Afef Abrougui is a consultant and researcher working at the intersection of technology and human rights. She is currently leading research at SMEX, the leading digital rights organization in the Arab region, in addition to working on a range of projects with other organisations aimed at advancing protection for human rights in digital spaces. Afef holds a media studies MA (New Media and Digital Culture track) from the University of Amsterdam. She previously worked as a lead editor for Advox, a project by Global Voices which specializes in reporting on the intersection of technology and human rights in the Global South, and a Research Analyst for Ranking Digital Rights.
On June 4, which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a user on the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo posted the word “candle’’ in Chinese. Two hours later, the post disappeared. The post was yet another attempt by Chinese internet users
United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat and Qatar-based Ooredoo once again ranked lowest among telecommunications companies in the Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index — and were among the few companies to score even lower than in previous years. This downward trend coincides with steady declines in internet freedom in both
This post is published as part of an editorial partnership between Global Voices and Ranking Digital Rights. A new video on Orient News’ YouTube channel shows a scene that is all too familiar to its regular viewers. Staff at a surgical hospital in Syria’s
This post is published as part of an editorial partnership between Global Voices and Ranking Digital Rights. Global Voices’ advocacy director Ellery Roberts Biddle co-authored this piece. The secret is out — Google is building a search engine for China. After deflecting questions from reporters
This post is published as part of an editorial partnership between Ranking Digital Rights and Global Voices. When students in Dhaka, Bangladesh launched public protests demanding road safety after a speeding bus killed two students on July 29, mobile internet connections suddenly were no more.
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