How we are tracing the movement of people in Iran despite an almost complete information blackout.
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Most civilians in Iran have no idea when and where US and Israeli bombs will fall.
The youth-led struggle for democracy in Uganda reflects a broader continental reality: young Africans want better leadership.
Iran’s clerical leaders have long tried to control the narrative when protests break out. So far, protesters are continuing to risk their lives for freedom.
Internet shutdown affects millions of Africans more and more often and are most prominent during elections or protests.
If a government wants to shut down the internet, it really can – the technical capability is there.
Bobi Wine’s run at the presidency in 2021 had appeared to present an unprecedented threat to Yoweri Museveni’s longstanding rule.
By shutting off internet access completely, the government of Kazakhstan was able to silence dissent, hinder protesters’ coordination and keep the populace in the dark.
As the protests escalate, Modi’s grip on India’s internet communications remains as tight as ever.
Research shows that governments, more often than not, shut down the internet to hide gross violations of human rights.
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PhD Candidate in International Relations, Deakin University; Dublin City University
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Associate Professor, Global Development, University of East Anglia
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Professor, Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria
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Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development, SOAS, University of London
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Taylor Reveley Research Professor and Professor of Law, Director, Digital Democracy Lab, William & Mary
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Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Carleton University
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Lecturer, University of York
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Geographic Data Science, School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool
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Lecturer in Geographic Data Science, University of Liverpool
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Digital Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Professor of Population Data Science, University of Liverpool