Bringing 3 partners together, the Journalism Trust Initiative launched on 3 April, is an innovative tool designed to effectively deal with online disinformation. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Women march, an eye-roll breaks the Chinese internet, and worrying new legislation
Regional round-up: Some backlashes against marches by women's groups across Asia-Pacific, a surge in social media censorship in China, Sri Lanka's state of emergency, journalist killings in India, and passage of repressive laws are highlighted. Source: MEDIA FEED
– International Cybercrime Convention's second protocol requires civil society's input
Nearly 100 rights groups asked the Council of Europe to engage civil society in their negotiation of a second cybercrime convention protocol, which is aimed at setting the terms for data access by law enforcement to servers outside their geographic authority. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Mass jailings and parallels in impunity: Europe and Central Asia in March
The latest on Turkey's judicial attacks on free expression, parallels in murders of Ján Kuciak and Daphne Caruana Galizia, a feminist news website, artists and musicians prosecuted in Spain, elections in Russia, Hungary and Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan releases the world's longest-imprisoned journalist, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan resume a downward trajectory…. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Turkey asks Interpol to issue 'red notice' for journalist Can Dündar
Turkish authorities are seeking to arrest the Cumhuriyet journalist on espionage charges and have asked Interpol to issue a warrant. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Bahrain vows greater crackdown on online criticism amid new arrests
The Bahraini Interior Minister announced that the kingdom's security forces would be taking new measures to "track down" activists for criticizing the government on social media. Source: MEDIA FEED