The cost of truth: Inside Iran’s mounting media crackdown

Protecting against advertising technology

Documents how advertising technology infrastructure enables mass surveillance and targeting of individuals including journalists, with… [more]

Trump Admin Said She Was Lying About Stillbirth in ICE Custody. New Evidence Points to Lack of Prenatal Care.

Documents a severe case of bodily autonomy violation and medical neglect within state custody, compounded by government gaslighting and… [more]

Federal Presence at US Polls Could Intimidate Voters

Federal deployment of officers at polling places targeting immigrant and non-English speaking communities represents state use of law… [more]

The cost of truth: Inside Iran’s mounting media crackdown

Documents systematic arrest, prosecution, and censorship of journalists in Iran, with nine imprisoned for their work and widespread fear… [more]

Protecting against advertising technology

Documents how advertising technology infrastructure enables mass surveillance and targeting of individuals including journalists, with… [more]

Trump Admin Said She Was Lying About Stillbirth in ICE Custody. New Evidence Points to Lack of Prenatal Care.

Documents a severe case of bodily autonomy violation and medical neglect within state custody, compounded by government gaslighting and… [more]

Federal Presence at US Polls Could Intimidate Voters

Federal deployment of officers at polling places targeting immigrant and non-English speaking communities represents state use of law… [more]

Taiwan: Proposed judicial caning referendum indicates further erosion of human rights protection

Documents systematic dismantling of human rights protections including proposal for cruel punishment, budget cuts to rights institutions,… [more]

China: Decade of Impunity for Crimes Against Uyghurs

Documents decade-long systematic repression of Uyghurs involving mass surveillance, arbitrary detention, cultural/religious suppression,… [more]

CPJ, IAPA warn broadcast fee proposal will force Costa Rican news outlets off air

Government-imposed spectrum fees designed to financially burden and silence independent broadcast media represents indirect censorship… [more]

A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies

Documents ICE's systematic use of administrative subpoenas to surveil and investigate activists, critics, and protesters—exemplifying… [more]

Not Even Risk of Torture Deters Trump Administration Deportations

Government systematically deports individuals to torture despite judicial findings of torture risk, representing authoritarian disregard… [more]

A Student Said He Was a Hobby Plane Spotter. He Was Allegedly Taking Photos for the Chinese Government

Documents alleged state-directed surveillance operation using a student to photograph critical U.S. infrastructure, exemplifying how… [more]

USA: Meta’s $18 billion settlement should be a turning point that leads to sweeping social media reforms to protect children online

Documents Meta's algorithmic design prioritizing profit and engagement over child safety, exemplifying corporate control through… [more]

Bolivia’s NGO Registry Threatens Human Rights Work

Bolivia's NGO registry decree represents authoritarian governance through bureaucratic control mechanisms that restrict civil society… [more]

US imposes sanctions on Palestine Action and other left-wing groups

US sanctions against activist groups represent state suppression of political speech and dissent through financial punishment,… [more]

Trump says Iran war will continue for as long as necessary

Statement endorsing indefinite military conflict represents militarization and potential abuse of executive power to maintain perpetual… [more]

EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Documents pervasive ALPR surveillance infrastructure that enables dragnet tracking of all drivers' locations without suspicion, creating… [more]

Cuba: More than 27,000 of solidarity letters reach Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara

Documents authoritarian suppression of an artist-activist through nearly five years of imprisonment for peaceful expression and artistic… [more]

EFF Statement on Meta Settlement

Settlement mandates invasive age assurance mechanisms requiring collection of personal data from all users, embedding surveillance… [more]

Palestinians Asked for Help Against Settlers. Israelis Detained Palestinian Workers Instead.

Documents systematic abuse of state authority where military forces protect armed settlers while detaining Palestinian workers seeking… [more]

How Osman Kavala’s treatment became emblematic of the dire human rights situation in Türkiye

Documents systematic political persecution and imprisonment of human rights defender by state authorities who defy international court… [more]

Syria removed: Which countries are still on the US ‘terror’ list – and why?

Documents how state-sponsored terror designations function as tools of geopolitical control and authoritarian governance, enabling… [more]

Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations

Demonstrates authoritarian governance patterns through executive branch threats and coercion to overturn legal decisions and reassert… [more]

Israel extends campaign against UNRWA to advance West Bank annexation

Systematic dismantling of refugee support infrastructure to facilitate forced displacement and territorial annexation represents… [more]

​W​hy are European leaders staying silent after our summer of climate shock?

Article documents lethal heat waves and wildfires exposing political leaders' unwillingness to confront necessary systemic changes… [more]

Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case

Documents corporate monopoly's deliberate algorithmic design to addict minors, representing systematic exploitation and behavioral control… [more]