Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive - Futurism (Futurism, 2025)
Elon Musk's DOGE has cut finding to the American nonprofit Internet Archive, which was busy archiving websites targeted by Trump.
United States of America

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike - Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (The Guardian, 2025)
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Journalist safety; Media; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike - Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (The Guardian, 2025)
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Journalist safety; Media; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; World news

How the California gold rush continues to shape Africa and other global majority countries - Global Voices (Global Voices, 2025)
Digital technology has interconnected people and services, but global governance driven by mercantilist interests have led to unprecedented marginalization, exacerbating poverty, immigration crisis, and global instability.
Worldwide

Experts raise red flags about privacy loopholes in EU health data initiative - Pirnay, Emma (Euractiv, 2025)
The EU's health data plan faces privacy concerns and calls for stronger protections.
Europe

An archivist’s job is to ‘keep the receipts.’ What happens when they can’t do their job? - Sorapuru, Julian E. J. (BostonGlobe.com, 2025)
Several archivists told the Globe they see the president’s actions as a threat to government transparency.
United States of America

What does decolonising AI really mean? An interview with artist Ameera Kawash - UntoldMag (Global Voices, 2025)
"Technology is integral to the discourse on the future, and we need to be part of the future. We must be involved in shaping it, not cut out from it."
Worldwide

Une génération franco-cambodgienne en quête de mémoire, 50 ans après l'horreur des Khmers rouges - Baptiste Condominas (RFI, 2025)
Après plusieurs années de guerre civile, Phnom Penh tombe entre les mains des Khmers rouges le 17 avril 1975. Pendant quatre ans, le régime du Kampuchéa démocratique multiplie les atrocités et mène près de deux millions de personnes à la mort. Nombre de Cambodgiens choisissent l'exil, et beaucoup refont leur vie en France. Cinquante ans après, leurs enfants cherchent à se saisir d'une histoire familiale souvent tue, dans une quête d'identité parfois complexe.
Cambodia

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief - Daniel Johnson (UN News, 2025)
Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

MEPs blast back at Meta over allegations it targeted depressed teens online - Datta, Anupriya (Euractiv, 2025)
Meta is under investigation under the EU Digital Services Act over its treatment of minors online.
Europe

Macron says joint Franco-Haiti commission will examine 'painful' past - Reuters (Reuters, 2025)
French President Emmanuel Macron is to set up a joint Franco-Haitian commission to examine France's past with its former Caribbean colony, but he made no mention of the possibility of reparations that Haitian activists have long called for.
Haiti

Macron says joint Franco-Haiti commission will examine 'painful' past - Reuters (Reuters, 2025)
French President Emmanuel Macron is to set up a joint Franco-Haitian commission to examine France's past with its former Caribbean colony, but he made no mention of the possibility of reparations that Haitian activists have long called for.
France

Documentary heritage: 74 new entries on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register - UENSCO (UNESCO, 2025)
UNESCO today added 74 new documentary heritage collections to its Memory of the World Register, bringing the total number of inscribed collections to 570. The entries - from 72 countries and 4 international organizations - cover topics such as the scientific revolution, women's contribution to history and major milestones of multilateralism.
Worldwide

Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register - UN News (UN News, 2025)
The Register consists of documentary collections including books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and sound or video recordings, which bear witness to the shared heritage of humanity. These items often are extremely fragile and at risk of deterioration or exposure to disaster.
Worldwide

UNRWA Commissioner-General on Gaza: Since the war began 1.5 years ago, the Israeli Authorities have banned the entry of international media to Gaza - UNRWA (UNRWA, 2025)
Since the war began 1.5 years ago, the Israeli Authorities have banned the entry of international media to Gaza to report independently.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war - Isaac, Anna; editor, Anna Isaac City (The Guardian, 2025)
Civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy
United Kingdom
Keywords: Business; China; Civil service; Economics; European Commission; European Union; Global economy; JD Vance; Politics; Tariffs; Trade policy; Trump tariffs; UK news; Ursula von der Leyen; Xi Jinping

