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    Public Data of Private People: Issues of Data, Access and Privacy

    The line between providing government services like Google predicts your next possible search comes at a huge trade-off. Clearly, the line between a techno-utopia...
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    Colombo’s Controversial New President

    Ranil Wickremasinghe’s appointment is controversial. He was once considered a highly credible presidential candidate. Yet most Sri Lankans believe he now lacks legitimacy to...
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    Unprecedented Threats Against “Right to Protest” on the Rise World-wide

    Protesters across the globe are facing a potent mix of pushbacks, with a growing number of laws and other measures to restrict the right...
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    Governments Recommended Unsafe EdTech Products During Pandemic

    Online learning or EdTech products endorsed by many governments across the world enabled surveillance of children. The products monitored or had the capacity to...
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    Ranil Wickremesinghe’s House Burnt Down By Sri Lankan Protesters

    Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe’s private residence in Central Colombo has been set on fire by protesters demanding his government. Angry protesters have set...
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    Maldives New ‘Evidence’ Law Undermines Media Freedom

    The Maldives Media Council (MMC), Maldives Journalist Association (MJA), and Transparency Maldives all condemned the law, saying it contravened constitutional protections for the media....
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    The World Is Melting Down and the Cause is Corruption – The G20 Needs to Take Action

    Despite the earnest anti-corruption commitments made by G20 countries annually, follow-up and delivery on these commitments is a challenge. The group needs to strengthen...
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    Civil society

    Communities Hit Hard as Local Newspapers Wind Up

    Voter participation declines and corruption increases in communities without a strong print or digital news organization, contributing to spread of misinformation, political polarization and...
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    The combination of funding cuts, mass returns, climate shocks, high food prices has left millions of Afghans facing preventable hunger and illness.
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    Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak Leaves Nine in 10 Families in Debt

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    Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak Leaves Nine in 10 Families in Debt

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