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#Americas @derechosdigital reports on the main digital security threats in Latin America, highlighting risks such as surveillance, cyberattacks, and online harassment against journalists and activists.

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#MENA 🌐 #AI innovation shouldn’t come at the cost of human rights. The US AI Action Plan and Gulf deals raise urgent concerns for online freedoms and protections for activists and human rights defenders, says @GulfCentre4HR.

#SouthAfrica 🇿🇦 @globalfreemedia warns that the Canal+ and MultiChoice merger risks creating Africa’s largest media monopoly, threatening editorial independence and media pluralism across the continent.

#MENA 🌍 Meet @SMEX’s 2024 Mariam Al-Shafei Fellows! From digital resilience for women defenders in #Yemen to freedom of expression in #Lebanon, these four advocates are advancing tech & human rights across the region. #DigitalRights

#Global🌐Govts should not use AI technology for counter-terrorism without first demonstrating that it complies with human rights law, says @privacyint. Read their submission to the UN Special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights.

#Myanmar 🇲🇲 Sai Nyan Linn Sett, a writer and director who helped produce a docu-fiction about the impact of the coup in 2021, arrived in December 2024 in Sweden and began an @ICORN_ORG residency.

#Venezuela 🇻🇪 @espaciopublico reports on the closure of SuperCable, marking the disappearance of another private telecom operator. The measure further limits access to internet and TV services for thousands of users. (In Spanish).

#Palestine 🇵🇸 Tech platforms are silencing Palestinian voices and blocking humanitarian fundraising amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. @7amleh and rights groups calls on @GoFundMe to reinstate fundraisers and release withheld funds.

#GuineaBissau 🇬🇼 @TheMFWA is alarmed by President Embaló’s threats and dismissal of journalists’ questions about the suspension of 3 Portuguese media outlets.

Caught in the middle of a political battle, @BlackRock reaffirmed its focus is helping millions of Americans save for retirement. They warned that injecting politics from either side risks undermining financial performance.

#Malaysia 🇲🇾 @article19org welcomes the court decision declaring the terms ‘offensive’ and ‘annoy’ in Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act as unconstitutional. @Article19Msia .

#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca warns of increasing judicial harassment against journalists, highlighting how laws are being weaponised as tools of censorship. (In Spanish).

#Turkey 🇹🇷 Social media bans imposed on three Kurdish news outlets and an LGBTQI+ group; a T24 journalist under investigation for reporting abuse allegations; 32 journalist behind bars. @ExInt24 summarises this month's free expression news.

#Indonesia 🇮🇩 The policy paper of @AJIIndonesia offers guidelines for media companies & the press community "to build a reporting system that favors victims, guarantees confidentiality of identity, & provides adequate legal and psychological protection.".

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#Mexico 🇲🇽 @article19mxca stresses that the ruling in the case of Moisés Sánchez does not absolve authorities from their duty to investigate effectively. Veracruz prosecutors and FEADLE failed to meet standards of autonomy and impartiality. (In Spanish)

#Sudan 🇸🇩 @CIHRS_alerts and civil society groups urge the @UN HRC to extend the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for two more years to ensure accountability for attacks on civilians, journalists, and activists.

#Nigeria 🇳🇬 In a push for accountability, @MRA_Nigeria welcomes the Lagos coroner’s order directing the release of records on late journalist Pelumi Onifade’s remains.

#Honduras 🇭🇳 Ahead of the UPR pre-sessions (Aug 26–29), @article19mxca joins press freedom organisations in raising concern over attacks on journalists amid rising criminalisation and state-led stigmatisation.

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#Africa 🌍 Journalists & rights defenders are being forced into exile worldwide. After exploring root causes in Africa & Latin America, this IFEX piece highlights support initiatives & the promise of cross-regional solidarity.

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 In the 3.5 years since #Russia launched its invasion, it has committed 841 crimes against the press in Ukraine, reports @imiukraine. So far, Russian forces have killed 12 journalists, shelled 46 and kidnapped 29.

#Belarus 🇧🇾 @baj_by reports that journalist Aleh Supruniuk has been sentenced to three years in prison for involvement in an "extremist group". There are concerns that Supruniuk, who has a disability, will not receive adequate healthcare behind bars.