The Tactical Tech Collective (TTC), is accepting applications for their next Gender and Technology Institute (GTI) in Asia. During the meeting, GTI attendees will learn practical ways to leverage technology in their activism, as well as how to “build movement-based discussions around security and privacy from a gendered perspective.” The four-day meeting will convene…
CUBA: On January 21, 2017, artist Danilo “El Sexto” Maldonado was released from El Combinado del Este prison after enduring psychological and physical torture during his 55 days of detainment. Cuban authorities arrested El Sexto after he graffitied “se fue” (he’s gone) on a public wall in reference to the passing of former Cuban President…
On January 16, 2017, leading members of Azerbaijani civil society issued a letter to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to conduct an independent investigation into corruption allegations against several of its Members. The letter is in response to an investigation by a Milan public prosecutor of former Vice President of PACE,…
In collaboration with the Oslo Freedom Forum, Jigsaw, an ‘incubator’ that uses technology to defend human rights, has documented the courageous stories of activists in a new video series, “Internet Without Borders.” The series features personal interviews with four innovators who are incorporating technology in their work to defend human rights. In the first installment,…