With the tip of the al-Assad regime and half a century of dictatorship, Syria’s media area is present process tumultuous adjustments. State TV and social media customers are weaving new narratives, whereas the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham continues its rebrand.
Contributors:
Ibrahim Olabi – Lawyer, Guernica 37
Kholoud Helmi – Co-founder, Enab Baladi Newspaper
Rasha Elass – Editorial Director, New Strains Journal
Zaina Erhaim – Managing Editor, Jeem
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How ‘sensible cities’ make us extra surveilled than ever earlier than
As city populations soar, surveillance is intensifying within the type of “sensible cities” constructed across the assortment of knowledge. However beneath guarantees to enhance providers lie severe considerations for residents’ privateness and freedoms.
That includes:
Anna Kwok – Government Director, Hong Kong Democracy Council
Dhaksh Raj Sooriya – Senior Researcher, Surveillance Resistance Lab
Julia Angwin – Investigative Journalist