#rightscon2026 — Public Fediverse posts
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One of the sessions where I was supposed to speak at Rightscon this month is scheduled as a webinar on 20 May.
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EDRi condemns Zambia's de facto cancellation of #RightsCon2026 following Chinese pressure.
This violates freedom of expression & assembly and further strains the digital rights and democracy community at a critical moment.
We stand with @accessnow.bsky.social and Bloggers for Zambia.
Full statement → https://epd.eu/news-publications/statement-the-zambian-governments-cancellation-of-rightscon-2026-is-a-blow-to-digital-rights-and-democracy/
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So the #PRChina government convinced #Zambia n authorities to sabotage #RightsCon2026 - for 2600 f2f participants and 1100 online participants - because PRChina wants to oppress #Taiwan (#RepublicOfChina).
#StreisandEffect ? Sorry #XiJinPing, you can't do that sort of oppression quietly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Zambia_relations
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China's Disruption of #RightsCon is a Wake-Up Call To Counter Its Authoritarian Influence. #Internet #Rightscon2026 #internetFreedom
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🎻 Oh no! 🚫 RightsCon 2026 won't dazzle Zambia! In a 7-minute novel-length saga, we're treated to a masterpiece of logistical gymnastics and emotional melodrama, instead of just admitting they lost the paperwork. 📜💥
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/ #RightsCon2026 #Zambia #Logistics #Drama #EmotionalMelodrama #PaperworkSaga #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated -
A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
#HackerNews #RightsCon2026 #Zambia #Statement #HumanRights #DigitalRights #Activism
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A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
#HackerNews #RightsCon2026 #Zambia #Statement #HumanRights #DigitalRights #Activism
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A statement about why RightsCon 2026 will not take place in Zambia
https://www.rightscon.org/rc26-statement/
#HackerNews #RightsCon2026 #Zambia #Statement #HumanRights #DigitalRights #Activism
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RightsCon, one of the most important conferences world-wide at the intersection of human rights and technology, has been "postponed" by the government of #Zambia, only days before it was to begin.
The conference was preparing for 5,000+ participants, about 3,000 of them in-person. Many of them have already begun their travel.
Beyond the suppression of a conference under flimsy pretenses, there will also be a considerable financial impact on its organizers at #AccessNow @noybeu, an international not-for-profit organization.
If you can afford to support them to cope with the damage done, consider a donation at
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I last went to #RightsCon in 2019, but, to be honest, #RightsCon2026 is the only thing I've been able to think about today. I see the geopolitical analyses floating around adjacent spaces and I nod, yet I also think: how trivial it was for a few to inflict such a great harm on thousands worldwide.
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Just a week before it was due to start, #Zambia has cancelled #RightsCon2026 - leaving thousands of international attendees in limbo. Which of the usual suspects pressured them to do this? charlesmok.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Rightscon to be... -
Weaving a Wiser Web: Centering Marginalized Knowledge in Digital Spaces 🎯
That's the roudtable we'll be hosting at #RightsCon2026 with our co-conspirators from @DAIR and the Feminist Internet Research Network 💫
Mark the date! And if you’re working on topics at the intersection of Tech and Knowledge justice and that you’d like to connect in Lusaka, drop us an email at [email protected] 💌