Internet Freedom in the Middle East Remained Restricted in 2023
Iran registered the largest score decline in Freedom on the Net 2023, as authorities sought to quell “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests.
Press release
NEW REPORT: Advances in Artificial Intelligence Are Amplifying a Crisis for Human Rights Online
Global internet freedom declined for the 13th consecutive year as conditions deteriorated in 29 countries and improved in 20 others.
Press release
Advances In AI are Compounding Internet Freedom’s Decline. But They Don’t Have To.
Freedom on the Net 2023: The Repressive Power of Artificial Intelligence details how AI is increasing the scale, speed, and efficiency of digital repression.
Perspectives
Police target exile dissidents’ family, court rejects protest anthem injunction, critical newspaper column ends
In this issue: Hong Kong police question and detain relatives of exile activists, a court upholds minimum National Security Law sentence even as another rejects protest anthem injunction, and a pro-Beijing paper shutters a column critical of the Hong Kong government.
September 29, 2023
Hong Kong Media Bulletin
2023
港警針對流亡民運人家屬；法院拒批《榮光》禁令；批評港府時政專欄被抽起
今期內容：香港警察拘留同盤問流亡民運人嘅親屬；終院駁回《國安法》最低刑期下再減刑嘅上訴申請，另一法院拒批《榮光》禁令；親中《東方日報》抽起批評港府時政專欄《功夫茶》
September 29, 2023
香港傳媒快報
2023
Joint statement: Ahead of Khashoggi anniversary, Biden administration should reverse current policy and prioritize human rights in Saudi Arabia
Joint statement
Iranian People Deserve Freedoms of Assembly, Speech, Information
The government’s brutal crackdown on recent demonstrations is an unacceptable assault on fundamental human rights.
Press release
Freedom on the Net 2023 Quiz
Report Sub-page
2023
CPJ, partners call on British PM to push for Jimmy Lai’s freedom as he marks 1,000 days in jail
Freedom House joins 10 other press freedom and human rights groups in calling on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to take immediate and decisive action to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and a British citizen.
Joint statement
中國政府不停進化的對外虛假資訊宣傳手段，全民反間諜運動，在坦尚尼亞對當地官員進行的黨校培訓 (2023年九月，第173期，Traditional Chinese)
本期內容： 中國政府針對海外的假資訊行動在策略上變得日益激進，透過監管機構對社群媒體進行的最新打壓，反間諜宣傳和手機應用程式的限制。反貪腐倡議者在中國被判刑，警方針對香港流亡者的家人施壓，以及坦尚尼亞的一所黨校在當地推廣專制治理。
September 19, 2023
中國媒體快報
2023