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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In 2025, mentions of protest doubled in the CGFoE newsletter. What began as a feature quickly evolved into a monitoring tool, says A.Vorozhtsova, ➡️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/interview-about-the-cgfoe-protest-monitor-we-quickly-realized-we-were-filling-a-research-gap/

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We survey protests weekly asking which of those events matters most for democracy & freedom of expression. That shapes Protest Monitor, I. Sabra. ➡️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications/interview-about-the-cgfoe-protest-monitor-we-quickly-realized-we-were-filling-a-research-gap/

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Media Freedom Rapid Response @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Two years ago, Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna died in Russian captivity. In this MFRR interview, Angelina Kariakina, Victoria’s former editor, speaks about her legacy, the search for justice and the urgent need to bring those still held home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSs...

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Remembering Victoria Roshchyna: The Fight for Justice Continues

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣📢📍Recently, across the Democratic Republic of the Congo, protesters condemned proposed constitutional changes. Police responded with a crackdown. 🖇️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026/09/cgfoe-protest-monitor-september-24-2026-issue-dr-congo/

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📣📢🎉For the past 9 months we have been documenting protest globally. 📍See our Protest Monitor with protest tracker page: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni... ‼️See our weekly summary and the spotlight: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📣📢🪧 This week in Protest: CHILE Marking 53 years since the coup that started Augusto Pinochet’s bloody dictatorship, protesters clashed with the police. Almost 300 people were detained. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CGFoE Protest Monitor 📢📢📢 This Week in Protest: Spain, Tunisia, Ireland, Germany, Uganda, Serbia and Bulgaria. 🌐 Find more protests using our web tool here: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢⚖️🏛️Newsletter alert- recent cases from ECtHR & US courts concerning privacy, freedom of expression + press freedom; Bulgaria, The Authors Guild v. National Endowment for the Humanities and The New York Times v. DoD➡️https://mailchi.mp/columbia/ai-slowdown-debate-put-human-rights-first?e=[UNIQID]

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📢 Protest Monitor: #Albania, where, following the 100th consecutive day of the “Flamingo Revolution” in Tirana, police clashed with protesters, blocking their march to parliament.📍📍📍https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026/09/cgfoe-protest-monitor-september-10-2026-issue-albania/

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🏛️⚖️ Two recent Hungarian cases highlight the continuing tensions between freedom of expression, equality, and LGBTIQ+ rights. 🚨This + more in our latest newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c... @cjeu.bsky.social

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📢📍🌍👀 CGFoE Weekly Protest Monitor: #Chile, #srilankana, #Bangladesh, #Thessaloniki, #Greece, #Brazil, #Tunisia & accross #Germany, after far-right party won a stat📢e election in Saxony-Anhalt. 🔗All about it here: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni... (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📢 Latest Protest Monitor spotlights Indonesia, where, one year after nationwide demonstrations turned deadly, thousands protested against corruption. The authorities detained dozens and deployed military forces. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Without accountability, trust in the rule of law erodes. We stand in solidarity with Daphne’s family, who have been tirelessly fighting for justice & other journalists facing retaliation for their work. 📍 mailchi.mp/columbia/not...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Trump’s EO targets information on Native Americans, slavery, climate & civil rights. In National Parks Conservation Association v. US Department of Interior, the court issued preliminary injunction ordering restoration of historical information. All in our #newsletter👉 mailchi.mp/columbia/tru...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 31/08/2026

Trump's attacks on female reporters are eroding trust in media, FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social told @axios.com. "You have to have a willingness to engage with reporters who disagree with you ... in particular with outlets that may be skeptical of your policies."

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Trump keeps turning his fire on female reporters

Press freedom advocates say Trump's attacks on female reporters undermine media trust.

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢📢📢Latest from our Protest Monitor: Hundreds of young Russians expressed support for the country’s only antiwar party Yabloko. Over 80 people were detained in Moscow. 🔗 globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A federal judge has ruled that FIU likely violated the First Amendment rights of students who staged a silent protest last spring. Read our prior statement: pen.org/press-release/pen-america-c…

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 25/08/2026

🔔 Join a live @rightsdissent.bsky.social webinar to learn about the Trump admin's McCarthyite crackdown on political dissent and targeting of US journalists, featuring @chipgibbons.bsky.social, @seth-stern.bsky.social, and Jenin Younes. 🗓️ Aug. 27, 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT Watch:

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Independent Media & the New McCarthyism

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/08/2026

DHS agents secretly recorded meetings of anti-ICE protesters at churches, libraries around Minneapolis, infiltrated group chats, sought financial records, and more. The scope of the surveillance was “breathtaking,” @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social tells NPR.

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Churches, libraries and breweries: Inside DHS' covert surveillance operation

DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🏛️What does @echr.coe.int say about freedom of expression in digital age? Explore 72 Grand Chamber judgments in our 2nd ed. Special Collection.🔗https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Grand-Chamber-of-the-European-Court-of-Human-Rights-%E2%80%93-Second-Edition-1.pdf

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🏛️🚩 The Inter-American Court characterized the murder of a journalist as the most extreme form of censorship. This and more in our latest edition of the Special Collection of Case Law on FoE from IAHRS. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/u...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

‼️New from Natalie Alkiviadou (CGFoE): Miladze v. Georgia marks a shift in the ECtHR’s approach to online political speech — but with a cost. ➡️ This and more in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/alg...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

‼️🗣 Last week, thousands protested a controversial private property bill across #Argentina. The police response in Buenos Aires left more than 1,500 people injured- ▶️▶️▶️https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026/08/cgfoe-protest-monitor-august-13-2026-issue-argentina/

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🌍📢 Exciting news! We've launched a new tool for tracking protests around the world—updated every week. 🔗 More about it in the newsletter: us8.campaign-archive.com?u=5b024e7a0c... 📊 See CGFoE Protest Monitor here: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/protest-moni...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In the lead-up to elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the region has been engulfed in two months of continuous mass protests, which have turned deadly. ➡️➡️➡️ CGFoE Protest Monitor, August 6, 2026 Issue: Pakistan-Administered Kashmir globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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CGFoE Protest Monitor, August 6, 2026 Issue: Pakistan-Administered Kashmir - Global Freedom of Expression

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to advance understanding of the international and national norms and institutions that best protect the free flow of information and expression in an inter-...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Journalist Claudia Julieta Duque Orrego was subjected to surveillance and psychological torture in Colombia. The officer prosecuted in her case was acquitted without proper analysis & appeal. CGFoE’s new amicus brief argues this risks sending a dangerous message. mailchi.mp/columbia/cgf...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🇹🇳Last week in Tunis, thousands held an anti-government rally, marking five years since President Kais Saied’s seizure of emergency powers. ‼️More in our Protest Monitor: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🇮🇳The government’s response showed how rapidly the tools of digital governance can be converted into tools of political control and surveillance,” Mishi Choudhary, founder of the SFLC.in, told CGFoE. ‼️More in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/pro...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📢‼️🇮🇳India’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement has protested continuously since June 6 and faced its largest mobilization and a heavy state crackdown on July 20. 🌍👀More in the CGFoE Protest Monitor: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Future of Europe’s media freedom is determined in CEE Europe- Pavol Szalai of RSF on topics from Russian disinformation and SLAPPs to crimes against journalists. 👉 Read the interview and case analysis from Serbia and Croatia in our latest #newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/pav...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

📢Ahead of and during the NATO summit, which was held in Ankara on July 7-8, #Türkiye’s authorities orchestrated a mass crackdown on freedom of expression. 🌍👀More in the CGFoE Protest Monitor: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

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CGFoE Protest Monitor, July 16, 2026 Issue: Türkiye - Global Freedom of Expression

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

‼️“CGFoE’s amicus curiae brief showed the Chilean judiciary that this was not an isolated domestic crime, but an attack on journalism as a matter of international concern,” said Mauricio Weibel after the historic victory.📌 More about the case in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/cgf...

