A new interactive report entitled “Harmonized Histories” sheds light on online censorship in China. The Net Alert, a collaborative tech savvy project, produced the report which describes increased restrictions placed on popular live streaming Chinese platforms such as YY, Sina Show, and 9158. These companies maintain “24-hour surveillance on content” in order to adhere to…
Lily Mengesha discusses political prisoners and the human rights situation in Ethiopia with the World Movement for Democracy in an interview. On October 8, 2016, the Ethiopian government declared a six-month state of emergency in response to the anti-government protests throughout the Oromia and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. Journalist Lily Mengesha is one of many…
From September 20-22, 2016, activists, journalists, media professionals, and influencers met at the Global Forum for Media Development’s (GFMD) fourth international conference, “Decoding the Future: Rethinking Media for a New World,” in Jakarta, Indonesia. The GFMD is a network of media assistance groups with the mission to “make media an integral part of international development…
The Myanmar Motion Picture Organization – Burma’s film censorship board – banned the film, Twilight Over Burma: My Life as a Shan Princess in Rangoon, because it could allegedly “damage the ethnic unity of the state.” The movie, which was slated to be the opening film for the Human Rights Human Dignity film festival,…