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Director General - ARIJ. Arab Journalist.
💡 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
4 days ago
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Mozilla
4 days ago
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...
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Unlearning Privacy - Mozilla Festival 2025
YouTube video by Mozilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT6WC6glu8g
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Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI)
4 days ago
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.
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Seeing the Digital Sphere: The Case for Public Platform Data | TechPolicy.Press
Introducing a series from Tech Policy Press and the Knight-Georgetown Institute, exploring why public platform data access is vital in today’s digital world.
https://www.techpolicy.press/seeing-the-digital-sphere-the-case-for-public-platform-data/
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Germ Network
4 days ago
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!
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Mozilla Festival Schedule
For 15 years, Mozilla Festival has been the home for big ideas, bold conversations, and the movement for a better internet. From November 7th to 9th, we’re bringing that energy back to Barcelona, and…
https://schedule.mozillafestival.org/session/219
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Tessa Brown
4 days ago
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
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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
4 days ago
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Sasha Costanza-Chock
4 days ago
Nabiha Syed and
@ruha9.bsky.social
in conversation on the main stage at
#MozFest
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Alex Hanna
4 days ago
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.
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Tessa Brown
4 days ago
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
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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
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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
18 days ago
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arijnetwork
about 1 month ago
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.”
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Tan Hui Yee
about 2 months ago
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".
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DW Akademie
about 2 months ago
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
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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?...
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Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe - Episode 1 | Featured Documentary
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
https://youtu.be/H7FML0wzJ6A?si=n1Jr_Ijy9Ox0eUU2
about 2 months ago
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arijnetwork
4 months ago
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...
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GFMD Members Elect New Steering Committee for 2025–2029
The new Steering Committee will officially begin its four-year term on 20 November 2025 at an in-person meeting during the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
https://gfmd.info/steering-committee-2025-2029/
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Our journalists are dying. Help us stop this.
#PressFreedom
#JournalismIsNotaCrime
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4 months ago
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التجويع الإسرائيلي يقتل
#غزة
Israeli starvation is killing
#Gaza
4 months ago
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The Guardian
4 months ago
‘My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?’
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‘My parents got me out of Soviet Russia at the right time. Should my family now leave the US?’
When he left the Soviet Union for a new life in America, the novelist never imagined he would live under another authoritarian regime. Then Trump got back into power ... Is it time to move again?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/19/my-parents-got-me-out-of-soviet-russia-at-the-right-time-should-my-family-now-leave-the-us?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1752913121
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ICIJ
4 months ago
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...
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Former Real Madrid manager mentioned in Pandora Papers receives suspended jail term in tax fraud case - ICIJ
Spanish courts hit Carlo Ancelotti, now head coach of Brazil, with a one-year suspended prison term and a fine.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/former-real-madrid-manager-mentioned-in-pandora-papers-receives-suspended-jail-term-in-tax-fraud-case/
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
4 months ago
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...
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Fans Urge Justin Timberlake to Condemn Georgia Crackdown Ahead of Tbilisi Show
Fans of the SexyBack star have launched an online petition urging Timberlake to condemn “repression unfolding in Georgia” ahead of his appearance at a scheduled concert in Tbilisi next week hosted as ...
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/fans-urge-justin-timberlake-to-condemn-georgia-crackdown-ahead-of-tbilisi-show
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Mahmoud Elsobky
4 months ago
🚨📣 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...
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Parliamentary question | The export and use of European dogs as weapons against Palestinian civilians | E-002814/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002814/2025 to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rule 144 Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sebastia...
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-002814_EN.html
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Thanks @gfmd.info members for the trust 🌷🙏
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4 months ago
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📣 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.
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5 months ago
⭕️ 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.
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🏆
@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.
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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.
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5 months ago
🏆 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.
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5 months ago
@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
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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
5 months ago
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So proud of all ARIJeans & ARIJ Team 👏🎉
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نحن اليوم كما كنا بالأمس وكما سنكون غدا… لكن السباق مع الزمن أصبح أكثر صعوبة وأكثر إيلاما.
5 months ago
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Gaza bleeding. Beirut grieving. Till when can our hearts carry this much sorrow?
#Gaza
#Beirut
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5 months ago
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arijnetwork
5 months ago
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-...
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arijnetwork
6 months ago
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
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arijnetwork
6 months ago
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 ⬇️
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🤝🏻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.
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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
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6 months ago
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.
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6 months ago
◆︎ 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.
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⭕️ 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.🧵
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6 months ago
Happening now | ARIJ reveals how Israel is systematically targeting Palestinian journalists in
#Gaza
. Investigations that demand attention.
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6 months ago
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
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arijnetwork
6 months ago
📣 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
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6 months ago
🤖 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...
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7 months ago
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
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7 months ago
April 30 sessions 📌Closing Event – Gaza: Reporting Against All Odds ⏰ 19:00 📍Friche de la Belle de Mai
@rdamen.bsky.social
@sajamortada.bsky.social
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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
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7 months ago
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 ⤵️
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7 months ago
Now | @Mortada Saja on “how to protect yourself against fake news?” in Marseilles.
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