'Mahsa/Jhina Amini is the latest victim of structures designed to strip millions of people in Iran of their human rights while granting perpetrators of gross human rights violations and crimes under international law absolute impunity.' – Saloua Ghazouani, ARTICLE 19’s Director for Middle East and North Africa

‘Disinformation has been used as a weapon to destroy democracy and corrode public spaces. We emphasise the value of investing in rigorous journalism, and we work to dismantle the discrimination embedded in Brazilian society, and to reinforce people’s freedoms to speak openly and to protest safely – and to strengthen Brazil’s democracy through diversity.’ – Denise Dora, executive director of ARTIGO 19

In the run up to the elections on 2 October, ARTIGO 19, ARTICLE 19’s Brazil and South America office, launched the #ShareInformation #ShareDemocracy campaign – #CompartilheInformacao #CompartilheDemocracia in Portuguese – promoting free and fair elections. 

Responding to the rise of authoritarianism in Brazil, it brings together 20 organisations and groups and more than 300 people from diverse backgrounds and cultures, who share knowledge and encourage participation in the democratic process across their wide-ranging audiences. 

The campaign promotes debate about freedom of expression, the right to protest, and the right to access information, and it asks key questions about the role of digital technologies – how they can enhance the process and reduce the risks of election manipulation, while at the same time understanding that tech can help facilitate disinformation and delegitimise established democratic institutions.

When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in June, it was not only a devastating blow for reproductive rights, it also had serious repercussions for freedom of expression and the right to access information. 

In two new episodes of our Boundaries of Expression series, journalist and writer Jo Glanville invites her guests to consider the inevitable rise of self-censorship as websites are taken down for fear of legal repercussions. How should tech companies respond? What does the ruling mean beyond US borders? Does it mark a social and cultural shift in other countries, bolstering anti-abortion movements across the globe? 

In thought-provoking discussions, we hear from Alexandra Reeve Givens, CEO at the Center for Democracy and Technology; First Amendment lawyer Bob Latham; Venny Ala-Siurua, executive director at Women on Web; and Lana Dimitrijevic, lawyer and founder of the Women’s Rights Foundation in Malta in conversation with ARTICLE 19’s Executive Director Quinn McKew, and Head of Gender and Sexuality Judy Taing. 

'Disinformation is at the very core of the tactics used by the far right, the anti-choice movement, by the anti-LGBT movement. It’s one of the main modes of how they consolidate their power.’ – Judy Taing, Head of Gender and Sexuality at ARTICLE 19

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ARTICLE 19 legal officer Ilaria Fevola explains why it's so important for Big Tech to be more transparent. 

ARTICLE 19’s Pierre François Docquir, Roberta Taveri and Catherine Muya discuss how the Social Media 4 Peace initiative is strengthening societies’ resilience to potentially harmful online content – and hate speech in particular – while enhancing the promotion of peace through digital technologies.

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