Germany recognizes colonial-era genocide in Namibia, but survivors say it’s not enough
Protesting the Herero and Nama Namibian genocide in Germany. Image by Uwe Hiksch, March 22, 2012, (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)After more than a century of...
Laos social media task force: Will it target ‘fake news’ or censor online criticism?
A computer user in Laos. Flickr photo by jonrawlinson. (CC BY 2.0)Civil society groups in Southeast Asia are pushing back against the Laos government’s...
Mexican registry for cell phone users sparks privacy concerns
Photo by Kristin Hardwick at stocksnap, under public domain.Mexico has approved a plan to register biometric data, names, and addresses of cell phone users in...
Belarus bans foreign travel for citizens, EU closes airspace to Belarusian flights
A map of Belarus border crossings. Screen shot from Google Maps, public domain.The Belarusian government of Aliaksandr Lukashenka has put in place temporary restrictions...