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Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice

Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:

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#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
As supporters of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs), we advocate the development of CCCIs as an alternative form of connectivity that can support not only access to communication and t...
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Gendered weapons in an information war look like…

➡️ Self-censorship after after observing fellow trans women being villainised and fetishised online

➡️ Blackmail after creating fake profiles through stolen and leaked media.

...and much more. Read: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

@apc.org #16Days
Illustration of two figures having a conversation. One says: Bye bye gender ideology. The other, while looking at their phone, says: Western propaganda. Text: In August 2022, amidst political unrest and a worsening cost-of-living crisis, Pakistani influencers launched an anti-trans moral panic. An illustration of a group of people in a pro-trans protest while a large hand with a hammer comes down on them. Text: In Pakistan, influencers targeted the centuries-old Khawaja Sira community (historically referred to as hijra), accusing them of being a foreign import despite their deep roots in South Asian history and spiritual traditions. An illustration of a group of people in a pro-trans protest. Text: Mehloob*, a trans woman who spent nearly a decade as a trans rights defender, carefully maintained a low profile. Online hate grew, and anti-trans targeted anyone whose appearance or voice didn’t match idealised gender norms. An illustration of a group of people in a pro-trans protest. Text: In an increasingly hostile digital environment where platforms prioritise engagement over safety, coordinated attacks cannot be curbed — leaving activists vulnerable. Self-doubt, doxxing, deep fakes, harassment and physical harm become consequences. (in small text) This post has been adapted from a collection on militarisation and technology by Safety For Voices.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice

Send your pitch by 31 January 2026:

www.apc.org/en/news/open...

#CCCI #CommunityNetworks #OpenCall
Open call for narratives on community-centred connectivity initiatives and environmental justice
As supporters of community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs), we advocate the development of CCCIs as an alternative form of connectivity that can support not only access to communication and t...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Join us as we discuss centering rights and civil society participation at the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026 by identifying critical issues absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for CSOs to engage further.

Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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A new edition of the #CommunityNetworks Newsletter offers reflections on the progress made toward digital inclusion and the challenges that remain. Discover stories and insights that highlight these advances, along with resources to nurture the road ahead.

Find it here 👉 www.apc.org/.../communit...
November 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Gender, Power and Digital Spaces 👇

This newly published research helps understand technology-facilitated gender-based violence amongst students of South African Higher Institutions.

Read more: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

#FeministInternetResearchNetwork #TFGBV #25N #NoExcuse
Illustration by Desmond Asak (Renurm) for article "Gender, Power, and Digital Spaces" depicting a woman of color raising a fist in defiance while using a smartphone. The woman is surrounded by icons representing the dual nature of digital life, including social media symbols and emojis indicating negative experiences like sadness, anger, and heartbreak, reflecting the reality of online gender-based violence. (Source: genderit.org)
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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There is a growing interest of civil society in digital forensics amid escalating digital threats to human rights defenders, particularly through surveillance tools on electronic devices.

New on #genderit, #digitalforensics

genderit.org/feminist-tal...
Ilustration by Fernanda Serejo for FIRN. Shades of red and pink featuring three women standing side-by-side. The woman on the left has dark hair, is wearing a pink tank top and red pants, and has a white headset with a microphone. The woman in the center has light red hair hidden under a pink hard hat, is wearing dark overalls over a white shirt, and holds a red clipboard. The woman on the right has dark curly hair, is wearing a red and white striped sports bra and dark shorts, and has her arm around the middle woman. In the bottom right corner, there are two logos: the APC (Association for Progressive Communications) logo and the Maria Lab logo, next to the text "maria [lab]". The overall image is titled "Feminist digital forensics"
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Women journalists and human rights defenders working in Lebanese frontlines face higher risks of cyber violence.

“The idea [behind repression] is to silence journalists [and] stop reporting on violations [or]corruption.” #NoTechForWar

Read on GenderITorg: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

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Illustration of a woman working on a computer. In the background are windows opening up to a warscape. Text: “What we saw during the last war, particularly the escalation, was that there were warning signs for people who work on documenting violence, that if you’re documenting what’s going on in the ground, you may become a target.” — Ramzi Kaiss, a researcher with Human Rights Watch (on the war in Lebanon) Illustration of a window opening up to a warscape. Text: Kaiss has been a part of multiple HRW investigations documenting Israel’s targeted technology-driven location attacks on media and aid workers in Lebanon in the last 15 months, including the one that killed Najjar, Reda and Qassem last October. Israel has consistently denied HRW’s investigations, calling them false. Illustration of a window opening up to a warscape. Text: Women media workers in Lebanon have historically faced discrimination and harassment within close quarters, especially the Lebanese political parties. The recent past has seen Lebanese women journalists being compelled to flee the country, or being imprisoned for their work. “In a country like Lebanon, where, already in peace times, there exists discriminatory laws against women, especially ones that don’t protect them from physical and sexual abuse, reporting on war becomes even more challenging for women.” This post has been adapted from a collection on militarisation and technology by Safety For Voices.
November 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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There is a growing interest of civil society in digital forensics amid escalating digital threats to human rights defenders, particularly through surveillance tools on electronic devices.

