Mabuhay! DRAPAC26 returns for its 4th edition "Building the Commons: Scaling Collective Resources for Our Digital Futures" 📆 June 8-10, 2026 📍 Manila, Philippines

🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we delve into "Centering rights and CSO participation at India-AI Summit 2026”. Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

Join our partners at @engagemedia.org for an important discussion on rights and civil society participation ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026—focused on gaps in today’s AI debates and how CSOs can meaningfully engage ⬇️

Join us as we discuss centering rights and civil society participation at the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026 by identifying critical issues absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for CSOs to engage further. Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways. Register to join here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓️ 2 DAYS TO GO | Join us for an insightful conversation around disinformation, digital labor, and legal challenges in Thailand and the wider region. You can register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

Wed: @getsea.bsky.social SEAP & more hold discussion panel "Support for applicants to graduate programs in Southeast Asian Studies" Thurs: @engagemedia.org media host "DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements" 7/

Join us on October 30 for the DRAPAC Series "Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements”. More details here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 HAPPENING TODAY | Join us for an insightful conversation unpacking the legal and political forces shaping digital rights in Bangladesh and the wider region. Join the conversation today at 2PM Bangkok time (UTC+7): engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

to learn from each other

New event! 📆20th Aug 🕑2pm BKK time Join @engagemedia.org for online DRAPAC Series: "Understanding Emerging ICT Laws in Bangladesh and Regional Trends in Digital Repression" Details: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights.  Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 2 DAYS TO GO | What patterns of digital repression are emerging across the region, and how do they relate to the situation in Bangladesh? Join us on August 20 for this #DRAPACSeries : engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

📣 LAST CALL! Our calls for Session Proposals and Fellowship Applications both close on June 20th! Get your ideas in or apply now to be part of DRAPAC25 in Kuala Lumpur: ✅ Session Ideas Submission: drap.ac/25/programme ✅ Fellowship Application : drap.ac/25/fellows/

The Pulitzer Center, in partnership with @engagemedia.org and Digital Futures Lab are seeking civil society, academia, and researchers in South and Southeast Asia interested in AI accountability and governance. Register now for the Peer Learning Circle! 👉 bit.ly/AIs2sPC

📖 This is more than a report. It’s a record of China’s repression – and activists’ resilience. 🗺️ Who’s targeted? How? Where? Why? Our report breaks it all down. 🔍 Understand the system. Empower the resistance. Get the facts on 4 June: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d97426...

@engagemedia.org is hosting a DRAPAC Series webinar on May 30, 1pm (UTC+7). The webinar will explore @article19.bsky.social report examining how tech companies operating in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam often passively comply with restrictive local laws, leading to human rights abuses. buff.ly/NJQ83Xt

🌍 Join us on May 30 for the next #DRAPACSeries webinar where we'll explore key findings on tech companies in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with recommendations for enhancing human rights respect in these contexts. 🔗 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

👑🩵 Learn more about #InternetFreedom and the #digitalrights threats in the #Asia-Pacific region with @engagemedia.org and its projects, including the 2025 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific (#DRAPAC25) Assembly, the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative, and #DRAPACVPN Project: buff.ly/CgSVXD3

👑🩵 “There is strong demand for privacy-respecting, community-centered technologies, and the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative aims to support citizens and defend users’ rights in this context.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CgSVXD3

👑🩵 How does @engagemedia.org support community-led #DigitalRights initiatives in Asia-Pacific? This Community Series explores the organization's #grassroots approach and long-term vision. Full read: buff.ly/CyyLzzV

📢 Exciting news! The postponed #DRAPACSeries session on "Human Rights Responsibilities and Challenges For Tech Companies Operating In Authoritarian Countries" is rescheduled for May 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM Bangkok time. 👉 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

👑🩵 What does it take to build strong digital rights communities in Southeast Asia? @engagemedia.org shares lessons and insights in this deep dive. Read more in this Community Series: buff.ly/CyyLzzV #DigitalRightsAsia #SoutheastAsia

👑🩵 “Internet freedom is not the default in our region. Surveillance and censorship are the norm in several countries.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CyyLzzV

Excited to be featured in the Community Series: "EngageMedia: Getting to Know Their Work on Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific!" We’re committed to empowering communities, supporting defenders, and pushing back against rising #authoritarianism, #disinformation, #surveillance, and #censorship.

