The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.

Authoritarian regimes are targeting exiles and diaspora communities in more places than ever before. Activists, journalists, and regular people living abroad must watch their backs…

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The SHARE Foundation has confirmed that at least 14 people in Serbia were targeted with advanced spyware since at the beginning of 2026 – the largest documented wave of such surveillance in the countr...

The Information Controls Research Program (ICRP) (formerly known as the “Information Controls Fellowship Program) from the Open Technology Fund (OTF) supports applied research into how authoritarian g...

Democratic governments are stepping up efforts to combat transnational repression, but restrictive immigration policies may inadvertently help authoritarian regimes target dissidents.

These systems will soon be able to track our public and private lives. But we can make the policy choices to reject it

“It is a direct attack on the rule of law,” says one European Parliament member of the new findings from Citizen Lab.

Thailand is no longer safe for regional activists; neither are Cambodia, Laos, or Vietnam for Thai dissidents who had typically sought refuge in those countries.

We found that former Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was hacked with Pegasus spyware while serving on the PEGA committee, which investigated Pegasus and other spyware abuses in Eur...

Authoritarians actively threaten, intimidate, and murder exiles and opponents wherever they find them. While justice for victims is hard won, it is possible. Here is how democracies can push back.

The chapter examines how the popular messaging service Telegram functions as a platform for politics. Platforms' role in, and effect on, politics can only be

In collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), we identified what we conclude to be two distinct actors aligned with the People’s Republic of China. Our findin...

Azerbaijani authorities are prosecuting critics in exile, often based on social media posts and online commentary, Human Rights Watch said today. Those targeted, often convicted in absentia with long ...

Von geflohenen Nazis und Stasi-Beziehungen

Ronald Deibert hat mit seinem Citizen Lab weltweit Überwachungsskandale aufgedeckt. Im Interview erklärt der Kanadier, welche Bedrohung ihn zurzeit mehr beunruhigt als alle anderen zuvor – und...

In mindestens zwei Bundesländern hat sich die Polizei Daten von Databrokern beschafft, wie Recherchen von netzpolitik.org und BR erstmals zeigen. Mit solchen Daten könnten sich Handys metergenau orten...

The digital blackout ordered by the authorities is disrupting daily life for millions, leaving people unable to communicate normally, work remotely, or access information

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Our official statement to the digital rights community about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia

Experten finden Hinweise auf eine "weitreichende Kampagne" aus China. Im Visier: Dissidenten, Tibeter, Uiguren – und Journalisten

Journalisten sind Ziel einer "weitreichenden Kampagne" mutmaßlich chinesischer Hacker. Im Visier ist offenbar auch ein ZDFfrontal-Reporter.

In collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), we identified what we conclude to be two distinct actors aligned with the People’s Republic of China. Our findin...

Our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and, for the first time, links real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. The findings expose h...

Our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and, for the first time, links real-world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. The findings expose h...

Location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits, interests and almost any other aspect of someone's life. In this report, we uncover how a geolocation surveillance system called Webloc uses ad-based data to monitor hundreds of millions of people across the globe.