🔥Join us for a fireside conversation with @mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org (Volt), Fatimazhra Belhirch (D66), and Isa Kahraman (NSC) on freedom of religion and civil rights ahead of Dutch elections! Sign up here 👉https://shorturl.at/BDsMv ! #freedomofreligion #dutchelections #humanrights

🚨Join us for a powerful conversation with Marieke Koekkoek (Volt), Fatimazhra Belhirch (D66), & Isa Kahraman (NSC) on civil society, minority rights & polarization! ✊Let’s talk about the future of democracy and why it matters to all of us! Sign up below and see you there!

Join us next week at The Hague Humanity Hub! 🤝Would you like to join MigraVoice as an expert in any field or journalist with a migration background? Are you from a global majority country and would you like to connect? 👉 Sign up to our networking sessions! We look forward to meeting you!

The next article in #MigraVoice blog series is live! Farai Hawthorn, whose name has been changed to protect their identity, describes displaced people's daily life in relief camps in #Manipur. ✴️ Read the full article here (may contain distressing content)➡️ thelondonstory.org/2025/08/22/m...

New blog post: The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgment on the SAHYOG Portal, a little-known but powerful tool that enables mass online content takedowns. In Part II of our series, we unpack the courtroom arguments: Read here 👉 thelondonstory.org/2025/08/19/s...

🌍 On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we raise our voices to remind the world that India’s indigenous Adivasi peoples face systematic persecution. 1/8 #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Adivasis #humanrights @ldnminingnetwork.bsky.social

🚨Introducing our #Migravoice expert Elena Tacchini, part of the advocacy team at The London Story. Besides her research in political violence and hate speech, Elena has a strong passion for justice. 💪 Join Migravoice as an expert and contribute to a stronger, united voice: ➡️ lnkd.in/eTuA2Bi4

Karnataka’s new draft Misinformation Bill proposes sweeping powers to regulate online "misinformation." Our latest piece in @thewire.in examines how the bill threatens to criminalise dissent and erode free expression. 📰Read our article here:http://bit.ly/46aMhzh Follow our🧵 for more insights! 1/8

📢 Today, as part of the Global Alliance Against Digital Hate and Extremism we issued our open letter to President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu & Commissioners @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social Stéphane Séjourné, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu & Roberto Viola. Read it: bit.ly/4eBtU8C

🚨 NEW POLL: roughly TWICE as many people in France, Germany & Spain want the EU to break up Big Tech giants, as those who don't. @ec.europa.eu will soon decide whether to dismantle Google's toxic adtech monopoly. Will it listen to EU citizens and #BreakUpBigTech? peoplevsbig.tech/large-majori...

📢The European Commission is deciding if it will dismantle Google's toxic ad-tech monopoly. In France, Germany & Spain, twice as many people want the EU to #BreakUpBigTech compared to those who don't. @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu European citizens are demanding that you break up Google!

📣 Are you at #IGF2025? Come visit The London Story Booth & discover #Migravoice — a powerful new platform amplifying migrant voices in European newsrooms. 🇪🇺 We're building a media landscape that truly reflects the diversity of Europe — and that means migrant voices must be part of the conversation.

Is India's new data protection law adequate in the eyes of the EU? Not quite! 🔒We outline a case from early 2024 where the European Data Protection Supervisor (@EU_EDPS) denied the European Investment Bank (@EIB)'s request to transfer EU data to India. Here's what happened 🧵1/5

Thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our event, Voices from the Margins: Diversifying Voices in European Media during the #JustPeace Festival! 🕊️

👏It’s a wrap! After two content-packed days. We organised the #MigraVoice boot camp training for Europe-based migrant journalists with the hope that it will help diversify migrant voices in the Media. 1/3

This International Day for Countering Hate Speech, follow our thread as we expose how PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Hindu nationalist politicians, journalists and influencers are deliberately using hate speech to divide Indian society, dehumanise minorities, and dismantle democracy. 1/9

