Venezuela may be one step away from adopting Chinese AI systems for mass surveillance and political control, according to a new report.
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Complementary Forces: Why Activism Needs Art to Drive Action
Street art actions in North Macedonia show how artistic activism can draw attention to social problems and prompt public and official responses.
Street art actions in North Macedonia show how artistic activism can draw attention to social problems and prompt public and official responses.
Protest as a Pillar of Democracy
Protest helps close the gap between the promise of democracy and the formal structures we actually have
Protest helps close the gap between the promise of democracy and the formal structures we actually have
Palestine Is Already Living Under the Big Tech Authoritarianism the World Is Being Sold
Emerging technologies have become central to systems of coercion and control.
Emerging technologies have become central to systems of coercion and control
How Authoritarian States Are Building an International Market for Digital Surveillance
The main danger of AI in authoritarian regimes is the ability to suppress any protest
The main danger of AI in authoritarian regimes is the ability to suppress any protest
After Flood Disasters, Nepal Needs Clear Numbers on Aid and a Reconstruction Plan
Nepali communities live in the shadow of natural hazards, where uncertainty and fear are daily realities
Nepali communities live in the shadow of natural hazards, where uncertainty and fear are daily realities
When Free Speech Has a Price: Youth Voices in Mozambique
When speaking freely can have a cost, young people turn to music to challenge political silence
When speaking freely can have a cost, young people turn to music to challenge political silence
How Ecuador Is Fighting to Keep Industrial Trans Fats Off the Food Shelf
A public health battle over what ends up on Ecuador’s food shelves
A public health battle over what ends up on Ecuador’s food shelves
El Niño Speeds Climate Crisis and Tests Latin America’s Food Security
As the climate pattern intensifies, Latin America faces a growing food security challenge
As the climate pattern intensifies, Latin America faces a growing food security challenge
Young People Are Bridging the Climate Divide for Oceania and the Caribbean
When communities are included, when solutions are discussed, understood, and locally relevant, collaboration and participation follow
When communities are included, when solutions are discussed, understood, and locally relevant, collaboration and participation follow
The Sound of Resistance
A collaborative piece about different forms of protest music across time and geography
A collaborative piece about different forms of protest music across time and geography
Equating Protest With Terrorism: A Narrative Against Dissent
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration uses the term ‘domestic terrorism’ to discredit protesters.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration uses the term ‘domestic terrorism’ to discredit protesters
When the Right to Protest Remains, but Demonstrating Comes at a Price
Climate activists are particularly vulnerable to arrest and persecution
Climate activists are particularly vulnerable to arrest and persecution
Movement From Behind Your Gadget
Online vs offline protest, how effective it is?
Online vs offline protest, how effective it is?
What India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protests Reveal About Digital Authoritarianism
The protests of the CJP offer both a warning and grounds for democratic optimism
The protests of the CJP offer both a warning and grounds for democratic optimism
Who Is Responsible for Protecting and Preserving Indigenous Cultures?
There is an urgent need for more Indigenous individuals to collaborate before the few individual leaders burn out
There is an urgent need for more Indigenous individuals to collaborate before the few individual leaders burn out