Wellbeing Checklist
It’s easy to forget that caring for ourselves is just as essential as caring for our causes. Checkout this simple wellbeing checklist we created digital rights defenders. These small, consistent practices can help you stay grounded, protected, and connected.
Unlocking Collective Knowledge and Memory: Digital Rights Wiki and Its Network of Resources
The Digital Rights Wiki is a community-powered hub designed to surface, organize, and connect expertise, tools, manuals, and insights in the digital rights and digital security space.
The Community Series: Celebrating the Organizations and Networks on the Frontlines
Check out our Digital Rights Community Series and meet the people behind the organizations and networks throughout the world advancing digital rights globally. Find out what motivates them, their challenges, and their thoughts about the future.
IFEX: Getting to Know Their Work in Freedom of Expression
IFEX is a global network of over 100 member organizations across 70 countries, dedicated to promoting and defending freedom of expression as a fundamental human right. We talked with their Executive Director, Rachael Kay, to learn more about their history, members, and key initiatives, such as the No Impunity Campaign, the Collaboration Project, and Faces of Free Expression.
Not Your Average Booth: How GG Booths Help You Achieve Your Goals
Your booth can be a stage, a lab, a classroom—or all three. At the Global Gathering (GG), we’re reimagining what a booth can be. They also serve as the cornerstone of the 2025 GG. They are designed to be flexible hubs where you can achieve your goals in an impactful way.
To submit a booth proposal, first apply to attend the GG through the GG platform. Once approved, you will be able to select “Submit a Booth Proposal” from your dashboard. This option is only available to approved GG attendees.
Open Culture Foundation: Getting to Know Their Work in Open Tech and Transparency in Taiwan
The Open Culture Foundation (OCF) mission is to support Taiwanese groups advocating for open technology, digital rights, and Internet freedom. We spoke with their research manager to learn about their current initiatives designed to support and protect civil society.
EngageMedia: Getting to Know Their Work on Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region
Discover how EngageMedia is advancing digital rights, open technology, and video for change in the Asia-Pacific region. Through community-driven initiatives like the DRAPAC Assembly, the Human Rights Technology Initiative, and DRAPAC VPN Project they are empowering defenders of internet freedom across diverse communities.
2025 Global Gathering Applications Are Now Open!
Applications for the 2025 Global Gathering (GG) are now open! Join us in Estoril, Portugal, from September 8–10, for three days of networking and collaboration on the most urgent technology-related challenges affecting human rights, civil society, and journalists. In 2025, we're embracing a self-organized model where participants lead discussions on the following themes: innovative grassroots approaches to technology challenges; circumvention and secure communication technologies; and organizational sustainability. Apply now!
JOSA: Getting to Know Their Work on Open Technology and Privacy in Jordan
The Jordan Open Source Association (JOSA) works toward a better Jordan through openness in technology, believing the Internet should remain open and accessible to everyone, with no technical, legal, or physical barriers to devices, networks, or content. We spoke with their Senior Program Officer in Digital Security and Internet Freedom, Haitham Dahboor, and their Program Officer in Digital Social Innovation and Research, Yara Alrafie, to learn more about their projects, such as Aman Raqami and Nuha, as well as the most important digital rights challenges in Jordan.
OONI: Getting to Know Their Work on Global Internet Censorship Measurement
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software and non-profit organization that empowers decentralized efforts to document internet censorship worldwide. They have collected more than two billion network measurements in over 200 countries. We talked with their Director of Strategic Engagement, Maria Xynou, to learn more about the OONI Probe app, which measures the blocking of websites and apps worldwide, as well as their real-time analysis and reports shedding light on internet censorship and other forms of network interference.