#StopDigitalDictatorship🚨📢 - The UN Cybercrime Treaty has passed, but this is not the end—it's a call to arms! ⚠️ Our freedoms are under direct attack by this authoritarian tool, designed to strip away our digital rights under the guise of security.  🔍 Dive into our latest blog post where we expose the dangerous implications of this treaty and rally our community for action.  💪 We are not defeated; we are galvanised! Join us in standing firm against this assault on our li

This opinion piece is written by Jean Linis-Dinco, PhD as part of the ongoing campaign of the ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship. In an era dominated by digital interactions and transformations, the discourse around digital rights has increasingly become steeped in ideologies anchored on the tenets of individualism. We have been told over and over again that they were designed that way to champion personal freedoms. Yet, recent events like  this ,   this ,  

📣Last week, around 50 Human Rights Defenders, CSO workers, Indigenous community leaders, academics, journalists, and other regional...

📢🌍Advocating for Change: The EU-Viet Nam Human Rights Dialogue The 12th EU-Viet Nam Human Rights Dialogue, held on July 4, 2024, in...

💌 RSVP to our event here ! 🗓️ 27 June 2024, 7.00 PM 📍 FCCT - Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok 🚀 Press Conference: From Digital Dictatorship to Transnational Repression!  👉🏼 Flagship Country Reports Launch : "Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia" The ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship invites you to our Press Conference: ‘From Digital Dictatorship to Transnational Repression’  📢 Duri

The ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship cordially invites you to a Press Conference to the launch of their flagship country reports covering nine ASEAN countries: ‘ Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia’  on 27 June 2024 , starting at 7pm at The Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok. The ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship  was founded in 2020 as the first regional ASEAN civil soc

Do you ever get the feeling that the digital landscape in ASEAN countries is like a wild roller coaster ride, full of twists, turns, and unexpected drops? We sure do! And that's exactly why we are hard launching our report "Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia" with the #StopDigitalDictatorship Coalition. This isn’t just a report—it’s a movement! But here's the real deal: we're not just about numbers and stats. We're all ab

BACKGROUND ⛓️Thais have long been taught to have pride for being ‘ไทย’ (Thai, which means ‘free’). Mainstream narratives (via media and...

💌 On Monday, May 13, 2024, we hosted an X (Twitter) Space focused on the findings of our coalition first Thematic Report, in particular the safety of women and gender minorities in Southeast Asia! The panel was moderated by Founder and Coordinator of ALTSEAN Burma, Debbie Stothard and assembled by a diverse array of guest speakers including advocates and experts from the ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship. Speakers included Yasmin Ullah of Rohingya Maiyafui

#StopTransnationalRepression 📣The Cambodian Prime Minister and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appear to share an agenda to "crush...

#StopDigitalDictatorship  - Hey there, freedom fighters! 🕊️ The pandemic reshaped Southeast Asia, and not for the better. 🌏 While we were urged to 'stay safe at home,' our governments took this as a green light to further tighten their grip on our digital lives. 📲🚫 📝 In our latest report, we explored how Southeast Asian countries used emergency measures to limit our freedoms. It's a must-read! Yep, our increased time online didn't just mean more Zoom calls; it became an

#StopDigitalDictatorship  - Did you know that discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, and race is not just a reflection of social biases but is often weaponised by authoritarian governments to maintain power and control? 🚫 Our new report explores this troubling trend in Southeast Asia, focusing on marginalised communities like the Indigenous hill tribes of the Mekong Region, the Indigenous peoples of West Papua, and the Rohingya people. 🌏💙  These communities are facin

#StopDigitalDictatorship  💗🏳️‍🌈 Learn more about the intersections between the experiences of women’s, LGBTIQA+, and those of other marginalised communities with the issues of Digital Rights in ASEAN countries in the ‘spotlights’ of our Thematic Report!  🔈✊ In our latest thematic report, "Dawn of Digital Dictatorship: Weaponizing the Law Against Online Speech in Southeast Asia," we explore these issues in depth. We believe this is important because marginalised communitie

🩸#JusticeForJack On Saturday April 29, 2023, Lao human right and pro-democracy activist Anoua “Jack” Luangsuphon was shot two times - in...

#StopTransnationalRepression 📣 Heng Kem Lay, a respected monk and human rights activist, has been a vocal advocate for democracy in...