Urgent global call following the referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to trial

AI training platform Outlier illegally surveils European platform workers

Scale AI's Outlier platform illegally surveils 900,000+ European workers through invasive biometric tracking and data collection while… [more]

Egypt: Drop Charges Against Prominent Journalist

Egyptian state prosecution of independent journalist and media outlet editor represents systematic censorship and state control over… [more]

Russia: Exiled advocate faces “extremism” charges over human rights work for Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO Memorial

Russia uses vague anti-extremism legislation to criminalize lawful human rights work, exemplifying authoritarian suppression of political… [more]

CPJ outraged by Egypt court conviction of journalist Lina Attalah, order of Mada Masr’s closure

Egyptian court conviction and detention of independent journalist Lina Attalah, combined with court-ordered closure of her news outlet… [more]

Trump administration illegally fired James Comey's daughter, judge rules

Demonstrates authoritarian abuse of government power through retaliatory firing of a federal employee based on familial political… [more]

Trump’s cuts have exposed US to ‘cascade’ of El Niño dangers, experts warn

Executive dismantling of climate research infrastructure and weather forecasting capabilities represents authoritarian suppression of… [more]

Media groups challenge India’s privacy law at top court

Privacy legislation being weaponized to suppress investigative journalism and threaten journalist-source confidentiality represents state… [more]

Massive Groups of Volunteers Are Ready to Face Down ICE at the Polls

Documents the dystopian context of ICE operations on Election Day and organized citizen resistance to government immigration enforcement,… [more]

Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’

Documents corporate punishment and financial retaliation for mild political speech, exemplifying how authoritarian regimes use economic… [more]

Cease-Fire Brokered by Melania Trump Begins in Ukrainian City of Oleshky

Documents active militarization and humanitarian collapse in occupied territory, with civilians facing starvation and forced displacement… [more]

#NoExamShutdown: One step forward, another step back

Government-imposed internet shutdowns during exam season constitute systematic censorship and authoritarian control affecting millions,… [more]

UK government met 137 businesses over AI datacentres – but no environmental groups

Demonstrates corporate capture of AI policy-making through systematic revolving-door hiring and deliberate exclusion of environmental… [more]

AI training platform Outlier illegally surveils European platform workers

Scale AI's Outlier platform illegally surveils 900,000+ European workers through invasive biometric tracking and data collection while… [more]

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report finds

Documents how extreme wealth concentration enables the richest to profit from both climate destruction and its consequences, creating… [more]

Egypt: Drop Charges Against Prominent Journalist

Egyptian state prosecution of independent journalist and media outlet editor represents systematic censorship and state control over… [more]

US seeks new charges against former FBI chief James Comey

Represents potential weaponization of legal system against political opponents and institutional critics, exemplifying authoritarian… [more]

CAR: Special Criminal Court, the last hope of justice for thousands, on the brink of collapse – new report

Documents institutional failure enabling high-ranking officials to escape accountability for crimes under international law, exemplifying… [more]

UN sounds the alarm over Israel's West Bank military operation

Describes extrajudicial military action involving mass displacement and destruction of civilian homes as collective punishment,… [more]

A bad omen? Syria bans women from university courses

This article documents systematic discrimination and restriction of women's educational access by state authority, representing… [more]

France: Lawmakers must reject regressive “Rioters Pay” bill

France's proposed bill enabling collective punishment of protesters for damages they didn't personally cause represents authoritarian… [more]

In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn’t Real

Documents how a surveillance technology CEO dismisses legitimate public backlash against mass surveillance infrastructure while promoting… [more]

Lessons Learned From 'AdFection' and What To Do Next

Documents a novel surveillance attack leveraging the behavioral advertising ecosystem to deliver spyware to journalists without user… [more]

Anti-Circumvention Laws Raise the Cost of Knowledge

Documents how corporations use anti-circumvention laws and litigation to restrict public data access, creating information asymmetries… [more]

Russia: Exiled advocate faces “extremism” charges over human rights work for Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO Memorial

Russia uses vague anti-extremism legislation to criminalize lawful human rights work, exemplifying authoritarian suppression of political… [more]

Anthropic warns of 'catastrophic risk' to humankind ahead of blockbuster share listing

Anthropic's public warning about AI catastrophic risk combined with its IPO represents the dystopian pattern of companies acknowledging… [more]

The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer

Discusses Anthropic's AI development strategy and identified existential risks from autonomous AI systems, particularly concerning… [more]

ChatGPT Keeps Telling People 404 Media Can Solve Their Tech Support Problems

Demonstrates corporate platform opacity and algorithmic censorship accountability gaps as AI systems mislead users seeking help, while… [more]