Developers: Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Your Users’ Location Privacy

Fears Over Mail-in Ballot Access in the US

Executive order requiring USPS to track mail-in ballots and compile federal citizenship lists represents authoritarian interference in… [more]

DOJ sends monitors to Michigan poll sites as lawmakers warn of partisan aim

DOJ poll site monitoring raises concerns about state surveillance of electoral processes and potential weaponization of federal authority… [more]

BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement

State prison system retaliates against activist organizing against inhumane conditions through secret transfer and censorship of protected… [more]

Developers: Beware of Ad Libraries that Betray Your Users’ Location Privacy

Documents systematic location data harvesting by advertising SDKs enabling mass surveillance by data brokers, law enforcement agencies,… [more]

Fears Over Mail-in Ballot Access in the US

Executive order requiring USPS to track mail-in ballots and compile federal citizenship lists represents authoritarian interference in… [more]

DOJ sends monitors to Michigan poll sites as lawmakers warn of partisan aim

DOJ poll site monitoring raises concerns about state surveillance of electoral processes and potential weaponization of federal authority… [more]

BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement

State prison system retaliates against activist organizing against inhumane conditions through secret transfer and censorship of protected… [more]

The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

The SCREEN Act represents expansive government censorship and mass surveillance through mandatory age verification across nearly all… [more]

Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Demonstrates dystopian autonomous weapon deployment against civilians—remotely-controlled drones used to hunt and terrorize unarmed… [more]

Sri Lanka: Justice for ACF massacre cannot wait after two decades of impunity

Documents prolonged state failure to prosecute alleged extrajudicial killings of aid workers, demonstrating systematic impunity, abuse of… [more]

Landmark Deal Would Officially Add Laser Weapons to US Army Arsenal

Represents militarization through weaponized laser technology entering standard military arsenals, contributing to autonomous weapons… [more]

Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike

Documents mass civilian casualties from military strikes, representing extreme state violence and militarization with hundreds of deaths… [more]

World's oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease

Qualifies as dystopian content documenting authoritarian governance: an aging autocrat's prolonged unexplained absence combined with… [more]

South Sudan: How climate change can result in toxic water

Real-world climate-driven environmental catastrophe causing mass water contamination and public health emergency in oil-producing region,… [more]

‘DO NOT MENTION ALPR USAGE’: How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock

Documents how police departments actively hide their use of automated license plate reader surveillance from subjects and legal records,… [more]

The SEC Bought Airline Data to Monitor Flights Worldwide

Government agency secretly purchased access to over 1 billion global airline ticketing records from major carriers, enabling mass… [more]

Pakistan: Authorities must restore Imran Khan’s rights as detention reaches third anniversary

Documents systematic authoritarian abuse including prolonged arbitrary detention, denial of fair trial rights, solitary confinement, and… [more]

Joint statement on surveillance and interception in Bangladesh

Joint statement documenting systematic surveillance and interception practices by Bangladeshi authorities represents direct evidence of… [more]

Tennis star Sabalenka supports sport's new sex test policy

Qualifies as dystopian content documenting biometric/medical surveillance and bodily autonomy violations through mandatory sex testing… [more]

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Documents climate change as an active catastrophe with mass death, environmental degradation, and atmospheric hazards—qualifying as a… [more]

Philippines: Revised Guidelines Threaten Indigenous Rights

Revised FPIC guidelines that weaken indigenous consent mechanisms represent authoritarian erosion of indigenous sovereignty and enable… [more]

The Pentagon Found a New Way to Undercount U.S. Casualties in Iran

Article documents state manipulation of casualty data and deliberate obscuring of official military statistics, exemplifying authoritarian… [more]

Vietnamese journalist Doan Bao Chau sentenced in absentia to 7 years in prison for anti-state reporting

Vietnamese government prosecutes exiled journalist for critical social media posts under vague anti-state laws, exemplifying systematic… [more]

Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal

Documents systematic killing of civilians following a purported peace agreement, exemplifying authoritarian disregard for international… [more]

Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

While primarily a local news story about animal deaths, it documents climate collapse through record-breaking heat events and ecological… [more]

Uganda: Opposition Politician Tortured, Faces Abusive Charges

Documents systematic state persecution of opposition politician through unlawful detention, torture, incommunicado holding, and fabricated… [more]

Colombia’s Petro repeats vote fraud claims days before handing over power

Outgoing president's unsubstantiated fraud claims days before transition of power represents authoritarian erosion of democratic… [more]