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war - Isaac, Anna; editor, Anna Isaac City (The Guardian, 2025)
Civil servants beef up security rules for sensitive negotiating papers over fears posed by hostile US trade policy
United States of America
Keywords: Business; China; Civil service; Economics; European Commission; European Union; Global economy; JD Vance; Politics; Tariffs; Trade policy; Trump tariffs; UK news; Ursula von der Leyen; Xi Jinping

Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation - Wong, Edward (The New York Times, 2025)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and terrorist groups.
United States of America
Keywords: Censorship; Conservatism (US Politics); Global Engagement Center; Rubio; Marco; Rumors and Misinformation; Shutdowns (Institutional); State Department; Trump; Donald J; United States Politics and Government

Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records - Burgis, Tom (The Guardian, 2025)
Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fears
China
Keywords: Asia Pacific; China; Data protection; Genetics; Health; Medical research; Privacy; Science; Society; Technology; World news

Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records - Burgis, Tom (The Guardian, 2025)
Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fears
United Kingdom
Keywords: Asia Pacific; China; Data protection; Genetics; Health; Medical research; Privacy; Science; Society; Technology; World news

Genocide Prevention & Responsibility to Protect - Gareth Evans and Jennifer Welsh (Inter Press Service, 2025)
April marks Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the history, causes and victims of past genocides and to mobilize the necessary resolve to confront risks facing populations around the world today who face the threat of genocide and other mass atrocity crimes not for anything they have done, but for who they are.
Worldwide

Jeju Massacre archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World - Darryl Coote (UPI, 2025)
Archives documenting an early Cold War-era massacre on a South Korean island and the decadeslong truth-finding process seeking reconciliation that followed have been selected by UNESCO for preservation.
South Korea

Censored modern Chinese history resurfaces in online archive: Interview with China historian Ian Johnson - Filip Noubel (Global Voices, 2025)
“But it is not true that suddenly all these people with alternative opinions disappeared from China or no longer work,” says China historian Ian Johnson.
China

Preguntas y respuestas: Conoce a Shakuntala Marndi, activista del santali y wikimedista - Amrit Sufi (Global Voices en Español, 2025)
Shakuntala Marndi, wikimedista de santali, sobre sus iniciativas para promover el santali en línea, especialmente a través de su blog y proyectos de Wikimedia.
India

German archive where victims of the Nazis come back to life - Céline LE PRIOUX (KTEN, 2025)
If it wasn't for the Arolsen Archives, half-sisters Sula Miller and Helen Schaller would never have met.
Germany

How China’s model of internet censorship is getting traction in Asia: Interview with ARTICLE 19 researchers - Filip Noubel (Global Voices, 2025)
The NGO Article 19 released a report in which it describes the importance of digital security norms increasingly imposed by China in the larger Asia-Pacific region.
China

Ink, angels and hard graft: the artists keeping Ethiopia’s ancient illuminated manuscript craft alive - Harter, Fred (The Guardian, 2025)
In an Addis Ababa workshop, sacred texts are painstakingly crafted on goat skin using methods dating back to early Christianity – plus a bit of inspiration from Google Images
Ethiopia
Keywords: Africa; Christianity; Ethiopia; Global development; Religion; World news

Irish data privacy watchdog opens investigation into Musk's Grok AI model - Hartmann, Théophane (Euractiv, 2025)
Under the GDPR, X could be fined up to 4% of its annual global turnover.
Europe

Why is evidence of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing? - Lila Hassan (Al Jazeera, 2025)
Israel’s siege and tech censorship are erasing evidence of Gaza’s war crimes faster than they can be saved.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)

Politicians Shouldn’t Get to Delete Inconvenient Facts - Thylstrup, Nanna Bonde; Ovenden, Richard (The New York Times, 2025)
The Trump administration has started purging the government’s digital memory. Democracies die without proper archiving and public records.
United States of America
Keywords: Archives and Records; Computers and the Internet; Data Storage; Data.gov; Medicine and Health; National Archives and Records Administration; Research; Trump; Donald J; United States Politics and Government

