Online Safety Act: UK government’s global censorship has turned up a notch

This week, the UK government has openly moved from using the Online Safety Act for age verification to using it for censorship. On Monday, the Government announced urgent action to strengthen the Online Safety Act by amending it to classify

Niger: Islamist Armed Group Executes Civilians, Burns Homes

(Nairobi) – The Islamist armed group Islamic State in the Sahel Province (IS Sahel) has escalated attacks on civilians in Niger since March 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks violated international humanitarian law and are app

When money is abolished, surveillance becomes inevitable

The abolition of money, as originally proposed by Karl Marx, would inevitably lead to surveillance because every input and output must be tracked. Marx’s ideology, when implemented, would result in a system of control and rationing of energ

Nepalese government blocks access to nearly every major social media platform

Nepal has blocked access to major social media and messaging platforms as they failed to register and comply with the “Directive on Regulating the Use of Social Media, 2080.” The Government has introduced strict rules requiring digital plat

Australia Should Halt Plan to Deport Refugees, Migrants to Nauru

Last week, the Australian government struck a A$400 million (US$260 million) deal with Nauru to deport 280 people to the small Pacific island nation. It is also proposing new legislation to strip those facing deportation of their basic proc