Mit über 116.000 Unterschriften waren wir heute in Brüssel und haben die Zerschlagung von #Google gefordert. Der Tech-Konzern missbraucht seine Marktmacht und schadet der Vielfalt im Netz und der Demokratie. Die EU kann und sollte dagegen vorgehen − und Google aufspalten! @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu

Mit mehr als 116.000 Unterschriften waren wir heute in Brüssel und haben die Zerschlagung von Google gefordert. Der Tech-Konzern missbraucht seine Monopolstellung und schadet der Vielfalt im Netz und unserer Demokratie. Die EU kann und sollte dagegen vorgehen − und den Konzern zerschlagen!

🚨 Today we're sending a loud message to the EU to stand up to the tech oligarchy and #BreakUpBigTech! 📣📣 We've delivered a petition from +115,000 people calling on @ec.europa.eu @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to break up Google, ahead of its major ruling on Google's toxic online advertising monopoly.

Trump and his tech billionaire friends want to stop the @ec.europa.eu from holding Big Tech to account. Now 116,000+ people and 35+CSOs are urging the @ec.europa.eu and Commissioner @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu to stand firm, Break Up Google and #BreakUpBigTech! Read our declaration bit.ly/4ndufT8!

See you next week in The #Hague for the #JustPeace Festival! 👋🏾 Join us on the 19th of June for our event, Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media!

Petitions incoming❕#Google’s ad #monopoly is destroying independent journalism and threatening #democracy by draining the revenue newsrooms rely on 💰📰 Ready to Break up the #BigTech oligarchy? Sign the #petitions! 👇🏾

🤝We're building a new community of #migrant, #refugee & #expat experts here in Europe! Would you like to join as an expert in any field with a migration background? 👨🏾‍🏫👩🏿‍🦰👩🏿‍🏫👨🏻‍💻👷🏾‍♂️👨🏾‍🦰👩🏻‍🏭

The next article in our #MigraVoice blog series is live! This time, our expert Quinn Muñoz, whose name has been changed to protect their identity, recounts some events during the volatile ethnic conflict in #Manipur, northeastern India.

📅Join us on the 19th of June for our event, Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media!

Meet our newest #migravoice expert, Jugal Bhinde. Jugal uses storytelling to create a platform for those whose voices are ignored by mainstream media. Feeling empowered? 💪 Join MigraVoice as an expert and help us diversify newsrooms across Europe! 🌐 migravoice.eu #storytelling #humanrights

Today, we spotlight #MigraVoice expert & journalist, Aaquib Khan from India, who is now based in the UK. Mr. Khan has over 15 years of experience in various areas, including #journalism, grassroots #advocacy, and education.

📢 Calling MigraVoice community members 📢 Do you have a migration background, or represent an organisation committed to enhancing migrant representation in the media? Then you want to learn about this Webinar. 🗓️ 27 May ⏰ 3 PM CET 📍 Zoom (registration needed)

📢Calling all #migrants, #refugees, and #expats in Europe! Are you an expert in any field (photography 📸, activism 🪧, mathematics 🧮, politics 👩🏾‍💼etc.) who is living in a European country other than the country in which you were born?

📑 New report 📑 Our new report - Escalate: Social Media War During the India–Pakistan Conflict, explores how platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) failed to curb the spread of hate speech and disinformation during the recent conflict. thelondonstory.org/report/escal... Read on 🧵1/7

Our 3rd speaker for our event 'Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media' (be sure to > RSVP t.co/NvpVpjf81u) is Olivia Vereha co-founder & director of Commit Global, an org that supports digital tools designed to address critical global issues via their tech-for-good portfolio

The next article in our #MigraVoice blog series is by expert [email protected], a visiting fellow at the @eui-eu.bsky.social in Florence (IT) who also works at the VIDC (Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation) (AT).

Our second speaker for event 'Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media' (be sure to RSVP- t.co/NvpVpjf81u) is Dr. Malka Older, #writer, #humanitarian worker & #sociologist.

Today, we begin to introduce the speakers for our event Voices from the margins: diversifying voices in European media (be sure to RSVP- t.co/NvpVpjf81u)! The first is Odilia Abreu, a #migration, #diaspora, and #gender expert with a strong focus on policymaking and development cooperation.

Webinar Reminder! 📢 In the backdrop of #UNESCOWorldPressFreedomDay, join us for a powerful webinar exploring The Dichotomy of AI. 🗓️ 08/05/2025 🔗 bit.ly/DichotomyofAI

👋🏾Calling all #journalists & #storytellers! Are you looking to bring your story idea or pitch to life? Could you use the guidance and training of international media experts + access to the expansive #MigraVoice expert community? Then look no further than our two-day boot camp media training! 👩🏿‍🏫

This #WorldPressFreedomDay, we're asking: How is AI fueling disinfo and hate, & combatting the disinfo epidemic? Join Genocide Watch, @neveragainnw.bsky.social ,CoFacts & @foundationtls.bsky.social in discussing the dichotomy of AI. 🗓️ 08/05/2025 🔗 bit.ly/DichotomyofAI #AIforgood #GenocidePrevention

In an atmosphere of social polarisation, it is increasingly important that we remain open to diverse experiences and backgrounds in our daily lives. Here, we feel that the media, even non-traditional media like #SocialMedia, play a key role! 📺 🤳 1/3

Introducing Rajiv Sinha, director of Hindus for Human Rights UK, an anti-caste and anti-Hindutva advocacy group. We’re proud to spotlight Rajiv’s work.✊🏾Feeling inspired? 💡Join Migravoice as an expert and contribute to a stronger, united voice! 🌐 migravoice.eu #advocacy #anticaste #antihindutva

Our response to several #FAQs about India’s #AI Governance Guidelines Report is live now! Below is a sneak peek👇🏾 Want to read the full post? Head over to our website 👉🏾 thelondonstory.org/2025/04/15/i...

Up next in our #MigraVoice blog series, an article by expert Dr. Alexandra Masciantonio, a social psychologist & researcher specialising in the psychological + societal effects of #SocialMedia💻 She explores how digital platforms influence mental health especially vulnerable groups such as youth.

Earlier this month, we gathered in Amsterdam to discuss what happens when digital policies overlook minorities and those on the move at Pakhuis de Zwijger for the Week Against Racism. For those who were not or who would like to read and watch a recap of the event, look no further 🎦

Introducing our #MigraVoice expert Malka Older from 🇺🇸, living in 🇳🇱! ✴️ She's a writer, humanitarian worker & sociologist + Executive Director of @globalvoices.org.

Lees ons onderzoek (EN): thelondonstory.org/report/digit... Lees de motie👉🏾 www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken... 3/3

👏🏾 Zoals ons werk in Nederland + India aantoont, hebben beide een onwenselijke en ernstige impact op democratische uitkomsten en de vrije stroom van betrouwbare informatie tijdens verkiezingen. 2/3

@mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org & @barbarakathmann.bsky.social hebben een motie ingediend over het voorkomen van de verspreiding van #desinformatie & politieke #SchaduwAdvertenties in 🇳🇱! 1/3

Read our research here: thelondonstory.org/report/digit... Read the motion (NL) 👉🏾 www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken... 3/3

👏🏾 As our work in the Netherlands + India demonstrates, both have undesirable and severe impacts on democratic outcomes and the free flow of credible info during elections. 2/3

@mariekekoekkoek.voltnederland.org & @barbarakathmann.bsky.social submitted a motion about preventing the spread of #disinformation & political #ShadowAdvertisements in the 🇳🇱! 1/3

As visiting researcher she worked at Georgetown in D.C. (US) + IPSS in Addis Ababa (ET). During her PhD, Dr. Mukalazi worked as a consultant for the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, the World Bank & Commission. 👩🏾‍🎓 💫 Inspired & want to be featured here? Sign up for MigraVoice! lnkd.in/eTuA2Bi4 2/2