Kenya grapples with fake news as women, politicians take the hit

By Rachel Ombaka,

'Forwarded as received' is one of the most common statements on WhatsApp messages probably intended to quash any doubts in the recipient's mind that i...

fake news , gender forum , Online Harassment , social media , Trolls

‘Cyber flashers’ in Singapore could now get two years in prison

By CNN,

Singapore has criminalized the sending of unsolicited intimate images, or "cyber flashing," as part of a major crackdown on sexual harassment online. ...

Women still bear greatest brunt of online harassment, World Press Freedom summit told

By Rachel Ombaka,

Female journalists are more visible than ever in the digital era making them easy targets for online harassment, the World Press Freedom Day summit wa...

digital rights , Female Journalists , Online Harassment , world press freedom day

Facebook removes accounts linked to Indian political parties, Pakistan’s military

By VOA,

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts and pages linked to Indian political parties or the Pakistani military for what the company described as "co...

facebook

Journalist Maria Ressa arrested at Manila airport

By CNN,

Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippine journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested once again after being detained at ...

Maria Ressa

Senator McSally, an Air Force veteran, says she was raped by a superior officer

By Reuters,

U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the U.S. Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did n...

Senator MC Sally

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa’s court appearance postponed

By CNN,

Maria Ressa, the Philippine journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has had her court appearance postponed, after she filed a mo...

Maria Ressa , Philippines journalist Maria Ressa's court appearance postponed

Top French journalists used Facebook group to harass women

By CNN,

Several prominent French journalists have been suspended and another could lose his job over their participation in a secret Facebook group that encou...

Cyberbullying , French journalists , sexual harrassment online

One third of U.N. workers say sexually harassed in past two years

By Reuters,

One third of U.N. staff and contractors experienced sexual harassment in the past two years, according to a report released by the United Nations on T...

2018 was the year Facebook and Twitter grew up

By CNN,

When a young person turns 18, in most countries they are considered adults, liable for their mistakes and misdeeds. 2018 was the year social media an...

Cambridge Analytica scandal , Mark Zuckerberg

The Me Too movement was silent in Senegal. These women are trying to change that

By CNN,

Late last year, as #MeToo spread from social media feeds in the United States, intensifying into a slew of global hashtags -- #BalanceTonPorc, #YoTamb...

#Metoo , #Nopiwouma , Fatima Zahra Ba , Harvey Weinstein , Ndambaw Kama , Olivia Codou , Oumy Ndour , Rokhaya Ngom , Senegal , Soukeyna Ndao Diallo , unicef

U.N. watchdog presses Saudi Arabia on alleged torture of activists

By Reuters,

A U.N. human rights watchdog has urged Saudi authorities to free over a dozen rights activists detained in the kingdom, alleging that some had been to...

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Jamal Khashoggi , Saudi Arabia , torture , U.N

European Union survey: European Jews feel under threat, think of emigrating

By VOA,

More than one in three European Jews have considered emigrating over the past five years because they no longer feel safe amid a surge in anti-Semitis...

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn , EJC head Moshe Kantor , European Jewish Congress (EJC) , European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) , FRA'S director Michael O'Flaherty , Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

She exposed Duterte’s drug war, now she faces prison in the Philippines

By CNN,

Images and stories from Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's brutal war on drugs have shocked audiences worldwide, as bodies have stacked up in cit...

Duterte's brutal war on drugs , news site Rappler , Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte , Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Pierre Omidyar , Rappler CEO Maria Ressa

How to talk to kids about sexual harassment

By CNN,

I never imagined I'd be spending so much time talking to my girls, ages 10 and 11, about sexual harassment. After the news broke early Wednesday ...

sex education , sexual harassment

Naked selfies. Blackmail. Then it got worse

By CNN,

When model and socialite Judith Heard was asked to pay $3,000 in blackmail money to stop her stolen nude selfies being published online, she said her ...

Anti-Pornography Act , Pornography Control Committee , Socialite Judith Heard , uganda

Google Workers Worldwide Protest Company’s Handling of Sex Harassment Cases

By VOA,

SAN FRANCISCO — It was a protest that went around the globe. From Singapore to Dublin, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Pryor, Oklahoma, Google employees w...

Google , Google protest

Days after synagogue massacre, online hate is thriving

By VOA,

A website popular with racists that was used by the man charged in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre was shut down within hours of the slaughter, but ...

ku klux klan , Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

Awaiting trial, Diane Rwigara says she’s determined to hold Rwandan gov’t accountable

By CNN,

Diane Rwigara, a leading critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, spent more than a year in prison before she was released on bail Friday. Now, as...

Diane Rwigara , People Salvation Movement , President Paul Kagame , Rwanda opposition leader

India’s #MeToo moment? Media, entertainment industry shaken by allegations

By CNN,

A year after the fall of US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, a flurry of allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior has shaken the India...

#MeToo movement , Bollywood production , Harvey Weinstein , Nana Patekar , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , Priyanka Chopra