Pegasus misuse highlights the need for regulation of digital spying tools
Governments must work together to better delineate uncrossable lines for such software
Calls to release former Front Line Defenders employee from Bahrain prison to Ireland
Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja serving life sentence for role in peaceful uprising in 2011
Spyware Pegasus found on hacked mobile phones of four human rights defenders
Inclusion of several Jordanian women among targets ‘merits special attention’
Front Line Defenders agrees deal for new HQ in south Dublin
Human rights body chaired by Denis O’Brien relocates to Avoca Court in Blackrock village
Concern activist’s phone infected with spyware during Dublin conference
Ebtisam al-Saegh’s phone hacked by Pegasus software, human rights groups say
Kremlin urged to end attack on Memorial civil rights group
UN rapporteur Mary Lawlor hails work of organisation blacklisted as a ‘foreign agent’
Surveillance tools like Pegasus should not be for sale
Net Results: Targeting of Palestinian activists’ phones is the latest evidence of abuse
Irish NGO finds spyware on phones of Palestinian activists
Front Line Defenders found traces of the Pegasus programme on six phones
The Irish Times view on human rights activists: the good fight
Traditional tools of state repression, such as restrictive laws and intimidation, are today supplemented by increasingly common online tactics
Is data privacy a basic right in the EU? Maybe it’s time to find out
Net Results: An Oireachtas committee heard that the current social media model should be banned
Fears grow in Sri Lanka for refugees targeted by mob violence
More than 1,000 refugees, mainly Ahmadi Muslims from Pakistan, under police protection
Social media ban deepens sense of isolation in times of tragedy
Net Results: Terrorism is no excuse for shutting down social media
Crimean Tatars stand firm against Russian occupation of homeland
Five years of Kremlin rule have brought repression to Muslim community
Human rights defenders memorial planned for Iveagh House grounds
Statue will honour 3,500 killed for defending human rights
When having a strong password can mean life or death
Net Results: UN award for Irish human rights group Front Line Defenders is well-deserved
Activists mark 100 years since birth of Mandela
March from Famine Memorial marks centenary of South African leader’s birth
Denis O’Brien hails human rights defenders in speech to charity
Front Line Defenders’ patron lavishes praise on those who work ‘in the face of repression’
Fintan O’Toole: Denis O’Brien’s thin skin at odds with role of major media player
He has long seen himself as a victim of widespread media and political efforts to do him down
Irish groups spend more than €12.5m on EU lobbying
Biggest lobbyists at EU level include Facebook, Ibec, Irish Farmers’ Association and Ryanair
Jailed Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti wins human rights award
Chinese minority activist was imprisoned for life two years ago for ‘inciting separatism’
Government urged to raise abuses despite risk of damaging ties
Front Line Defenders says Ireland slow to raise concerns with countries such as China and Ethiopia
Latin America most dangerous place for human rights activists
Almost half of activists killed were linked to defence of indigenous people’s, says group
‘The world has closed its eyes to what is happening in Syria’
Leading Syrian human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni to address Dublin event
Internet body pushes for domain owners’ names to be made public
Controversial proposals would restrict ability to keep addresses, email contacts and phone numbers private
Bahraini blogger outlines struggle for human rights
Abdulemann arrested and tortured for ‘broadcasting false news’
Net results: implications of data safety in the cloud are still up in the air
Of key concern is, who can get at your data?
Internet turned into ‘giant surveillance platform’ by NSA
Bruce Schneier tells Dublin audience secure web is in everyone’s interest
The security guy who’s unlocking the mystery of government surveillance
Bruce Schneier believes governments, driven by fear, are going the wrong way about tackling terrorism
Bahrain human rights activist spent two years in jail for tweets
Nabeel Rajab urges Ireland ‘to fight for democracy around the world’
China keeps tight grip on 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square
Tens of thousands take part in candlight vigil in Hong Kong
Sean Penn presents human rights award in Dublin
Pakistani women’s group win Front Line Defenders Award for work in tribal region
Small town fights for world’s attention with witty banners and viral videos
Social media is the peaceful weapon of choice for a plucky Syrian community
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