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We, the undersigned organisations and experts, write to urge you to act before Canada’s Senate completes its consideration of Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, and to press Canada to remove the bill’s surveillance capability mandates and…
A highly influential faction of current and former CIA officers at war with the truth successfully injected their propaganda into a definitive Hollywood movie
As public anger against the Nepalese government mounts after deadly landslides in Nepal, files show the country’s new prime minister and several of his colleagues came to power thanks in part to a covert program sponsored by the US…
Lawyers for journalist Georgia Fort, who faces a political prosecution, demand that a court order the government to destroy call and text logs from her phone
Tune in at 2 pm ET/11 am PT on August 27 for a panel discussion organized by Defending Rights and Dissent on the latest attacks on independent journalism
ICE has held a journalist in detention for more than 300 days. They shot him in October 2025, and then charged him with "assaulting" an agent.
The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state and the District of Columbia. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE.
PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE
The UK Government has reportedly issued another secret order - a Technical Capability Notice - compelling Apple to weaken the security of iCloud, and Apple is taking the government to court. Privacy International is also challenging the…
Hundreds of local police departments have received waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with AI.
Telecom companies also strip privacy en masse from incarcerated people and those who communicate with them.
The Washington State Supreme Court will rule on whether Amber Kim, who is trans, can return to a women’s prison.
