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Mabuhay! DRAPAC26 returns for its 4th edition
"Building the Commons: Scaling Collective Resources for Our Digital Futures"

📆 June 8-10, 2026
📍 Manila, Philippines
December 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we delve into "Centering rights and CSO participation at India-AI Summit 2026”.

Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
December 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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engagemedia.org EngageMedia @engagemedia.org · Oct 29
🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways.

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November 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Join our partners at @engagemedia.org for an important discussion on rights and civil society participation ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026—focused on gaps in today’s AI debates and how CSOs can meaningfully engage ⬇️
engagemedia.org EngageMedia @engagemedia.org · Nov 28
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.

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December 8, 2025 at 8:01 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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🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways.

Register to join here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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🗓️ 2 DAYS TO GO | Join us for an insightful conversation around disinformation, digital labor, and legal challenges in Thailand and the wider region.

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October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Wed:
@getsea.bsky.social SEAP & more hold discussion panel "Support for applicants to graduate programs in Southeast Asian Studies"

Thurs:
@engagemedia.org media host "DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements"
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Graduate Studies in SEAS Discussion Panel Date: October 29, 2025 Time: 3:00- 4:00 pm Singapore Current faculty and graduate students in Southeast Asian studies will discuss applying to PhD programs located in Asia and Australia. Panelists will share advice for developing application materials and answer participant questions With Faizah Zakaria Jane M. Ferguson Lezhi Wang DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements with speakers: Nitchakarn (Memee) Rakwongrit Kornkanok (Pup) Khumta Darika Bamrungchok 30th Oct 10:30am - midday thailand time
October 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Join us on October 30 for the DRAPAC Series "Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements”. More details here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
October 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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🗓 HAPPENING TODAY | Join us for an insightful conversation unpacking the legal and political forces shaping digital rights in Bangladesh and the wider region.

Join the conversation today at 2PM Bangkok time (UTC+7): engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
August 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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engagemedia.org EngageMedia @engagemedia.org · Aug 19
🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights. 

Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
August 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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New event!
📆20th Aug
🕑2pm BKK time

Join @engagemedia.org for online DRAPAC Series: "Understanding Emerging ICT Laws in Bangladesh and Regional Trends in Digital Repression"

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DRAPAC Series: Understanding Emerging ICT Laws in Bangladesh and Regional Trends in Digital Repression Date and Time: August 20, 2 PM – 3:30PM Bangkok time (UTC+7) Guest speakers: Aditi Zaman is a Programme Officer at Digitally Right, where she coordinates digital rights consultations, workshops and trainings, and contributes to research focused on freedom of expression, platform accountability, and digital safety. As a law graduate, she began her career at a leading law firm working as a content moderator for various social media platforms. Nowzin Khan is a lawyer and interdisciplinary researcher working at the forefront of law, technology, and human rights. As a Legal Research Consultant at the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s TrialWatch initiative, Pavitra Ramanujam is a lawyer who leads the digital rights work in Asia for the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). Her work is focused broadly on digital rights and ICT policy in the region. Pavitra has extensive experience working with national and regional digital rights groups in south and southeast Asia on issues related to human rights and internet governance. A key area of her focus has been on freedom of expression on the internet, as well as countering hate speech, misinformation and disinformation online.
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights. 

Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
August 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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🗓 2 DAYS TO GO | What patterns of digital repression are emerging across the region, and how do they relate to the situation in Bangladesh?

Join us on August 20 for this #DRAPACSeries : engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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📣 LAST CALL! Our calls for Session Proposals and Fellowship Applications both close on June 20th!
Get your ideas in or apply now to be part of DRAPAC25 in Kuala Lumpur:
✅ Session Ideas Submission: drap.ac/25/programme
✅ Fellowship Application : drap.ac/25/fellows/
June 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The Pulitzer Center, in partnership with @engagemedia.org and Digital Futures Lab are seeking civil society, academia, and researchers in South and Southeast Asia interested in AI accountability and governance.

Register now for the Peer Learning Circle!
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Pulitzer Center - South to South - Artificial Intelligence Accountability Colab - a virtual learning experience bringing together leading experts on AI accountability. ASIA June 25, 2025 - 8am (UTC +7) June 26 & 27 - 12pm (UTC +7) with simultaneous Indonesian translations Apply by June 9
June 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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📖 This is more than a report. It’s a record of China’s repression – and activists’ resilience.

🗺️ Who’s targeted? How? Where? Why? Our report breaks it all down.

🔍 Understand the system. Empower the resistance. Get the facts on 4 June:

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June 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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@engagemedia.org is hosting a DRAPAC Series webinar on May 30, 1pm (UTC+7). The webinar will explore @article19.bsky.social report examining how tech companies operating in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam often passively comply with restrictive local laws, leading to human rights abuses. buff.ly/NJQ83Xt
May 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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🌍 Join us on May 30 for the next #DRAPACSeries webinar
where we'll explore key findings on tech companies in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with recommendations for enhancing human rights respect in these contexts.

🔗 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
May 23, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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👑🩵 Learn more about #InternetFreedom and the #digitalrights threats in the #Asia-Pacific region with @engagemedia.org and its projects, including the 2025 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific (#DRAPAC25) Assembly, the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative, and #DRAPACVPN Project: buff.ly/CgSVXD3
May 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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👑🩵 “There is strong demand for privacy-respecting, community-centered technologies, and the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative aims to support citizens and defend users’ rights in this context.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CgSVXD3
May 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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👑🩵 How does @engagemedia.org support community-led #DigitalRights initiatives in Asia-Pacific? This Community Series explores the organization's #grassroots approach and long-term vision. Full read: buff.ly/CyyLzzV
May 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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📢 Exciting news! The postponed #DRAPACSeries session on "Human Rights Responsibilities and Challenges For Tech Companies Operating In Authoritarian Countries" is rescheduled for May 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM Bangkok time.

👉 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...
May 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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👑🩵 What does it take to build strong digital rights communities in Southeast Asia?
@engagemedia.org shares lessons and insights in this deep dive.
Read more in this Community Series: buff.ly/CyyLzzV

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May 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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👑🩵 “Internet freedom is not the default in our region. Surveillance and censorship are the norm in several countries.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CyyLzzV
May 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM