Justice Eludes Journalists in Pakistan
In one of the world’s most deadly countries for journalists, it’s not a lack of legal procedures but a lack of political will that is hindering the investigation and prosecution of threats to reporters.
View ArticleBurma in Transition
Despite positive developments in Burma, the country remains mired in conflict. These photographs present a snapshot of life in Burma today, highlighting the causes for hope and progress and the immense...
View ArticleNeither Here Nor There: Turkmenistan’s Digital Doldrums
This study, commissioned by the Open Society Foundations, highlights the policies and practices that have left Turkmenistan torn between its desire to join the worldwide web and its compulsion to...
View ArticleTurkmenistan Faces UN Challenge over Death of Human Rights Activist
Turkmenistan’s authoritarian state is being called to account before the UN Human Rights Committee over the death in police custody seven years ago of human rights activist Ogulsapar Muradova.
View ArticleТуркменистану предстоит рассмотрение в ООН по делу о смерти правозащитницы
Авторитарные власти Туркменистана привлекаются к ответственности перед Комитетом по правам человека в Женеве за смерть во время содержания под стражей в милиции активной правозащитницы погибшей семь...
View ArticleCase Watch: Europe's Broad View on Acceptable Limits to Free Speech
A ruling from the European Court of Human Rights fails to require government precision in restricting supposedly dangerous anti-democratic speech.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Estonia
Estonia blazed a trail, in terms of digitization, by completing digital switch-over of television in 2010, five years ahead of the originally envisaged target of 2015.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, there has been a move in the direction of restricting press freedom while at the same time, digitization offers a freer and more diverse space for news and public debate.
View ArticleNews Digest: Indian Government Rolls out a Centralized Electronic...
Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story covers the Indian government’s controversial release of a centralized monitoring system to track communications in the...
View ArticleArguments: The Effort to Reform Albania’s Libel Laws
Darian Pavli of the Open Society Justice Initiative reviews the effort that led Albania to reform its libel laws in 2012, and assesses the impact of the reforms so far.
View ArticleNews Digest: New Yorker Releases Strongbox Platform for Safer News Leaking
Weekly roundup of news and analysis compiled by the Information Program. This week’s top story concerns a new tool for anonymous communication between journalists and sources launched by the New Yorker.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Malaysia
Two out of three Malaysians regularly use the internet and a third have a 3G mobile subscription. Broadband household penetration in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, is 112 percent.
View ArticlePrivacy, PRISM, and the Future of Surveillance
A UN report this month called for scrutiny of government surveillance. Then startling details of the U.S. PRISM project surfaced.
View ArticleOpen Society Fellowship
The Open Society Fellowship is designed to support individuals pursuing innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges.
View ArticleAssessing Press Freedom in Turkey
Marc Pierini has received the International Publication of the Year Award in the Prospect Think Tank of the Year Awards for his report Press Freedom in Turkey.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Pakistan
A proliferation of channels has enabled Pakistani media to wield more influence over politics and public discourse than ever before.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, neither the digital switch-over nor the development of online platforms have diversified the overall news offer in a substantive and meaningful way.
View ArticleMapping Digital Media: Egypt
This report offers a detailed analysis of digitization that chronicles both what has and has not changed in Egypt against a backdrop of unprecedented political and social instability, and the ongoing...
View ArticleA Freedom You Can’t Take for Granted
Why should you care about the right to free expression? Ask someone whose book was banned.
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