Iran’s Digital Surveillance Machine Is Almost Complete
“CCTV networks, facial-recognition systems, applications designed to capture or log private user messages, and systems assessing citizens’ lifestyle…
Venezuelan critics test limits of free speech after Maduro’s ouster
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Andrés Velásquez didn’t stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela’s…
Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers and ex-military officers to life over inciting violence
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan’s capital sentenced seven people, including three journalists, two YouTubers and two…
Indonesia’s new penal code replaces Dutch-era criminal law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal…
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
BRUSSELS — France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Wednesday hit out at a U.S.…
US sanctions five Europeans involved in regulating tech companies
The European Union and some member states have slammed US sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in…
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive on Wednesday warned that it would take action against any “unjustified…
US bars five Europeans accused of censoring Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts…
Bendigo Writers Festival debacle continues as La Trobe University is asked to apologise
The debate around the failed Bendigo Writers Festival has again embroiled sponsor La Trobe University in controversy amid…
MCGUIRK: Why Musk should tell the EU to take a hike
It is not a secret that the European Union wishes to censor political content on social media. This…
German leader says US strategy shows the need for more European security independence
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s new national security strategy underscores the…
America is right about Europe’s civilisational erasure
Between the Trump Administration’s new national security strategy, which described Europe as a continent facing ‘civilisational erasure’, and…