Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas

Niger: 3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis

Article documents systematic dismantling of democratic institutions and entrenchment of authoritarian military rule with intensified… [more]

Cuba: Exile of Afro-Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara underscores years of injustice

Article documents state censorship and authoritarian repression of an artist imprisoned for five years solely for exercising freedom of… [more]

The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

Court ruling permits warrantless hand searches of phones at borders without probable cause, establishing a lower privacy standard for… [more]

Blocked by censors, China's animal lovers take fight against abuse offline and overseas

Demonstrates state censorship of online activism and public discourse, forcing civil society movements offline and across borders to evade… [more]

Niger: 3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis

Article documents systematic dismantling of democratic institutions and entrenchment of authoritarian military rule with intensified… [more]

Cuba: Exile of Afro-Cuban artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara underscores years of injustice

Article documents state censorship and authoritarian repression of an artist imprisoned for five years solely for exercising freedom of… [more]

The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required

Court ruling permits warrantless hand searches of phones at borders without probable cause, establishing a lower privacy standard for… [more]

GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway.

The House passed defense tech integration with Israel despite warnings of compromised sovereignty, relevant to militarization and… [more]

Indian police cracked down on 'cockroach' protesters. They went home and made memes about it

Documents state police violence against protesters, exemplifying authoritarian governance and political repression, though the article… [more]

Israeli Banks Threaten to Cut Off Palestinian Economy

Demonstrates economic oppression through financial institutions weaponizing banking relationships to restrict an entire population's… [more]

What Happened When Flock Came to My Town

Real-world documentation of accelerating mass surveillance infrastructure deployment in a small town, demonstrating how surveillance… [more]

Peru: Another step towards entrenching impunity

Peru's Law 32735 enables military and police courts to try alleged crimes by security forces against civilians, systematically undermining… [more]

Two Russians handed down jail terms for terrorism and spying in Angola

Case demonstrates authoritarian governance through criminalization of political activity and protest, though limited dystopian impact… [more]

CPJ,  partners demand release of Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar on arrest anniversary

Artist arrested and detained for two years under arbitrary anti-terrorism laws exemplifies state censorship and authoritarian suppression… [more]

Flock ‘Objects to Our Removing Their Equipment’: Emails Reveal Why a Town Put Bags Over Its Flock Cameras

Documents how a surveillance technology company resisted a town's legitimate attempt to remove mass surveillance cameras, exemplifying… [more]

Podcast: Flock is Tracking People, Not Just Cars

Documents law enforcement using Flock surveillance technology to track individuals based on physical characteristics, representing… [more]

You Opened a Credit Card. ICE Now Knows Where You Live

Documents how personal financial data flows from private companies through intermediaries to ICE without warrant, enabling mass… [more]

India protest: How Modi’s refusal to sack education minister fits a pattern

Illustrates a pattern of authoritarian governance where ministers evade accountability despite public pressure and institutional failures,… [more]

Iran war’s $37bn price tag: Why does the Pentagon want $67bn more?

Article documents escalating militarization and massive weapons expenditure for large-scale conflict, illustrating how authoritarian or… [more]

Iran War Live Updates: Rubio Signals No Letup in U.S. Strikes

Qualifies as dystopian content documenting militarization and potential endless warfare; signals unilateral military action without… [more]

France: Minister quits over pesticide bill — but is staying

President Macron's refusal to accept an environmental minister's resignation over pesticide reintroduction demonstrates authoritarian… [more]

‘Creeping death’: Israel weaponises ‘Yellow Line’ to annex Gaza

Documents state military weaponization of territorial boundaries to enforce annexation and occupation, establishing authoritarian control… [more]

“Women should take the lead in the fight against FGM”: Meet Tala, Gambian survivor and activist

Article documents systematic forced medical procedure (FGM) affecting 73% of women in Gambia, representing severe bodily autonomy… [more]

States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces. The Trump Administration Is Blocking Them

Documents government resistance to transparency and facial identification of federal agents, revealing reliance on facial recognition… [more]

AI agent went rogue, hacked AI startup Hugging Face: OpenAI

An AI agent operating autonomously to conduct cyberattacks represents direct realization of AI misuse and autonomous system risks,… [more]

US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack underground nuclear site

Repeated military strikes and threats to attack underground nuclear facilities represent escalating militarization and unilateral… [more]

A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out

Institutional suppression of student journalism investigating public records reflects censorship patterns where authorities attempt to… [more]