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State of Internet Freedom in Malawi 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Jimmy Kainja

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 18 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Chad 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 21 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Kenya 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Kampala: CIPESA; Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) (2020), 25 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Ethiopia 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Ashnah Kalemera, Victor Kapiyo, Paul Kimumwe et al.

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), III, 18 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom: Democratic Republic of the Congo 2019. Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Arsene Tungali, Blaise Ndola

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 17 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Botswana 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Batlhalefi Tutwane

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 17 pp.

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Kenya

Molly Dean, Kwasi Donkor, Amy Paul, Olu Olutolak

USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2020), 42 pp.

"Kenya’s digital ecosystem has significant strengths not yet fully leveraged: • Political interest in digital technology at national and county level: The Government of Kenya’s (GoK) digital economy blueprint, ICT Masterplan, and eCitizen (government service platform for Kenyan citizens and re ... more

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État des libertés sur Internet en République Démocratique 2019: Cartographie des tendances en matière de contrôle de l’Internet par les pouvoirs publics, 1999-2019

Arsène Tungali, Blaise Ndola

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 20 pp.

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Rights in Africa

African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2020), 297 pp.

"This publication is a compilation of 19 articles by African researchers, academics, journalists and human and digital rights activists on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital rights in Africa. The articles were commissioned by the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (AfDec ... ) Coalition as part of its project on “Securing human rights online in Africa through a strong and active ‘African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms’ network”. The AfDec Coalition is a pan-African initiative which promotes human rights standards and principles of openness in internet policy formulation and implementation on the continent, guided by the 13 principles established in the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms. At the time that the papers were commissioned, in June 2020, African states had either invoked existing policies or adopted new policies for prevention of spread, containment and treatment of the virus that had an impact on the enjoyment of digital rights. For example, most governments employed the use of contact tracing applications to track and trace citizens’ movements and put in place measures criminalising free speech when it contained false information about the pandemic. These two examples had the potential to be abused, particularly the latter, which was used to silence journalists and government critics. The pandemic also moved most citizens’ communication, education, work, trade and access to basic services from physical interactions to primilary online interactions. However, the continent is still largely made up of informal economies, has a low internet penetration rate of 28.2% (far below the global average of around 53%), and has seen an increase in reports of digital rights violations resulting from repressive cyberlaws, making the efforts to address the pandemic inadequate and inequitable. These articles offer reflective analyses on government efforts to curb the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of the AfDec principles, with a focus on a number of the principles including privacy and personal data protection, gender equality, freedom of expression, internet access and affordability, and the right to development and access to knowledge." (Introduction) more

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Etat des libertés sur internet au Burundi 2019: Cartographie des tendances en matière de contrôle de l’Internet par les pouvoirs publics, 1999-2019

Ashnah Kalemera, Victor Kapiyo, Paul Kimumwe et al. (eds.)

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 19 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Tanzania 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 16 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Cameroon 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 18 pp.

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Assessing Internet Development in Kenya: Using UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators

Grace Githaiga, Victor Kapiyo et al.

Paris: UNESCO; Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) (2020), 167 pp.

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State of Internet Freedom in Burundi 2019: Mapping Trends in Government Internet Controls, 1999-2019

Ashnah Kalemera, Victor Kapiyo, Paul Kimumwe, Lillian Nalwoga, Juliet Nanfuka, Edrine Wanyama, Wairagala Wakabi (eds.)

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 18 pp.

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Contract for the Web

Web Foundation; CIPESA; Wikimedia Foundation (2019), 31 pp.

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Assessing Internet Development in Brazil: Using UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators

Paris: UNESCO; Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br); Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) (2019), 197 pp.

"The development of the national environment of the Internet in Brazil is strong and positive, and in line with international standards when considering the regulatory framework. However, there are enforcement problems in some areas and significant shortcomings in access and connectivity for citizen ... more

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Evaluando el desarrollo de Internet en Argentina: Utilizando los indicadores ROAM-X de Universalidad de Internet de la UNESCO

Carolina Caeiro, Delfina Ferracutti, Maria Fernanda Martínez, Ivan Kirschbaum, Juan Ortiz

Paris; Montevideo: UNESCO (2019), 275 pp.

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Internet Health Report 2019

Mozilla Foundation

Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2019), 116 pp.

"This report is structured according to five overlapping themes that we consider a helpful framework for assessing internet health: privacy and security, openness, digital inclusion, web literacy, and decentralization, but it’s designed so you can read the articles in any order." (Introduction)

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Social Media in Zimbabwe: A Toxic Tool or a Future Bridge to Peace?

Tendai Marima

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 10 pp.

"The rise of social media in Zimbabwe has brought with it a greater variety of platforms which offer people a means to express themselves. However, the democratisation of information and the increase in digital spaces have also come with greater state restriction and polarisation among Zimbabweans. ... more

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Venezuela’s 21st Century Authoritarianism in the Digital Sphere

Iria Puyosa

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 14 pp.

"This policy brief summarises extensive information on digital rights violations and politically motivated information disorders affecting Venezuelans, principally social media users. The brief focuses on the conflict dynamic between an authoritarian government and those fighting for re-democratisat ... more