it to resume broadcasting without interference, and enable its staff to operate freely and safely.
Afghanistan: AFJC welcomes release of "Rasa TV" journalists after 10 months of arbitrary detention - IFEX
Despite the release of the journalists, "Rasa TV" remains closed, and the station has yet to be permitted to resume its operations.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Afghanistan Journalists Center urges authorities to immediately lift restrictions on Rasa TV, allow it to resume broadcasting without interference, and enable its staff to operate freely and safely.
#Colombia 🇨🇴 Catalina Moreno from Karisma talks with LasIgualadas about why Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are censoring content on abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights, and how opaque moderation policies silence feminist and queer voices. (In Spanish)
¿Por qué Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp están censurando contenidos sobre aborto y LGBTIQ+?
Organizaciones denuncian la eliminación y restricción de cuentas que difunden información sobre aborto, salud reproductiva y temas queer.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#Colombia 🇨🇴 Catalina Moreno from Karisma talks with LasIgualadas about why Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are censoring content on abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights, and how opaque moderation policies silence feminist and queer voices. (In Spanish)