👑🩵 In our new Community Series, we spotlight @engagemedia.org ’s role in regional digital rights work—balancing tech, #media, and #advocacy. Discover their story: buff.ly/CyyLzzV #DigitalRightsAsia

🌈 👉🏾 Thursday 8 at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC: Learn about the DRAPAC VPN (@engagemedia.org), a free #VPN service for protecting human rights defenders across the Asia-Pacific region from digital surveillance and online censorship! See you on the IF Square: buff.ly/f62azQa #GlitterMeetup #digitalrights

Are you interested in AI accountability & governance? This opportunity is for you. Join our Peer Learning Circle, a virtual learning experience in partnership with @engagemedia.org, @codeforafrica.bsky.social, @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social, Digital Future Labs, Al Sur, & Internet Lab. 👉 bit.ly/AIs2sPC

The DRAPACs third edition is happening on August 26 and 27 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Diverse stakeholders will combat rising #DigitalAuthoritarianism in the region by collaboratively shaping rights-based #DigitalGovernance.

Got ideas for digital rights in Asia-Pacific? 📢 The call for #DRAPAC25 session & activity proposals are NOW OPEN!

🚨 New #DRAPACSeries webinar on May 5! Explore how China’s cybersecurity model is shaping the Indo-Pacific — and how Taiwan offers a transparent, rights-based alternative. 🔗 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

New event: Join @engagemedia.org for Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics: Digital Governance in the Indo-Pacific and the Taiwanese Alternative 📆May 5 | 2PM BKK time 🗣️With @mcaster.bsky.social, Lulu Kang, and OPEN Culture Foundation Board Member Liu I-Chen. engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🌈 👉🏾 Thursday 8 at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC: Learn about the DRAPAC VPN (@engagemedia.org), a free #VPN service for protecting human rights defenders across the Asia-Pacific region from digital surveillance and online censorship! See you on the IF Square: buff.ly/y3moMep #GlitterMeetup #digitalrights

@engagemedia.org presents the DRAPAC VPN Bot, a simple and secure way to get #VPN access via #Telegram and WhatsApp. Part of the DRAPAC VPN Project, this tool provides free VPN support to human rights defenders in the Asia-Pacific region.

Please register and join us!

🚨 New #DRAPACSeries Alert! 🚨 Join us May 5 for “Cybersecurity with Chinese Characteristics”. We’re diving into China's digital governance & Taiwan's rights-based alternative. 🌐 Register now: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

💼 @engagemedia.org is #hiring Research Associates! Deadline: April 30. See this and other job openings in our Digital Rights Job Board: buff.ly/spZ2eRc #TechJobs #DRJobs #JobSearch

After Myanmar’s devastating earthquake, the internet remains restricted. Journalists silenced. Aid blocked. Censorship is costing lives. Freedom of expression, access to information, and digital connectivity aren’t luxuries — they’re lifesaving necessities. www.article19.org/resources/my...

🚨 DRAPAC25 is here! 🚨 The Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly 2025 is happening 26-27 August 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! 🇲🇾 Join 500+ activists, policymakers, technologists, & human rights defenders to advance digital rights in a rapidly shifting landscape. engagemedia.org/2025/announc...

2 DAYS TO GO| What factors make advocacy efforts more likely to generate significant impact on Big Tech platforms' practices? Join us for the #DRAPACSeries on “Pro-democracy Platform Advocacy: Resisting Big Tech-mediated Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia” engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

We have another #DRAPACSeries this month! Join us on March 26 for the conversation on “Pro-democracy Platform Advocacy: Resisting Big Tech-mediated Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia” Register now to join: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

HAPPENING TODAY: Join us at 1PM Bangkok time (UTC+7) as our incredible panel of speakers delve into protecting gig workers’ rights and ensuring fair labor practices in the digital age. Learn more: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

Be part of the #DRAPACSeries conversation around digital labor in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific! Happening tomorrow, March 20, 1PM Bangkok time(UTC+7) Send your questions here: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

2 DAYS TO GO | How can we protect the rights of gig workers in this rapidly changing landscape? Don’t miss out on this critical conversation around digital labor in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific! More information here: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

Global platforms face criticism for enabling repression in the Global South. In response, HRDs advocate for free speech, but research on these efforts is limited. Join us on March 26 as we discuss a research on pro-democracy platform advocacy . More details here: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

Gig workers in the Asia-Pacific, especially on digital platforms, face rising risks of rights abuses. Join us on March 20 in our #DRAPACSeries as we discuss protecting gig workers' rights, fair labor practices, and labor law reforms. More info: engagemedia.org/events/drapa...

Join us on March 26 in this #DRAPACSeries at @engagemedia.org as we discuss the research on pro-democracy platform advocacy, exploring the extent to which such advocacy might affect Big Tech’s practices and curb platform-mediated repression in the Global South. engagemedia.org/events/drapa...