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🚨 Check out the highlights of our June news update and read the full edition on our website 👉🏽 dahrd.org/about-us/adv... !

🔔 Check out the highlights of our latest newsletter and read it here 👉🏽 gqr.sh/4cA6 ! The newsletter will take a break for summer, and will be back in September with latest updates and fresh stories!

Today is the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. Swipe through to see what the official record shows about hate speech in India and what DAHRD has been documenting on the ground. #InternationalDayAgainstHateSpeech #HateSpeech #India #HumanRights #DAHRD #PlatformAccountability

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🚨 Check out the highlights of our May news updates and read the full edition on our website 👉🏽 dahrd.org/about-us/adv...!

On 3 June, DAHRD hosted in Brussels From Meme to Mob. We would like to thank everyone who joined us to discuss platform accountability, multilingual moderation gaps, cross-border digital harms, and the implementation of the Digital Services Act. Stay tuned — we will soon be sharing key takeaways.

📣 See you today in Brussels! 📍 Press Club Brussels Europe 📅 3 June 2026 🕓 16:00–18:00 Sign up here 👉🏽 www.eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-... !

📣 Our latest newsletter is out! Check out the highlights and read our newsletter here 👉🏽 gqr.sh/nEEU ! 📩 And sign up to receive it in your inbox 👉🏽 gqr.sh/zaDZ !

🔔See you tomorrow to discuss #platform accountability, #moderation gaps, and the challenges of multilingual content in Europe. Sign up here 👉🏽 eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-... ! 📍 Press Club Brussels Europe 📅 3 June 2026 🕓 16:00–18:00

On 28 May, we organized Democracy Drinks in The Hague, focusing on Hindutva and the role of RSS. 🗣️ Dr Ritumbra Manuvie reflected on the ongoing erosion of Muslim and minority rights. 📰 Dr Sruti Bala raised concerns about media freedom, misinformation, and pressures on academic spaces in India.

🎤 Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie (@ritumbra.bsky.social), DAHRD's Co-founder and ED, will be a speaker at DAHRD's event in Brussels with Thomas Hughes (AppealsCentre) and MEP Lynn Boylan (Left_EU) ! Register here👉 www.eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-... ! #DSA #accountability #platforms

📢Meet Lynn Boylan, Member of the @europarl.europa.eu for The Left, speaker at our event on June 3rd! 📅 3 of June 2026 16:00-18:00 📍Press club, Brussels Register here👉 www.eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-... ! #DSA #accountability #platforms

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📣Meet Thomas Hughes, speaker at DAHRD's event on June 3rd! Join us to discuss platform accountability and content moderation! 📅 3 of June 2026 16:00-18:00 📍Press club, Brussels 👉 www.eventbrite.nl/e/from-meme-... #DSA #accountability #platforms

During Modi’s NL visit, questions on press freedom & minority rights were brushed off as “misunderstandings.” That’s not engagement-it’s strategy. And silence isn’t neutral- it’s a choice. DAHRD wrote about it in a piece published by @trouw.nl 👉🏼 gqr.sh/nVLz #India #Democracy

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👋Meet Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Groningen and ED of DAHRD, speaker at our #DemocracyDrinks! Join us for this important conversation! 📅 28 May | 17:00 📍@humanityhub 🎤Conversation + networking🥂 Register now👉: gqr.sh/MMkS !

Join DAHRD in Brussels for From Meme to Mob — a discussion on the DSA, multilingual moderation, systemic risks, and platform accountability in Europe. 📍 Press Club Brussels Europe 📅 3 June 2026 | 16:00–18:00 registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-meme-...

📣Meet the speakers of #DemocracyDrinks! Dr. Sruti Bala is Associate Professor at Uva and member of the collective International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India (InSAF India). 📅 28 May | 17:00–19:00 📍 The Hague Humanity Hub 🎤Conversation + networking🥂 Sign up here👉🏼 gqr.sh/MMkS!

📣Join us for the next edition of #DemocracyDrinks on May 28 at 17:00 ! As India’s delegation dodged questions about human rights in India during PM Modi visit to the Netherlands, it’s crucial to keep the conversation going! Join us to discuss India’s democracy and RSS! Sign up here👉: gqr.sh/EqPs !

“They don’t just arrest individuals ,they send a message to an entire community.” Dr. Banojyotsna Lahiri reflects on the arrest of Umar Khalid and his-co accused, and how state repression silence Muslim voices and suppress dissent. Watch it here👉🏼 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8A....

📍A must-read investigation with inputs from DAHRD on Assam's 'pushback' machine, its legal violations, and the silence around it. 🔗 www.thequint.com/news/politic...

As PM Modi arrived in the Netherlands for his state visit, DAHRD reflected on the state of democracy in India, highlighting restriction of press freedom and a rise of hate speech and hate crimes against minorities during Modi’s regime. Read the full article here 👉 www.trouw.nl/binnenland/d...

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🚨 Check out the highlights of our April news updates and read the full edition on our website 👉🏽 dahrd.org/about-us/adv... !

📰DAHRD's ED @ritumbra.bsky.social reflects on the cancellation of @rightscon.org, arguing for a framework of digital self-determination centred on the rights of peoples and communities to shape the digital environments they inhabit. 👉 Read the full op-ed here on @thewire.in : gqr.sh/cDGM

Join us for #DemocracyDrinks Far-Right Networks: Diffusion & Democratic Impact 📅 28 May, 17:00 📍Humanity Hub Curious how far-right movements build legitimacy and expand their reach? We’ll explore the RSS in India as a key case and connect it to patterns across Europe. Sign up here: gqr.sh/rvXa !

📣Listen to DAHRD's Director @ritumbra.bsky.social talking about Assam elections, AI-generated content and coordinated disinformation networks. Listen to the podcast here: youtu.be/aPZYT0ZPnAY And read our full report: gqr.sh/zXex Thanks to @boomlive.in ! #india #assamelection #bjp #AI

❗India ranks 157/180 in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index (RSF). Journalists face violence, legal intimidation and near‑total impunity: 28 killed since 2014, many for reporting on the environment, protests, or corruption. Press freedom in India is in free fall. #PressFreedom #India #Journalism

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🚨 @rightscon.org, organised by @accessnow.org, has been cancelled. This cancellation is a significant loss for the digital rights community. At a moment when open exchange and collective thinking are more necessary than ever, the absence of this space for dialogue is deeply felt.

📍 Meet our Advocacy Officer Elena at @rightscon.org, where she'll join the #Young Leaders Summit, engaging in conversations on #human rights and #technology. ➡️5 May | 9:00 AM - 15:00 And if you are at #RightsCon26, come by our booth! ➡️ 7 May | 9:00 AM - 13:00 #DigitalRights #TechAccountability

📍Today we presented our report on Assam elections to MP from @d66.nl and discussed digital rights issues, platform accountability, disinformation and propaganda. We welcome dialogue with decision-makers and remain committed to human rights and responsible digital governance. #digitalrights

👋🏼We’ll be at RightsCon2026 in Lusaka! We’re looking forward to engaging with fellow organisations, advocates, and experts. If you’ll be there too, we’d love to connect- reach out or come to our booth to say hello!

🔎 Unprecedented operation of Industrial‑scale AI content production, documented propaganda‑to‑policy pipeline, and Record Model Code of Conduct violations from verified political accounts. Read our report here👉🏼https://dahrd.org/report/assam-assembly-elections-monitoring-report-april-6-2026-pdf/

👇🏽 Check out the highlights from our newsletter! And read the full newsletter here 👉🏽 dahrd.org/report/assam... !

📣 Our monthly news update is out! Check out the news highlights from March and read the full news update 👉🏽 dahrd.org/about-us/adv... !

🚨 Discover the first industrialised AI disinformation operation in an Indian state election: our monitoring report documents AI disinformation targeting Muslim minority in Assam. 👉🏽 check out the video by Article14: youtube.com/shorts/uR_nB... 👉🏽 and read our report here: dahrd.org/report/assam...

🎉Our latest report is in the news! Check out the articles: 👉🏽 @scroll.in: scroll.in/latest/10919... 👉🏽 The Federal: thefederal.com/elections-20... 👉🏽 The Hindustan Gazette: thehindustangazette.com/national/ass... 👉🏽 Foej Media: foej.in/ai-disinform... 👉🏽 ShiaWaves: shiawaves.com/english/news...

📣Our report in the media! Read it here: dahrd.org/report/assam... ! And check out the articles: 👉🏼 maktoobmedia.com/india/report... 👉🏼 theobserverpost.com/dahrd-reveal...

🚨 New Report alert🚨 Our new report on Assam Assembly Elections documents what we believe to be the first recorded instance of AI-driven disinformation in an Indian state election. Read the full report 👉 dahrd.org/report/assam... !

🔔Our latest newsletter is out! Read it here 👉🏼 us1.campaign-archive.com?u=d2a06123b0... ! Read the report here 👉🏼 dahrd.org/report/preli... !

📣 Missed our webinar 'Justice on hold: Umar Khalid's story of Resistance' with Hannah van Dijcke (@hrf.org), Dr Banojyotsna Lahiri and Betwa Sharma (Article 14) ? You can watch the full recording on our YouTube channel 👉🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt8A... !

🚨 New Report alert🚨 Our new report on the normalisation of AI-generated propaganda in Assam electoral campaign and the role of social platforms is out! Read it here👉🏼: dahrd.org/report/preli... !

In the context of EU-India FTA, our co-founder @ritumbra.bsky.social reflects on Chapter 16, trade and sustainable development, the legal basis of the ‘Brussels effect’. But the commitments remain voluntary and rely on dialogue mechanisms. Read the piece in The Wire 👉 thewire.in/trade/eu-ind...

☕ In Brussels, DAHRD joined a discussion at the @europarl.europa.eu on the #EUIndiaFTA. Our Director, Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie @ritumbra.bsky.social, highlighted: missing key ILO protections, impact on workers & vulnerable communities, and shrinking democratic space in India.

📣 Our newsletter is out! Check out the highlights 👇🏽and read it here👉🏼https://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=d2a06123b0b2827940ebca763&id=a5a673bbae !

📣Our February's overview of news from India is out! 👇🏾Read some highlights and check out the full update on our website👉🏾https://dahrd.org/about-us/advocacy-in-the-european-union/india-news-updates-archives/ !