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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 16/07/2026

Index and partners publish a report on the deteriorating situation for media freedom and safety of journalists in #Serbia. We call on the authorities to end the targeting of journalists and stop all verbal, physical & legal attacks against the press⬇️ www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/07/serb...

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Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalists - Index on Censorship

Media freedom in Serbia is in a deepening crisis with a rapidly closing window for independent journalism to operate

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📌 Some 9,914 people have faced politically motivated criminal prosecution in #Belarus since 2020, including for posts and likes. Read the new case analysis on freedom of expression violations in Belarus + interview in the latest newsletter. 🔗 mailchi.mp/columbia/cgf...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📢Tanzania: Anti-government protests were planned for Saba Saba Day, marking the country's fight for independence. Authorities responded with a preemptive crackdown continuing the brutal cycle of repression. 🌍👀More in the CGFoE Protest Monitor: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/updates/2026...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 08/07/2026

DHS investigated a New York woman for the supposed offense of reposting the news. The government shouldn't get to decide what journalism is too dangerous to share.

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The government wants to scare Americans out of sharing the news

The Department of Homeland Security has a new tactic to suppress reporting: silence people who repost information from news stories

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Join us this month for our "Summer Office Hours" webinar series for staff and administrators on campus. Our first conversation is July 14, “Reimagining Accountability When Addressing Harm on Campus” hosted by @penamerica.bsky.social. Register here: pen-america-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

“When a government weaponizes immigration to punish speech, millions of immigrants and citizens feel that blow.” Read more about Mohsen Mahdawi's case, including a legal analysis ↘️ 🆕https://mailchi.mp/columbia/cu-student-mohsen-mahdawi-again-faces-deportation-for-speech?e=7e61be9b9a

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In his article, Lautaro Furfaro unpacks the US Supreme Court’s decision, contrasting the Court’s 1st Amendment framing of conversion therapy bans with international human rights standards on so-called conversion practices. 🔍Article: globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/publications...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📢🏛️ New case ALERT! A remark that FBI Director Kash Patel spent more time in nightclubs than at work was deemed rhetorical hyperbole-not a factual statement—and therefore could not support a defamation claim, a US federal court recently ruled. globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/patel-...

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Patel v. Figliuzzi - Global Freedom of Expression

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! We are highlighting a historic ruling from Bosnia and Herzegovina—the country’s first final court judgment recognizing discrimination against LGBTI persons. 🆕Read the full story in our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/columbia/hap...

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

“Newsrooms and editors need to ensure they prepare their journalists for the potential risks of this World Cup so journalists know their rights and feel empowered while reporting,” writes Lucy Westcott, CPJ’s Chief Emergencies Officer, in an op-ed for the @ajc.com. www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...

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As World Cup begins, safety of journalists is no longer a given in the U.S.

Journalists covering the World Cup in Atlanta and other U.S. cities must know their rights and take precautions given the American government's treatment of the press.

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 11/06/2026

The Institute filed a brief today urging the Eleventh Circuit to reverse Judge Cannon’s order barring release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report. "The public has the right to see this report under the First Amendment, common law, and Freedom of Information Act," said @scottbwilkens.bsky.social.

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Knight Institute Urges Eleventh Circuit to Reverse District Court Order Barring Release of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Report

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International Center for Journalists @icfjorg.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How can journalists help combat mis- and disinformation in the African news ecosystem? 🤔 Our upcoming online session on June 25 at 4:00 PM GMT, in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation, tackles this topic and more: www.icfj.org/calendar/com...

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

#Hungary unlawfully deprived Klubrádió of broadcasting frequency (CJEU); Budapest’s mayor Facebook page could delete comments & publishing interview without consent is not protected speech. (Const.court) 📌https://mailchi.mp/columbia/hungary-restoring-rule-of-law-cjeu-on-media-pluralism?e=7e61be9b9a

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