Join Adrian Shahbaz, Eliza Triantafillou, and Jenny Lame for discussion about freedom of the press at our University of Delaware Biden School SNF Ithaca x iMEdD-incubator for media education & development Media & Democracy Summit in #Wilmington #Delaware May 30-31. Free registration and open to all! #SNFIthacaUD

Join us on May 6 for an online discussion on the role of digital authoritarianism! Together with Svenja Hahn, Julien Nocetti & Adrian Shahbaz, our Research Fellow Alena Epifanova will assess the role of #AI for digital control by authoritarian regimes.

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I write for the @newshour on what’s at stake in the ongoing Indian elections. Democracy itself, as per some

India’s place on the global stage can’t be overstated

Thanks ⁦⁦Sushant Singh⁩ ⁦Raqib Hameed Naik⁩ ⁦Adrian Shahbaz⁩ ⁦Milan Vaishnav⁩ pbs.org/newshour/world…

Excellent FIU Green School Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation Freedom House panel on “The Playbook for Undermining Democracy” FIU Green School featuring Inga Trauthig @engagingnews.bsky.social UT Austin ; Adrian Shahbaz Freedom House ; Tatiana Kostadinova FIU - PIR ; Besiki Luka Kutateladze FIU Criminology and Criminal Justice today ➡️ tinyurl.com/53h99ur8

LIVE NOW: #DemocracyReport2024 Launch

Staffan I. Lindberg @[email protected] presents the #DR24 findings.

Commentators:
Agnes Callamard Amnesty International,
Kevin Casas International IDEA;
Quinn McKew ARTICLE 19,
and Adrian Shahbaz Freedom House

Watch: shorturl.at/efvx5

📅 On THURSDAY at 10:30am EST/3:30pm UTC, come join Anne Applebaum, Crisis Group’s Richard Atwood, & Moisés Naím with FH’s Mike Abramowitz & Yana Gorokhovskaia for a discussion & overview of our 2024 #FreedomInTheWorld report!

It’s not too late— RSVP today⬇️
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📣 NEW: #FreedomInTheWorld 2024 is now LIVE!

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Flawed elections and armed conflict drove an 18th consecutive year of democratic decline. It's against this backdrop that billions will vote in 2024—a crucial test in the struggle for global freedom.

🚨 HOT OFF THE PRESSES 🚨

#FreedomOnTheNet 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence is out NOW!

Learn more about how global internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year 🧵⤵️ freedomhouse.org/report/freedom…

The world’s authoritarian regimes, which are rapidly figuring out how to use chatbots as a new frontier for online censorship, Freedom House experts ⁦
Allie Funk Adrian Shahbaz and Kian Vesteinsson write for ⁩ ⁦
WIRED. demdigest.org/ai-acceleratin…

📢 Tune in to China Commission's hearing on 'Countering China’s Global Transnational Repression Campaign' happening next Tuesday, September 12th.

CFU ED Rushan Abbas will be testifying along with Michael Chong 🇨🇦, Yana Gorokhovskaia, Research Director at @FreedomHouse, and Laura Harth,

This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: 'In addition to extralegal violence, the region’s independent media have been subjected to repressive laws and politicized prosecutions.' Freedom House Adrian Shahbaz freedomhouse.org/article/crime-… 1/7

“Rather than engaging in direct censorship or overtly criminalizing dissent, [authoritarians] pass vaguely worded laws designed to characterize their opponents as common criminals, foreign agents, terrorists, or gang sympathizers.” ✍️ Adrian Shahbaz

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There is a correlation between democratic backsliding and freedom of the press in #CentralAmerica . Great piece by my colleague Adrian Shahbaz
Hay una correlación entre el retroceso democrático y la libertad de prensa en #CentroAmerica . Excelente blog de mi colega Adrian Shahbaz

A welcome step in the fight to rein in the shadowy spyware industry 🎉

Today, US officials added Intellexa & Cytrox to the Commerce Department's Entity List for 'threatening the privacy and security of individuals and organizations worldwide' reuters.com/technology/us-…

We're hiring! This is a great opportunity for someone looking to examine pressing issues in democracy & human rights. We're especially keen on folks with knowledge & interest in Sub Saharan Africa or Latin America. phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe01/ats/care…

#Russia is “incubating a new cohort of companies that have sprung up as a result of the state’s repressive interests,” Freedom House Adrian Shahbaz tells The New York Times. “The spillover will be felt in the surrounding region, then potentially the world.” demdigest.org/russias-politi…

We urge Canadian authorities to carefully review 🅽oura 🅰ljizawi’s immigration case. Noura is a leading researcher of #transnationalrepression at Citizen Lab. Autocrats seeking to harm activists living beyond their borders routinely abuse host country migration systems.

TOMORROW!

What obstacles stand in the way of independent media in Europe & how can European democracies bolster their vital role?

Jessica White, Márton Kárpáti, Cecilia Anesi, & marius dragomir answer these questions & more at 9am ET.

RSVP below⬇️
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Have you heard about the fund dedicated to helping activists in danger? You and learn all about it here, and help by amplifying the work of Lifeline Fund for Embattled CSOs! CIVICUS Front Line Defenders Freedom House ICNL Alliance globalcitizen.org/en/content/lif…

STARTING NOW: our #RightsCon panel on cross-border data flows 🔀

Follow along with today’s discussion 🧵