Immediately following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moldova declared a state of emergency under which a whole swathe of pro-Russian media was banned. The broadcasting licences of 12 TV channels were suspended and more than 70 news websites blocked on the basis that they posed a danger to the country’s information security. More than two years later, and despite the end of the state of emergency, all these outlets remain blocked – but Moldova remains an attractive target for Kremlin propaganda and disinformation across a range of platforms.
Signatories stress that the Convention should only move forward if it pursues a specific goal of combating cybercrime without endangering the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those it seeks to protect, nor undermining efforts to improve cybersecurity for an open internet.
23 January, 2024We, the undersigned organizations and individual experts call on the state delegations participating in the concluding session of the United Nations (UN) Ad Hoc Committee to ensure that the proposed Cybercrime Convention (the Convention) is narrowly focused on tackling cybercrime,.
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has joined a coalition of 34 press freedom and human rights groups calling for an immediate and independent investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11. Read the full statement below. We, the undersigned organisations, call for an immediate, thorough, and independent investigation into the killing