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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.
The 2026 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly is just one week away, bringing together over 500 human rights defenders, activists, policymakers, technologists, academics, and more from across the regional digital rights movement. DRAPAC26 in
Drawing inspiration from the Filipino spirit of bayanihan, DRAPAC26 is co-owned and co-led by a coalition of organisations with years of experience advancing digital rights across the Philippines and the wider region. Get to know the organisations behind DRAPAC26.
After much anticipation and deliberation, the 2026 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC26) programme is now live on our official website. DRAPAC26 takes place in Manila on June 8 to 10, 2026, co-hosted by
Join us from June 8 to 10, 2026, for the DRAPAC Assembly in Manila! We're now accepting session proposals to populate the assembly’s three days. Applications for both session proposals and fellowship applications close on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
Building on the successes of DRAPAC23 Chiang Mai in 2023 and DRAPAC24 Taipei in 2024, DRAPAC25 Kuala Lumpur created space for meaningful dialogue and action to protect and advance digital rights across the region.
EngageMedia reports the latest media monitoring findings from 2025, covering 74 cases of AI and emerging technology-related incidents. It documents a significant rise in AI incidents across small to disaster-scale categories, nearly quadrupling from 2022 to 2024. The report highlights incidents affecting the environment, civil liberties, and businesses.
Mark your calendars: The 2026 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC) will hold its fourth edition from June 8 to 10, 2026 in Manila, Philippines! The DRAPAC26 Assembly expounds on the previous year’s theme of collective digital futures and recenters its focus towards the movement’s co-creation of collective resources.
The dialogue, held as part of DRAPAC25, highlighted AI governance initiatives in Indonesia and Malaysia and civil society recommendations to safeguard public interest in the use of AI systems.