New on #genderit, #digitalforensics

genderit.org/feminist-tal...
Ilustration by Fernanda Serejo for FIRN. Shades of red and pink featuring three women standing side-by-side. The woman on the left has dark hair, is wearing a pink tank top and red pants, and has a white headset with a microphone. The woman in the center has light red hair hidden under a pink hard hat, is wearing dark overalls over a white shirt, and holds a red clipboard. The woman on the right has dark curly hair, is wearing a red and white striped sports bra and dark shorts, and has her arm around the middle woman. In the bottom right corner, there are two logos: the APC (Association for Progressive Communications) logo and the Maria Lab logo, next to the text "maria [lab]". The overall image is titled "Feminist digital forensics"
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, UPR Info is proud to take part in the #16DaysofActivism campaign.

The 2025 campaign focusses on ending digital violence against women and girls.

#OrangetheWorld #NoExcuse #UNiTE #16Days
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Está difícil até mesmo respirar, imaginar caminhos, tecer juntos histórias de futuro e amplificar narrativas de outros mundos, que não o do poderio sem limites das big techs, é já afirmação de resistência a essa realidade que nos embrutece e desumaniza

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September 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Crianças não são mercadoria.

Agora é lei: o ECA Digital garante proteção a crianças e adolescentes no ambiente online. Uma conquista histórica, mas é preciso ir além.

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Da adultização à proteção: ECA Digital é uma conquista, mas é preciso ir além
Regulamentar o ambiente digital, responsabilizar as plataformas e construir políticas públicas são fundamentais para proteger crianças e adolescentes
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October 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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En el Guaviare, la comunidad Jaime Pardo Leal construye su propio camino digital a través de la 📡🌱 #RedComunitaria Tejiendo Paz.

👉 Descubre cómo la conectividad impulsa la paz y la autonomía comunitaria: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhkE...

#ConLaSociedadCivil 🇨🇴🇪🇺 #GlobalGateway
Red Comunitaria "Tejiendo Paz": conectividad comunitaria para la reincorporación en el Guaviare
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October 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Calling all stakeholders from civil society, the private sector, and academics interested in the internet and its governance: register to attend the Lebanon Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on December 10 and 11, 2025 at the Beirut Digital District (BDD).

Register: IGFLebanon.org/registration/
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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#RideRollLead is not just a group, it's a sanctuary where women feel seen, uplifted and empowered. #Pakistani women meet and find community on rides.

#WHRDVoices: Reclaiming public spaces through incredible acts of resilience and mutual aid brings us so much joy! #16Days #TakeBackTechJoy @apc.org
Image of a woman cycling. Text: How Ayesha’s cycling group in Pakistan started with a bike commute… and a Facebook post! More than 50 girls signed up within the first hour, but nobody had a bike. Partial image of a woman cycling. Text: In her city, biking — even though therapeutic — wasn’t a safe activity for women. So even though there was interest, women didn’t own bikes. “If you get the bikes, would you be interested in running a girls’ cycling group?” Hand-drawn element of a cycling route and a cycle. Text: That’s how the first-ever girls cycling club in Karachi was born: "Ride, Roll, Lead” What started with two cycles turned into 10 cycles within a month. Image of a woman cycling. Text: “Cycling, when done in a community, becomes more than just movement. It's an act of resistance, existence, visibility, and a source of joy amidst all life’s problems.” (in small text) This post has been adapted from an anthology by Women Human Rights Defenders by Safety For Voices.
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Digital surveillance in Kashmir acts as a character certificate — based on social media activities, journalism or human rights work, making its way into the files of the CID.

For women, the consequences (& harassment) are gendered. Read on GenderITorg: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

@apc.org #16Days
Image of a group of security officials looking at multiple screens showing civilian footage. Text: “Security officials treat people of my gender as if it’s a weak spot to shut us down”. How gender is weaponised against Women Human Rights Defenders in Kashmir Image of a group of security officials looking at multiple screens showing civilian footage. Text: For women human rights defenders in Kashmir, technologies of war—particularly digital surveillance—have been re-engineered to operate as intimate tools of intimidation. Not only are their public actions monitored, but their private lives are dissected under the state’s algorithmic gaze. Partial image of a group of security officials looking at multiple screens showing civilian footage. Text: Security officials use journalists’ digital presence to dissect private lives, from everyday movements to information on their families, during summons. This often means endangering sources or personal privacy. Partial image of a group of security officials looking at multiple screens showing civilian footage. Text: Women journalists are especially forced to keep their profile low because the intimidation uses their gender identity to silence them. This post has been adapted from a collection on militarisation and technology by Safety For Voices.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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It matters now, more than ever, to secure civic participation of women human rights defenders #WHRDs

@takebackthetech.bsky.social 👇

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#NoTechForWar #TechBackTechJoy #16Days
#NoTechForWar: Networking resistance to #TakeBackTechJoy for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025
The realities that WHRDs face in their local contexts are increasingly shaped by global politics of war and technologies that enable genocide, whether deployed by governments, corporations, or other p...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Comienzan los #16Días ▶️ Ahora que las tecnologías se sofistican cada día más, importa más que nunca cómo las Defensoras arriesgan sus vidas para asegurar la participación ciudadana. 🔴 Compartiremos materiales para debatir. #NoMasTecGenocida #RecuperarElGoce
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#NoMasTecGenocida: Resistencia en redes para #RecuperarElGoce | ¡Dominemos la tecnología!
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November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Personal phone calls, once assumed private, frequently surface on social media in Ethiopia.

