Despite the rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) in our everyday life and communications, it is still little understood by much of civil society in Southeast Asia. What exactly is AI? And what are its current applications in the region? How do we relate these...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a topic that digital rights activists in the region are concerned about, but have little understanding of. At the moment, civil society has more questions than answers to the human rights implications of machine learning and massive amounts of data collected...
"The security and well-being of activists need to be addressed both online and offline," says Zack Lee, the Asia grant officer of Voice....
Hija Kamran from Media Matters For Democracy, Pakistan, contemplates about the stories she heard from other activists at Coconet II...
Arthit Suryawongkul from Thai Netizen Network articulates the importance of community and collaboration, and the importance of cross-movement spaces like Coconet in Southeast Asia....
Feminists from Malaysia & the Philippines share their insights on the need to build movements on digital rights in Southeast Asia....
Solidarity works. Solidarity crosses borders, solidarity crosses differences. Indonesian activist Dhyta Caturani urges everyone to grow and nurture the solidarity for successful movements across Southeast Asia....
Her allies on the ground reported that when Dinh Thao arrived at the airport, more than 10 security officials surrounded her and took her into an interrogation room. They have lost contact with her from that point onwards. Advocates from across Southeast Asia have are...
While movements for various human rights issues are thriving in Asia -- in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Philippines, West Papua, etc.-- sustained movement-building remains crucial in the region....