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Digital Rights

We defend and advance digital rights in the Asia-Pacific, holding governments and corporations to account, and foster civil society collaboration and campaigns.

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Calling for “a resistant digital future” at DRAPAC26

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On day 2 of DRAPAC26, Foundation for Media Alternatives Legal and Policy Advisor Jamael Jacob argued that a digital rights movement that is content with surviving – with resilience – will not transform the conditions that make survival necessary. Rather, it is resistance – and the refusal it gives rise to – that creates the conditions for lasting change.

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Current projects

Tech Tales Youth 2: Defending Internet Freedom in Bangladesh and Malaysia
DRAPAC24 Taipei
Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific 2024 (DRAPAC24) aims to foster resilience and solidarity within the digital rights community through a two-day gathering to be held in Taipei, Taiwan on August 18-19, 2024, before the Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) on August 20-23. Through the gathering, we aim to stimulate collective brainstorming and forge alliances in response to the evolving digital threats for a unified response to shared challenges in the region.
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Taksa: A Game on Disinformation
Developed in collaboration with IOTA Kreatif Media and Annas A. Aziz, Taksa is an interactive story game that invites players to re-evaluate whether critical thinking and digital literacy are truly detrimental to curb disinformation.
The Politics of Fact-Checking in Indonesia
This project investigates the practice of fact-checking in Indonesia to understand how "facts" are produced through the practise of fact-checking, revealing how certain "facts" become accepted as common-sense "truths" while others do not.
Youth Advocacy and Communications for Internet Freedom project
Youth Communications and Advocacy for Internet Freedom
The Youth Communications and Advocacy for Internet Freedom project aims to expand awareness and engagement with digital rights issues, particularly among youth sectors, and develop a stronger digital rights field through effective knowledge sharing, outreach, and engagement.
DRAPAC Series
To build on the momentum from the DRAPAC23 Assembly, we invite you to join us for the DRAPAC Series of events that aims to generate and sustain conversations about the challenges and opportunities for the region with regards to human and digital rights in the networked society.
Tech Tales Youth
Tech Tales Youth aims to support a new group of young filmmakers and visual storytellers in the Philippines and Thailand to produce short films about human rights in the digital age.
Thailand: 4-Point Digital Rights Agenda for Political Parties
Ahead of the 2023 elections in Thailand, EngageMedia, Asia Centre, and the Chiang Mai University-School of Public Policy present four key digital rights issues that political parties must include in their agenda to ensure a well-functioning democracy where citizens can hold their government accountable.
Report: Opening up the Technical Aspects of Internet Shutdowns
The report breaks down the technical aspects behind internet shutdowns and cites examples from incidents reported in South and Southeast Asian countries. It also includes actions that individuals and civil society members can take in the broader movement to safeguard and uphold freedom of internet access and digital rights.
Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Forum
EngageMedia will kick off the year 2023 with the Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Forum, a three-day regional forum that will create online and physical spaces for changemakers to further discuss and collaborate on solutions to the region's most pressing digital rights issues today. The three-day regional forum on January 12 to 14, 2023, is the second group of events leading up to the Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in May 2023.
Digital Rights Country Forums
EngageMedia is set to host four in-person forums in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and Cambodia to create spaces and opportunities for collaborations and knowledge-sharing among human and digital rights advocates.
Report: The State of Digital Security Localization in Southeast Asia
The September 2022 report looks at the ecosystem that supports the localization of digital security tools and guides into five major Southeast Asian languages, and assesses whether, and to what extent, these resources are localized and kept up to date.
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Research: The State of Digital Rights in Indonesia

In 2021, EngageMedia began work with Dr. Indriaswati Saptaningrum of ELSAM to produce a snapshot of key digital rights issues, policies, and civil society actors and networks in Indonesia. The results…

Free VPN for digital rights defenders: A partnership between TunnelBear and EngageMedia

EngageMedia has partnered with VPN service TunnelBear to distribute, as needed, free VPN vouchers to other human rights organisations, digital rights defenders, journalists, and activists.

Greater Internet Freedom Program

EngageMedia is the South and Southeast Asia regional partner of the global Internet Freedom Consortium, a three-year initiative by Internews that aims to enhance digital security for civil society and…

Pretty Good Podcast Discussions Digital Rights
Pretty Good Podcast: Discussions on Digital Rights

“Pretty Good Podcast” is a video podcast on mainstreaming digital rights in the Asia-Pacific by amplifying regional voices and linking regional experiences and news to broader digital rights discussio…

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Digital Safety in the Asia-Pacific

EngageMedia has and continues to be involved in various projects on digital security in the Asia-Pacific. In these initiatives, there is a strong emphasis on the use of and training on free and open-s…

Indonesia Digital Rights Situation Report 2019: The Rise of Digital Authoritarian
Expanding Digital Rights Networks in Indonesia

Despite having the fourth biggest population on the planet, Indonesia is rarely represented in regional and global digital rights conversations and networks. To address these and other challenges and…

Initiative for Media Freedom

EngageMedia is a consortium partner of the Initiative for Media Freedom in the Philippines, a five-year program led by Internews that aims to support an independent and free press in order to counter…

Tech Tales: Films about Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific

Despite various digital rights violations in the Asia-Pacific, there are not enough films that document these issues in the region. Through “Tech Tales: Films about digital rights in the Asia-Pacific”…

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