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters - Lerner, Sharon (ProPublica, 2025)
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
United States of America

The Trump Administration’s Assaults on Black History - Trey Walk (Human Rights Watch, 2025)
This week, it was reported that the United States National Park Service had begun scrubbing information from its exhibits about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad; one of the most significant stories of resistance against chattel slavery in the United States.
United States of America

Sudan: Rapid Support Forces’ horrific and widespread use of sexual violence leaves lives in tatters - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2025)
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country.
Sudan

Why does algorithmic transparency matter and what can we do about it? - Juan David Gutiérrez (OpenGlobalRights, 2025)
We need mandatory rules governing the disclosure of information about automated decision-making systems.
Worldwide

Robo de niños en dictadura: los tres casos en que la justicia confirmó la existencia de delitos y señaló que podrían ser imprescriptibles - Sepúlveda, Nicolás (The Clinic, 2025)
Hasta ahora nunca una sentencia judicial había calificado las adopciones irregulares durante la dictadura como un delito. Pero ahora la indagatoria a cargo del ministro alejandro aguilar estableció que se trató de “sustracción de menores”, el que tiene pena de crimen. No solo eso. Entre febrero y marzo la corte de apelaciones emitió tres fallos que indicaron que podría tratarse, además, de violaciones a los derechos humanos, delitos que no prescriben. The clinic conversó con las familias afectadas.
Chile

Civil society’s data in north and east Syria is not secure - SMEX (Global Voices, 2025)
Despite the significant cybersecurity risks civil society faces in Syria, organizations have yet to implement robust digital security measures against breaches and infiltration.
Syria

Top IRS official quits over plans to share personal data with immigration authorities - William Brangham (2025)
The top IRS official is resigning after a deal between the agency and immigration authorities to share sensitive data. For decades, the IRS encouraged undocumented immigrants to file taxes with the assurance that their data would be protected. But the new agreement would give authorities who want to deport migrants access to personal records.
United States of America

Unlocking Public Value with Non-Traditional Data: Recent Use Cases and Emerging Trends - Zable, Adam (Data Stewards Network, 2025)
How emerging data sources are advancing public interest research — and pointing toward new opportunities for impact.
Worldwide

DOGE Replacing Magnetic Tape Archives With Digital Is a Dangerous Move, Critics Say - Maxwell, Thomas (Gizmodo, 2025)
What seems at first like a logical move to modernize the government's archives may in fact be an ill-advised decision.
United States of America

Digital Democracy at a Crossroads. Key Takeaways from RigthsCon2025 - Carolina Vega and Chibuzor Nwabueze (Inter Press Service, 2025)
As digital spaces become central to public discourse, civil society’s work is crucial to ensure these spaces remain accessible, open, participatory and resistant to disinformation, censorship and repression.
Worldwide

Filmmaker Jason Weixelbaum on American Corporations, Nazi Germany, and the Fight for Memory - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2025)
Historian and filmmaker Jason Weixelbaum explores the moral complicity of American corporations in Nazi Germany and warns of the dangerous parallels with rising authoritarianism today.
United States of America

Filmmaker Jason Weixelbaum on American Corporations, Nazi Germany, and the Fight for Memory - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2025)
Historian and filmmaker Jason Weixelbaum explores the moral complicity of American corporations in Nazi Germany and warns of the dangerous parallels with rising authoritarianism today.
Germany

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza - Siddique, Haroon (The Guardian, 2025)
Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workers
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the UN)
Keywords: Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Law; London; Metropolitan police; Middle East and north Africa; UK news; War crimes

Ten Britons accused of committing war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza - Siddique, Haroon; correspondent, Haroon Siddique Legal affairs (The Guardian, 2025)
Exclusive: Met to be handed dossier of evidence alleging crimes including killings of civilians and aid workers
United Kingdom
Keywords: Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Law; London; Metropolitan police; Middle East and north Africa; UK news; War crimes

