Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”

Egypt: Authorities Arrest Entire Investigative Newsroom

Mass arrest and forced disappearance of an entire independent newsroom represents severe state censorship and authoritarian repression of… [more]

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

Government agents systematically collected and stored photos of protesters and observers in a corporate surveillance database,… [more]

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name

Article documents legislative attempts to mandate internet censorship infrastructure through site-blocking bills, demonstrating… [more]

Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”

Government-mandated terminology control over public media represents direct censorship and state enforcement of propaganda narratives,… [more]

Egypt: Authorities Arrest Entire Investigative Newsroom

Mass arrest and forced disappearance of an entire independent newsroom represents severe state censorship and authoritarian repression of… [more]

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database

Government agents systematically collected and stored photos of protesters and observers in a corporate surveillance database,… [more]

Site-Blocking Will Not Defend IP, No Matter the Bill’s Name

Article documents legislative attempts to mandate internet censorship infrastructure through site-blocking bills, demonstrating… [more]

Congress Has Another Site-Blocking Bill, And This One Targets VPNs

Proposed legislation would weaponize copyright law to enable broad censorship infrastructure by requiring ISPs and VPN providers to block… [more]

Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data

Multiple dystopian elements: massive FBI employee data breach revealing security failures, expansion of facial recognition capabilities… [more]

Victory! Court Rejects Government Effort to Dismiss Social Media Surveillance Lawsuit

Documents government surveillance and suppression of protected online expression targeting labor unions, exemplifying state monitoring of… [more]

India: Authorities trampling on human rights in crackdown on electoral roll protests

Documents systematic state suppression of peaceful protest through prohibitory orders, mass detention, and internet/transport… [more]

Iraq: Authorities must guarantee fair trials for 5,700 detainees and protect child rights in mass trials

Documents mass trial of 5,700+ detainees including children transferred across borders without adequate due process protections,… [more]

Ola Bini Ordered to Leave Ecuador Under Obscure Accusations

Ecuadorean authorities arbitrarily detained and deported a free software developer and security expert without due process, formal… [more]

US ICE Detains Son of Slain Philippine Journalist

Detention of asylum seeker fleeing persecution for his father's murder represents state authoritarianism and chilling effect on press… [more]

Mahmoud Khalil: “We Can’t Afford to Stay Silent”

Documents state targeting and detention of pro-Palestine activist for political speech, exemplifying authoritarian suppression of dissent… [more]

Ethiopia: African Union must convene emergency session on Ethiopia as new conflict expands

Documents armed conflict with reports of forced conscription, destruction of civilian infrastructure, and potential war crimes in… [more]

Your Driverless Cab Is Spying on You

Documents real-world implementation of inward-facing surveillance cameras in autonomous vehicles that monitor passengers, demonstrating… [more]

New aircraft carrier, 10,000 US troops: Is the Iran war about to escalate?

Describes massive militarization and potential armed conflict escalation with deployment of multiple carrier groups and tens of thousands… [more]

US: Rights Concerns for Maritime Operations Near Ecuador

US military destruction of civilian vessels and mass detention of fishermen with documented abuse allegations represents extrajudicial… [more]

China’s Push into A.I. Has Led to a Problem: Too Much Usage

Dystopian relevance: Authoritarian government imposing restrictions on AI usage under vague pretexts of social order, exemplifying state… [more]

Health Care Workers Are Tired of Cleaning Up Palantir’s Mess

Documents corporate software failure in healthcare causing worker burnout and system errors, exemplifying algorithmic control and… [more]

Arab party leader forced to withdraw from Israeli elections

Forced withdrawal of Palestinian political representation from elections exemplifies authoritarian suppression of minority political… [more]

Israeli court ruling a ‘new threshold’ in Palestinian suppression

Court-ordered disqualification of a politician from elections represents state-enforced suppression of political opposition and democratic… [more]

Egypt detains entire newsroom of Matsadaash media platform

State security forces arrested an entire newsroom of six journalists from an investigative media platform, exemplifying authoritarian… [more]

Russia’s Latest Propaganda? A.I.-Generated War Songs.

Systematic state-sponsored creation and dissemination of AI-generated propaganda to normalize military aggression and manipulate public… [more]

After botched execution attempt, Tennessee must commute Christa Pike’s death sentence as a first step

Documents state-sanctioned execution brutality and abuse of emergency/governmental power to inflict cruel punishment, exemplifying… [more]

‘They are crying’: Refugees in Malaysia in fear amid Myanmar deportation

Documents systematic persecution of Rohingya refugees through state-enabled hostility, deportation threats, and withdrawal of… [more]