Security Without Borders (SWB) is an online collective of cybersecurity experts who provide free technical support to civil society organizations, journalists, and human rights activists. In addition to sharing secure digital tools and responding to requests for help, SWB tests the security of organizations’ mailservers, websites, and other technical infrastructure used for operational activities. Your…
During the week of June 18, 2017, the World Movement for Democracy co-organized two sessions with the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD) entitled “Shrinking Space for Civil Society” and “Engaging with the Business Sector in Policy Advocacy.” The sessions were part of REDLAD’s larger regional meeting, and highlighted the need for activists…
On May 30, 2017, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi signed 87 highly punitive articles comprising the NGO Law. The law further restricts the operations of Egypt’s 47,000 civil society organizations (CSOs), which are now required to receive permission from the government to conduct all of their activities. The law impedes civil society’s right to access…
On June 4, 2017, Burmese authorities arrested U Tun Tun Oo, leader of the Human Rights Activists Association, citing Burma’s notorious Telecommunications Law. He was arrested for livestreaming the play “We Want No War,” which is critical of the army’s historical persecution of ethnic groups. Two days before his arrest, Burmese authorities detained two journalists…