These leaks rarely come from formal institutions. Instead, they’re disseminated by quasi-influencers and government-aligned digital actors. #NoTechForWar

On GenderIT @apc.org: genderit.org/edition/focu...
Central image of a woman speaking on a phone with a mass of people around her. Text: “It’s not just about politics. It’s about humiliation. They turn our private lives into weapons.” How surveillance became a political strategy in Ethiopia Image on the side of people milling about. Their eyes are completely white and screen-like. Text: Surveillance in Ethiopia has evolved beyond a mere function of the state. (and deployed against women, its effects are particularly devastating.) Image on the bottom left corner of people with screen-like eyes peeking out. Text: Tools once reserved for military intelligence—call interception, movement tracking, metadata harvesting—are now used to intimidate, humiliate, and silence women human rights defenders (WHRDs). Image on the bottom of a group of people with screen-like eyes. Text: This ecosystem thrives on fear. Surveillance doesn’t merely extract information—it amplifies vulnerability, intersecting with deep-rooted misogyny, stigma, and social exclusion. This post has been adapted from a collection on militarisation and technology by Safety For Voices.
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Voces de América Latina: Cómo crear espacios digitales seguros, especialmente para las comunidades más vulnerabilizadas

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#AméricaLatina #SeguridadDigital #LACIGF #LACIGF18
Voces de América Latina: cómo crear espacios digitales seguros, especialmente para las comunidades más vulnerabilizadas
Aprovechamos la reciente reunión regional del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe (LACIGF) para preguntar a nuestros miembros Colnodo y Derechos Digitales qué les da esperanza...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Read about what we’re doing and why we’re doing it: takebackthetech.net/blog/notechf...

#16DaysOfActivism #TakeBackTheTech [2/2] @apc.org @whrdic.bsky.social @whrdinitiative.bsky.social @hrdag.org @pollicy.bsky.social
#NoTechForWar: Networking resistance to #TakeBackTechJoy for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2025 | Take Back The Tech
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Across the globe, Women Human Rights Defenders organise for justice & equality.

#WHRDs face intense attacks — disinformation, surveillance, stalking — but continue the work in a remarkable display of hope & care.

So even as we say #NoTechForWar, we continue to #TakeBackTechJoy! [1/2] @apc.org
On a dark purple background are surveillance icons and "16 Days of Activism" is on the top left corner. The central image is of diverse women holding glowing tech devices, surrounded by flowers. Text in the middle: Networking resistance #NoTechForWar
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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¿Qué se necesita para promover los derechos digitales en la región de América Latina y el Caribe?

Preguntamos a nuestros miembros @colnodo.bsky.social y @derechosdigitales.org durante #lacigf 👇

www.apc.org/es/news/voce...
Voces de América Latina: cómo crear espacios digitales seguros, especialmente para las comunidades más vulnerabilizadas
Aprovechamos la reciente reunión regional del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe (LACIGF) para preguntar a nuestros miembros Colnodo y Derechos Digitales qué les da esperanza...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Gender, Power and Digital Spaces 👇

This newly published research helps understand technology-facilitated gender-based violence amongst students of South African Higher Institutions.

Read more: genderit.org/feminist-tal...

#FeministInternetResearchNetwork #TFGBV #25N #NoExcuse
Illustration by Desmond Asak (Renurm) for article "Gender, Power, and Digital Spaces" depicting a woman of color raising a fist in defiance while using a smartphone. The woman is surrounded by icons representing the dual nature of digital life, including social media symbols and emojis indicating negative experiences like sadness, anger, and heartbreak, reflecting the reality of online gender-based violence. (Source: genderit.org)
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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APC submission to the United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women and girls: Gender equality, the digital space and the age of artificial intelligence

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#genderequality #AI
APC submission to the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls: Gender equality, the digital space and the age of artificial intelligence
This submission was written in response to the call from the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls for inputs to the 2026 Thematic Report on Gender Equality, the Digital Space and...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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¿Qué se necesita para promover los derechos digitales en la región de América Latina y el Caribe?

Preguntamos a nuestros miembros @colnodo.bsky.social y @derechosdigitales.org durante #lacigf 👇

www.apc.org/es/news/voce...
Voces de América Latina: cómo crear espacios digitales seguros, especialmente para las comunidades más vulnerabilizadas
Aprovechamos la reciente reunión regional del Foro de Gobernanza de Internet de América Latina y el Caribe (LACIGF) para preguntar a nuestros miembros Colnodo y Derechos Digitales qué les da esperanza...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM