💡 Live | Unlearning Privacy Happening now! At Mozilla Festival - Udbhav Tiwari @signal.org : “Privacy is not a luxury. It is a human right”. Featuring also @alexhanna.bsky.social & Lauren Hendry Parsons @mozilla.org #Privacy #DataProtection #Mozilla #MozFest

Happening now at our #MozFest stage in Barcelona: Unlearning Privacy with Udbhav Tiwari from Signal, @alexhanna.bsky.social, DAIR Institute, and Lauren Hendry Parsons, Mozilla Foundation. Follow the live stream 🔴📽️ -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT6W...

Read the first commentary by @leticiabode.bsky.social & @pfchap.bsky.social here 👉 www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-d... And stay tuned this week for new essays and our launch event at #MozFest 2025 in Barcelona, where we’ll discuss the future of data access, research, and platform accountability.

In Barcelona this weekend for #MozFest? Stop by the Germ Network booth on Sunday to meet our CEO Tessa and designer Katherine and play with Germ DM for iOS!

Very excited to see cybersecurity creator Tazin Khan speak about everyday threat models and how we get ahead of them. She’s also chic af. But not on Bluesky! #MozFest

My first time at Mozilla Festival in #Barcalona Very interesting discussions. Do you want to know about AI in Arabic language? Do you want to collaborate with a huge network of journalists & fact checkers in the Arab World? Join me Sun@14:45 PM at B1. Thanks @mozilla.org #MozFest

Nabiha Syed and @ruha9.bsky.social in conversation on the main stage at #MozFest

Opening up #MozFest, @ruha9.bsky.social asks us "who owns the future?" but also problematizing the notion of ownership. Need to shift the question, expanding the vision of how we imagine new futures.

Not all speed is movement. - Toni Cade Bambara The world may be ending. But there are other worlds. - Octavia Butler Some quotes Dr. @ruha9.bsky.social dropped at #MozFest this morning

Now | At Mozilla Festival in #Barcelona Opening - Ruha Benjamin @ruha9.bsky.social Department of African American Studies, Princeton University - #Gaza & genocide is in the heart of “imagination” comprehensive way of thinking. #MozFest

If you are at IPI in Vienna today, come to our panel “Ending Impunity in Gaza” at 12 noon at “Maria Theresia Room” with a central question: how can we end the cycle of impunity for the killing of journalists? #IPIWoCo25 @globalfreemedia.bsky.social

Each life lost is more than a statistic—every journalist was a person, not just a colleague, but a target. Yesterday, @rdamen.bsky.social, ARIJ's Director General delivered a powerful speech during #iMEdDIJF25 in the session “She Wasn’t Just a Colleague — She Was a Target.”

At #iMEdDIJF25, @rdamen.bsky.social honours the murdered journalists in Gaza and urges newsrooms to "stop outsourcing courage to freelancers while outsourcing responsibility to silence".

At yesterday's #DWFreedom deep-dive, researcher Samar Sabry and regional experts @rdamen.bsky.social and @amhanna.bsky.social explored our State of Media Development Report's findings and recommendations for the Middle East and Northern Africa. Read more here: lnkd.in/enggp8Ss

The Guardian's great, former Middle East correspondent David Hirst has left our world. He was a deep serious voice in my documentary Al Nakba. youtu.be/H7FML0wzJ6A?...

We are proud to announce that ARIJ Director General, @rdamen.bsky.social, has been elected for the @gfmd.info steering committee. Rawan Damen joins 16 other members in the committee, 13 of whom are women. More details ⬇️ gfmd.info/steering-com...

Our journalists are dying. Help us stop this. #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotaCrime

التجويع الإسرائيلي يقتل #غزة Israeli starvation is killing #Gaza

‘My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?’

Former Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti, now a coach for Brazil’s national team, was sentenced to a one-year suspended prison term and more than $450K fine for tax fraud. He appeared in ICIJ’s #PandoraPapers. www.icij.org/investigatio...

Justin Timberlake concert scheduled for next week in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, has prompted local backlash in the form of an online petition calling for the American pop artist to condemn what it describes as a “dark authoritarian turn” in the country. www.occrp.org/en/news/fans...

🚨📣 My latest investigation has reached the EU Parliament. European-trained military/police dogs are being exported and used by the Israeli army against Palestinian civilians. @arijnetwork.bsky.social @binvestigations.bsky.social #HumanRights www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

Thanks @gfmd.info members for the trust 🌷🙏

📣 ARIJ Director General @rdamen.bsky.social will speak at “Connected & Protected: Community Responses to Digital Harms in Jordan”. 🗓️17 July 📍Fairmont Amman | 🕐 12:30–15:30 The event brings together voices from media, tech, gov & civil society to explore how tech can empower—not harm—communities.

⭕️ This week, ARIJ Board of Directors meeting convened in Copenhagen to review strategic priorities for the second half of 2025. The discussions focused on navigating funding cuts & regional political turbulence, investigative reports, fact-checking, and AI at ARIJ.

🏆 @oneworldmedia.bsky.social announced that ARIJ has won the 2025 Press Freedom Award at the ceremony held on the evening of Wednesday, June 25, in London, UK. This award is presented to an independent media organization based in the Global South that uses journalism to spotlight pressing issues.

For over 20 years, ARIJ has been more than a hub for investigative journalism — it’s a network of strong professional ties extending beyond the newsroom. These testimonials remind us that real change happens through collaboration with those who share our commitment to responsibility and accuracy.

🏆 Proud Moment for ARIJ🏆 We are thrilled to announce that we have won the Press Freedom Award from @oneworldmedia.bsky.social This prestigious award honors an independent media organisation based in the Global South that uses journalism to spotlight pressing issues.

@rdamen.bsky.social , ARIJ Director General, after announcing that ARIJ won the Press Freedom Award by @oneworldmedia.bsky.social . This award is presented to an independent media organization based in the Global South that uses journalism to spotlight pressing issues. #OWMAwards2025

هناك أمل.. ‏الليلة فرنا في أريج بجائزة حرية الصحافة المرموقة ⁦‪في لندن، من بين جميع المؤسسات الإعلامية المستقلة في جنوب العالم. ‏هناك أمل.. ‏الليلة وانا اسير في شوارع ريكيافيك في ايسلند، أجد من لا ينسى صحفيي ⁧‫#غزة‬⁩ و ⁧‫#فلسطين‬⁩ ‏⁧‫#هناك_أمل‬⁩ @oneworldmedia.bsky.social

So proud of all ARIJeans & ARIJ Team 👏🎉

نحن اليوم كما كنا بالأمس وكما سنكون غدا… لكن السباق مع الزمن أصبح أكثر صعوبة وأكثر إيلاما.

Gaza bleeding. Beirut grieving. Till when can our hearts carry this much sorrow? #Gaza #Beirut 💔

ARIJ has joined 130+ global press freedom & media organizations in signing a letter coordinated by @pressfreedom.bsky.social & @rsf-interfr.bsky.social urging unrestricted access for international journalists to #Gaza & calling to protect all journalists reporting from Gaza⬇️ cpj.org/2025/06/cpj-...

On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we remember Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed 3 years ago. Her killer remains free without accountability. In honor of her memory, we are proud to announce the selection of Palestinian journalist Zarifa Hassan from Gaza for the third edition of this fellowship. #WPFD2025

We have just opened submissions to the ARIJ awards for Arab investigative reporting, and we are pleased to announce our jury for this year Submission to the awards is open until 31 August 2025. Here is a quick look at our jury members ⬇️

🤝🏻We're proud of the ongoing collaboration & the MOU signed between us and the Applied Science Private University (ASU) in Jordan, aimed at strengthening partnership, networking, and promoting a culture of investigative journalism, as well as teaching ARIJ’s investigative journalism curriculum.

How can an investigative project on the war in #Gaza be transformed into an art exhibition that portrays the stories of journalists? This is what the UNPRESS exhibition accomplished at ARIJ's 17th Annual Forum, showcasing the #GazaProject through artistic sculptures & artwork. youtu.be/yYSw5fW5fWQ#Gaza

In all these types of crimes, command responsibility is when the leadership is aware of the crimes committed and fails to carry out accountability or punish those responsible.

◆︎ Genocide: The intent to destroy a group of people based on ethnic, religious, or national identity. ◆︎ Crimes against humanity: Systematic attacks against civilian populations. ◆︎ War crimes: Armed conflicts resulting in the killing of civilians and military personnel.

⭕️ In the webinar "Introduction to International Criminal Justice," Thierry Cruvellier, Editor-in-Chief of Justice Info, focused on the differences between genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.🧵

Happening now | ARIJ reveals how Israel is systematically targeting Palestinian journalists in #Gaza. Investigations that demand attention.

Covering war crimes or international justice issues? This webinar will give you the tools & legal clarity you need. 📌Genocide vs. war crimes vs. crimes against humanity–explained 📌How tribunals work 📌How to report complex cases clearly & responsibly 📅May 6 | 🕗20:00 (GMT+3) arij.me/Criminal-Justice

📣 This is your chance to support our work! In today’s world, investigative journalism faces shrinking funding and rising threats. We just launched our donation campaign — and your support matters more than ever. Donate today 👉🏽 arij.net/support-us/ #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2025

🤖 On May 3, the world celebrates #WorldPressFreedomDay. This year, the theme is Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of AI on Press Freedom. Based on our work & experience in using AI, we have updated our AI strategy. Check the latest updates in Arabic ➡️ arij.net/ai/playbook/arij-st...

Got an idea for #ARIJ25? Let’s hear it! We’re building the agenda for ARIJ’s 18th Annual Forum, and your input matters. 🎤 Suggest a session, lead a workshop, or highlight a key topic. 🌐 Registration is open 👉 arij25.arij.net/en.html

April 30 sessions 📌Closing Event – Gaza: Reporting Against All Odds ⏰ 19:00 📍Friche de la Belle de Mai @rdamen.bsky.social @sajamortada.bsky.social

April 29 sessions 📌AI & Journalism: Mediterranean Media’s Shared Challenge ⏰ 11:00 📍Palais du Pharo - Auditorium 📌How to Protect Yourself Against Fake News ⏰ 14:00 📍Palais du Pharo - Room 120 📌Promoting Investigative Journalism in Africa and the MENA Region ⏰ 17:00 📍Palais du Pharo - Room 120

Marseille, here we go! See you today at the 2025 Mediterranean Agora for Journalism We are proud to be partnering and participating in several important events this year. ARIJ’s Director General, Rawan Damen, and AFCN’s Manager, Saja Mortada, will be moderating/speaking in the following sessions ⤵️

Now | @Mortada Saja on “how to protect yourself against fake news?” in Marseilles.