UK foreign secretary criticises Israel for denying two Labour MPs entry - Badshah, Nadeem; Siddique, Haroon (The Guardian, 2025)
The UK’s foreign secretary has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry into the country and deporting them. Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected because they were suspected of planning to “document the activities of security forces and spread anti-Israel hatred”, according to a statement from the Israeli immigration ministry cited by Sky News and Politics UK.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Israel; Labour; Middle East and north Africa; Politics; UK news; World news

The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It - Hsu, Tiffany (The New York Times, 2025)
As the Trump administration pulls government websites and data offline, it is selectively stripping away the public record, letting the president declare his own version of history, archivists and historians said.
United States of America
Keywords: Archives and Records; Computers and the Internet; Data Storage; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Internet Archive; Libraries and Librarians; Musk; Elon; Presidential Transition (US); Rumors and Misinformation; Trump; Donald J; United States Politics and Government; Wayback Machine; Wikipedia

Doge eyes cuts to Peace Corps with in-person visit and records access - Kerr, Dara (The Guardian, 2025)
“Staff from the Department of Government Efficiency are currently working at Peace Corps headquarters and the agency is supporting their requests,” the agency said in an email to the Guardian on Friday. She asked for access to the agency’s financial records.
United States of America
Keywords: Elon Musk; Technology; Trump administration; US news; US politics; World news

23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection - Dalton Conley (The Guardian, 2025)
We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong hands
United States of America
Keywords: Genetics; Insurance industry; Science; US news

Pentagon launches investigation into Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal app after sensitive information leak - Gedeon, Joseph (The Guardian, 2025)
Defense chief and others discussed US military operations on messaging app that included journalist
United States of America
Keywords: Pete Hegseth; Trump administration; US military; US national security; US news; US politics; World news; Yemen

Why cultural heritage must be integrated into International Development - Sophia Anders (LSE International Development - Social, political and economic transformation in the developing world, 2025)
Cultural heritage embodies a community’s history, traditions, identity, and memory – making it a frequent target in conflicts. While the importance of protecting cultural heritage is recognised in the SDGs and by international and military organisations, International Development has yet to fully acknowledge its importance. This research aims to explore how cultural places foster resilience, community cohesion, and nation-building.
Worldwide

Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration - Addley, Esther (The Guardian, 2025)
From Guy Burgess’s briefcase to microdots secreted in talc, an exhibition reveals remarkable items from the agency’s archives – and the extraordinary stories behind them
United Kingdom
Keywords: MI5; UK news; UK security and counter-terrorism

La destruction des données scientifiques aux États-Unis : un non-sens intellectuel, éthique mais aussi économique - Combe, Caroline Gans (The Conversation, 2025)
Dans un monde où l’information est devenue à la fois omniprésente et suspecte, la destruction délibérée de bases de données scientifiques évoque de sombres souvenirs historiques. Elle représente une menace sérieuse pour l’avenir de la connaissance partagée, le progrès scientifique global et, plus fondamentalement, la richesse des nations.
United States of America

Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work - Gedeon, Joseph (The Guardian, 2025)
National security adviser and team shared ‘sensitive information’ in group chats on app, sources tell Politico
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Pete Hegseth; Signal group chat leak; Trump administration; US national security; US news; US politics

Archiving an Island Nation: The Maldives Government Web Archive - Haupt Fugate, Tracee (The Library of Congress, 2025)
The Maldives Government Web Archives contains Maldives government websites at the national level, including sites such as those for the President’s Office and other ministries like the Ministry of Arts Culture and Heritage. Most of these websites are in Dhivehi (or Divehi) and English. In the future, I’d like to expand the collection to include government sites from the atolls. There are 22 natural atolls and 20 administrative units covering the approximately 1,200 islands that comprise the Maldives. Crawling these websites will allow us to capture information about how each unit responds to the unique challenges and needs of the individual atolls.
Maldives

