A State of Absolute Solitude Report Tasos Telloglou reports on the surveillance of journalists and politicians, the violation of telecommunications secrecy and his research into spyware. By Tasos Telloglou
Banning truth A new law in Turkey that would jail people for spreading “fake news” online has widened the rift with European digital regulations and human rights standards to tighten the muzzle on the press and social media users ahead of elections next year. By Ayla Jean Yackley
Critical Digital Literacy In Education: This handbook is prepared with Change Agent teachers within the framework of our project titled “Empowering teachers with critical digital literacy skills” realised in collaboration by Teyit and Teacher’s Network.
The Effects of the Latest Modifications on Electoral Laws in Turkey Article Turkey is getting ready for the next election. What impact will the new law have? By Didem Yılmaz
Understanding youth protests and activism in India’s northeast Conversation India’s northeast has had a chequered history of youth movements and has been home to some of the recent strong pro-democracy movements in the country. Being young in India’s northeast necessitates acts of social interventions of various kinds. In this conversation, Dr. Kaustubh Deka and Dr. Soibam Haripriya reflect on the locality of youth movements and the long history of the culture of protest in the region, as well as its larger resonance. By Dr. Kaustubh Deka and Dr. Soibam Haripriya
How LGBT+ individuals were criminalized with the withdrawal of the Istanbul Convention? Sibel Yükler's article on the process before the withdrawal of the Istanbul Convention and how LGBTI+s were systematically criminalized... By Sibel Yükler
The Bogazici Resistance: The Matter Circles Back to Queers (Mevzu Lubunya’ya)! What happened since January 2, 2021 at Boğaziçi University, one of Turkey’s most prominent university, in which students exercised plurality... By Umut Rojda Yıldırım
A Step-by-Step Account of the Istanbul Pride: A Rebellion’ Brief History A rebellion against the system designed to induce shame, a rebellion against violence, hate murders, exiles, and a rebellion against all odds! The History of the Pride March in Turkey... By Yıldız Tar
Locating Gender in the Disinformation Landscape Commentary Digital Rights Foundation, in cooperation with the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, conducted a series of focus group discussions with researchers from across the globe in order to deconstruct ‘gendered disinformation’, understand existing work on the subject and identify areas for future interventions.
Four disturbing aspects to Slovakia limiting abortion access for Ukrainian women Commentary More reports about rapes by the Russian army against the Ukrainian girls and women who are arriving in Slovakia have been exposed. In the meantime, the Slovak parliament is discussing proposals on banning abortion for women without permanent residency. This cynical targeting of Ukrainian girls and women is disturbing, says Denisa Nešťáková. By Dr. Denisa Nešťáková
