Student in Nigeria Murdered Over Blasphemy Allegation A female student, Deborah Samuel, was gruesomely murdered in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state last week after she was accused of blasphemy.
You’ve Been Flagged as a Threat: Predictive AI Technology Puts a Target on Your Back Audio Version New Feature! “The government solution to a problem is usually as bad as the problem and very often makes the problem worse.” Milton Friedman You’ve been flagged as a threat. Before long, every household in America will be similarly flagged and assigned a threat score. Without having
Hong Kong: Prominent Democracy Advocates Arrested (New York) – The Hong Kong police should drop their baseless criminal investigations against five prominent pro-democracy advocates, Human Rights Watch said today.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Contempt for the Philippine Press At a press conference this week, a spokesperson for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Why You Should Stop Using Google As Your Favorite Search Engine To stop using google search is really a matter of social responsibility, freedom of information and a contribution to a steady and collective monopoly dismantling process.
Elon Musk: Champion of Free Speech or Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Recently, the news broke that Elon Musk (now the world’s richest man) acquired Twitter.
Laura Loomer Files RICO Case Against Twitter and Facebook Florida congressional candidate Laura Loomer, represented by former Congressman Bob Barr, has filed a RICO case against Twitter, alleging that tech companies engage in racketeering behavior when they blacklist prominent users and politicians from their platforms. The complaint alleges that Facebook and Twitter have engaged in a pattern of racketeering
Twitter Faces Discovery in Case Brought by Journalist Alex Berenson Twitter will have to turn over emails, texts, voicemails, and other communications pertaining to the permanent blacklisting of former New York Times science writer and skeptic of official coronavirus policies Alex Berenson from the platform, in a legal blow to the leftist-run platform. The ruling was issued by William Allsup,
European Leaders Should Raise Human Rights Concerns with Modi Speaking in New Delhi on April 25, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen referred to India as a “vibrant democracy,” sharing common values and interests with the European Union.
India: Media Freedom Under Threat (New York) – Indian authorities are increasingly targeting journalists and online critics for their criticism of government policies and practices, including by prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition laws, ten human rights organizations said today on World Press Freedom Day. The Indian authorities should respect the right to freedom of expression
This Week in the New Normal #29 Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. Meet Homeland Security’s new “disinformation czar” The Department of Homeland Security is getting a big addition to its
An Open Letter to Elon Musk Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay Dear Elon, Congratulations on the acquisition of Twitter. We hope this will help put the world on track to be a better place. You stated that “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy and Twitter is the digital town square where matters
Sudan: Hundreds of Protesters Detained, Mistreated (Nairobi) – Sudan’s security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as part of its broader clampdown on opposition to the October 25 military coup, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces have beaten and otherwise ill-treated detained protesters, including stripping child detainees
Turkey: Life Sentence for Rights Defender Osman Kavala (Istanbul) – The conviction on April 25, 2022 of the human rights defender Osman Kavala and his seven co-defendants is a shocking miscarriage of justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
This Week in the New Normal #28 Our successor to This Week in the Guardian, This Week in the New Normal is our weekly chart of the progress of autocracy, authoritarianism and economic restructuring around the world. 1. The French “Election” The new season of “Presidential Election” has just kicked off, and they are already repeating plot