A movement to expose role of big tech companies in promoting Israeli occupation and apartheid
Hundreds of tech employees have been protesting against Google and Amazon signing a deal with the Israeli government to develop artificial intelligence tools under the so-called Nimbus project which will be used to trace and control Palestinian movements
Opposition in Greece demands in-depth investigation into government surveillance
Revelations on targeted surveillance through the Predator spyware on opposition politician Nikos Androulakis, as well as certain investigative journalists, has led to shock and outrage in Greece
Latin American and Caribbean leaders convene Escazú accord meeting and other stories
Today we look at the first meeting of the Escazu environmental agreement in Chile, renewed Israeli air attacks on besieged Gaza, and more
Families of disappeared persons in Sri Lanka face increasing surveillance and intimidation
With a rise in surveillance, intimidation and harassment by the state apparatus, families of victims of enforced disappearance in Sri Lanka are facing increasing threats, as per rights groups
Baloch students boycott classes to protest enforced disappearances in Pakistan
For over a month, civil society groups, students unions and activists have been seeking information on the whereabouts of researcher Hafeez Baloch who was abducted from the city of Khuzdar in February
US police monitored journalists, activists after George Floyd’s murder and other stories
Today we look at an investigation into police surveillance of activists in the US, the trial of 3 former health ministers for mass forced sterilizations in Peru and more
Report: UK counterterrorism policy Islamaphobic, violates child rights and other stories
Today we look at the People’s Review of Prevent-UK’s “counter terrorism” strategy, the US DEA’s targeting of Bolivia’s coca growers’ movement, and more
Violent clashes and displacement of people continue in Myanmar
In the latest cycle of violence, the junta forces torched over 100 buildings in the Chin State town of Thantlang. Activists and lawyers have also raised concerns that the measures taken by the military to cement its authoritarian control of online spaces will deepen surveillance in the country
Pegasus: Why privacy is crucial for democracy
Amid the flurry of prominent names that have emerged as potential targets of the Pegasus spyware, journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty looks at the basic dangers of state surveillance
Pegasus: It’s time for a global ban on spyware
Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the technical aspects of Pegasus, including how it is used to monitor those whose phones have been infected
Multiple privacy violations by FBI raise concern in US
Despite finding multiple “widespread violations” through backdoor searches by the FBI, the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has certified the agency’s surveillance program
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
