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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

Hungary and Iran. They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. Traditional funding sources, such as government grants and philanthropic donations, are becoming increasingly unpredictable. In Uganda and Myanmar. It needs many.

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Internet shutdowns by governments have ‘proliferated at a truly alarming pace’

The Verge

The number of government-led internet shutdowns has exploded over the last decade as states seek to stifle dissent and protest by limiting citizens’ access to the web. They’re most frequently deployed during elections or times of protest, with governments claiming shutdowns are needed to stem the spread of misinformation.

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IREX staffer Haratounian wrongly imprisoned for spying in Iran

Forum One

While much of the US media has focused on the recent release of Roxana Saberi after being falsely accused of spying in Iran, other cases similar remain unresolved. Haratounian's family has set up a web site and invited the public to sign an appeal to Iran?s s government using your voice to help Silva regain her freedom.

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Social Media: Not Just a Revolution, but a Voice for the Silenced

Care2

People have been silenced throughout time by media outlets, governments and authority figures who strive to keep minorities and protestors at bay. Women in Iran and protestors on Wall Street think so. Social media may be changing that across the globe. In the U.S., Will these women be tracked down? Will these women be tracked down?

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US sanctions a Chinese facial recognition company with Silicon Valley funding

The Verge

Since the firm is so heavily invested in government work, it has to follow slow government procurement cycles and is unlikely to score huge infrastructure projects, Ding writes. Sequoia Capital has funded another company that later ended up on the Entity List. SenseTime then divested its 51 percent stake in it.

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The “All In” Woman Philanthropist

sgEngage

Over the next decade, women are projected to inherit an even greater share of wealth–possibly a majority of the $30 trillion in financial assets Baby Boomers will transfer to younger generations. the #MeToo movement in Asia , reproductive rights activism in Honduras , and the ongoing fight for women’s equality in Iran.

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Israel’s political crisis has activated its apolitical tech industry — and there’s no turning back

TechCrunch

As unease spread amongst a handful of entrepreneurs, alarmed at radical “reforms,” proposed by the Benjamin Netanyahu-led government, to the independence of the judiciary, WhatsApp groups were fired up, and were quickly flooded with volunteers from the tech industry.

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