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Gulf states’ internal security crackdown may intensify

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GULF STATES

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have in recent months stepped up regulation on cyber issues: Bahrain arrested six people on March 31 over "defamatory" tweets. The wider…

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…

Political value of social media will rise in Africa

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AFRICA

Relatively low internet penetration rates (an average of 40% across the continent) and stark differences in digital access within and across states mask social media’s increasing…

Uganda media restrictions may be applied selectively

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UGANDA

The notice has been widely interpreted as an attack on freedom of expression ahead of a general election campaign in which public gatherings have been banned and the bulk of…

Tajikistan security tightens as regime asserts control

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TAJIKISTAN

The attacks may be unofficially linked with the beating of a Tajikistani student in Vahdat and the August 28 banning of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). The…

Palestinian media freedom is heavily constrained

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PALESTINIANS

Actions by Palestinian and Israeli authorities have suppressed media freedom and freedom of expression in the West Bank and Gaza (WBG) in the last 15 months. This has restricted…

Iraqi media and online commentators face new threats

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IRAQ

The advent of the new federal prime minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, himself a former journalist, brought a temporary lull, but deadly partisanship is now returning to the media…

Abductions will deepen fear among Tanzanian activists

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TANZANIA

Political violence in Tanzania.

Pegasus scandal is unlikely to unseat Hungary’s Orban

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HUNGARY

Revelations of hacking into the phones of civic activists, journalists and politicians have caused a major media storm in Hungary, without any clear political ramifications…

Egypt's Sisi is preparing the ground for re-election

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EGYPT

According to the 2014 constitution, the presidency is limited to two four-year terms. Sisi did not say anything about contesting the presidential poll scheduled to be held in the…