Headlines- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- At least 362 people were killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Tag: Internet Freedom
Using Fake Facebook Account,Hong Kong Police...
Hong Kong’s national security police used a fake social media account to troll pro-democracy activists for years, according to information revealed during a “subversion” trial of 47 pro-democracy activists who took part in a 2020 democratic primary and further investigated by Radio Free Asia.
Elon Musk: Will He Save or...
Elon Musk had an eventful year, capping it off with a nearly-failed $44 billion takeover of Twitter to close out 2022. It is uncertain what will become of Twitter in light of the contentious CEO’s changes, disruptions, layoffs, and resignations.
WeChat Warns Users Their Likes,Comments and...
The Chinese social media platform WeChat is warning users outside China that their data will be stored on servers inside the country, RFA has learned
Watchdog Report Cites Bangladesh for Internet...
Internet freedom deteriorated significantly last year in Bangladesh and four other countries compared with the previous year, an independent watchdog group said Tuesday in a report while noting that Malaysia was one of a few countries to show improvement
As Kazakhstan’s Activists Find Their Voice,...
Thanks to Alnur Ilyashev’s efforts, citizens and movements opposed to how the government is being run will – on June 30 – be able to state their case in an Almaty public square without running the risk of arrest
Moscow Protests Against Internet Bill
Protesters in Moscow chanted slogans such as “Russia Without Putin” and “Russia Will Be Free.”
Internet Shutdowns Mushroom Across Africa
Congolese rights activist Sylvain Saluseke – who lives in self-imposed exile outside of the country — says his compatriots in pro-democracy youth group LUCHA struggled under the blackout as they tried to carry out their mission of observing the December 30 polls and documenting the aftermath
Authoritarian Governments Try to Control Social...
Many countries have created their own strong web presences, both to ensure their messages get out and to monitor for anything remotely resembling criticism
Freedom of Expression!
Freedom of Expression does not give us the right to abuse others
More Than Half the World’s Population...
The International Telecommunication Union says Africa is the region with the strongest growth, where the percentage of people using the internet has increased from just over two percent in 2005 to nearly 25 percent in 2018