Internet shutdowns for political and social control at record high in Africa ~tech Article 528 words, published Mar 9 2025 17 votes
French government could cut off social media during unrest, says Emmanuel Macron ~tech social media Article 894 words 12 votes
"Just take care of ur self" - Interview with the girlfriend of Nika Schakarami ~life Article 1434 words 7 votes
Iranian schoolgirl ‘beaten to death for refusing to sing’ pro-regime anthem ~news iran.ardabil Article 638 words 10 votes
UN mulls quick foreign troop deployment to ease Haiti crisis ~news haiti crime.organized Article 992 words 5 votes
Haiti braces for unrest as a defiant President refuses to step down ~news haiti politics Article 1311 words 8 votes
Guatemala protesters torch Congress as simmering anger boils over ~news guatemala politics crime Article 849 words 9 votes
Scores of testing sites forced to close because of vandalism in civil unrest ~health healthcare Article 1225 words 7 votes
Twenty-five dead and 130 wounded in Baghdad after a night of attacks by unknown gunmen targeting anti-government demonstrators ~news iraq.baghdad Article 486 words 10 votes
Protests erupt over Iran petrol rationing: Demonstrators take to the streets in many cities as petrol prices go up by at least 50% ~news iran Article 450 words 6 votes
How the women-only Facebook group Minbar-Shat helped overthrow the Sudanese government ~tech facebook social media Article 2247 words, published Oct 4 2019 7 votes
Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram, then shuts down internet amid civil unrest ~news iraq politics Article 782 words 27 votes
Communications and internet have been blacked out in Kashmir since August 4 - five people explain what it's like to live through ~tech Article 1821 words 8 votes
Zanu-PF wins majority in Zimbabwe parliament elections, officials say ~news zimbabwe politics Article 1174 words 7 votes
Ethiopia’s reforming prime minister runs into a roadblock of ethnic unrest ~news ethiopia politics Article 1319 words 4 votes
Venezuela crisis: UN says security forces killed hundreds ~news venezuela politics Article 735 words 12 votes
Ethiopian prime minister vows to stick to reforms after explosion at rally. Abiy Ahmed commented on Addis Ababa blast that killed one and injured more than 100, saying ‘killing others is a defeat’. ~news ethiopia.addis ababa politics Article 852 words 7 votes
Jordan's King Abdullah appoints new reformist PM in bid to quell unrest ~news jordan politics Article 552 words 3 votes
‘We'll find you and hang you': Russian bloggers threatened for their efforts at doxxing pro-government Cossacks ~misc Article 1187 words 4 votes