Classified files and MI5 spy artefacts to be exhibited for the first time - Emily Smith (The Independent, 2025)
The exhibition will offer the public a first-ever glimpse into MI5's private collection
United Kingdom

Microbial Sleuths: SAGA Scientists Investigate Hidden Dangers at the Archives - European University Institute (European University Institute, 2025)
Scientists from the Institute of Molecular Biology in Bratislava visited the Historical Archives of the European Union to sample the archival environment for
Europe

International Archives Week 2025: #ArchivesAreAccessible – Archives for Everyone - ICA (ICA, 2025)
As archives evolve in the digital age, the ability to provide greater access to archival content is more important than ever. This year’s theme will celebrate how archives around the world are embracing new technologies to open up their collections, making it easier for people to engage with history, culture, and knowledge. Whether through digital platforms, enhanced user interfaces, or innovative preservation techniques, the goal is to ensure that archives are available to all, regardless of geographical location or physical limitations.
Worldwide

Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order - Jeffrey Brown (2025)
It’s a small federal agency few have heard of, but it has a large impact around the country. The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries and the Trump administration has placed roughly 80 percent of IMLS staff on administrative leave.
United States of America

Fuite des nazis en Argentine : qu'attendre de l'ouverture des archives promise par Javier Milei ? - Stéphanie TROUILLARD (France 24, 2025)
Le président argentin a annoncé que son pays allait déclassifier les archives gouvernementales liées à l'installation de criminels de guerre nazis en Argentine après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Les historiens espèrent en savoir un peu plus sur cette fuite organisée. France 24 revient sur les motivations de ce coup d'éclat du chef d'État classé à l'extrême droite.
Argentina

The First Nations Principles of OCAP - The First Nations Information Governance Centre (The First Nations Information Governance Centre, 2025)
The First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession – more commonly known as OCAP® – assert that First Nations have control over data collection processes, and that they own and control how this information can be used.
Americas

Unveiling the Treasures of the ICRC Historical Archives: New Online Catalogue - Rombaldi Revaz, Maya; Vogg, Christian (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2025)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launches a comprehensive, searchable online catalogue of historical archives (1863-1975). This tool enhances accessibility, supports research, and promotes easier access to invaluable collections. Explore the ICRC historical archives website for more information.
Worldwide

Dangerous records: Controlling the Archives of the International Refugee Organization - Huskamp Peterson, Trudy (International Organizations and the Cold War: Competition, Cooperation, and Convergence, 2025)
Worldwide

38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited - Anthony, Andrew (The Guardian, 2025)
In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Keywords: Augusto Pinochet; Books; Culture; History books; Law; Philippe Sands; War crimes

38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia by Philippe Sands review – war crimes revisited - Anthony, Andrew (The Guardian, 2025)
In the final part of a bravura trilogy detailing the struggle to bring war criminals to account, Sands tracks a former SS commander to Chile, where he found a friend in Augusto Pinochet
United Kingdom
Keywords: Augusto Pinochet; Books; Culture; History books; Law; Philippe Sands; War crimes

Local lifelines: Enhancing information sharing and inclusion in Sudan - CDAC Network (CDAC Network, 2025)
The local lifelines project aims to improve the humanitarian information ecosystem by supporting an enabling environment for greater localised humanitarian action in Sudan.
Sudan

Found: British Military Documents, Scattered on the Street - Wolfe, Jonathan (The New York Times, 2025)
A man in Northern England said he had stumbled upon hundreds of documents, including threat assessments, armory codes and detailed base patrols. The Ministry of Defense said it was investigating.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Classified Information and State Secrets; Defense and Military Forces; Great Britain; Newcastle-on-Tyne (England)

Q&A: Meet Shakuntala Marndi, Santali-language activist and Wikimedian - Amrit Sufi (Global Voices, 2025)
Shakuntala Marndi, a Santali-language Wikipedian, talks about her efforts to promote Santali online, particularly through her blog and Wikimedia projects.
India

MediaHack: 36 hours against electoral disinformation in Ecuador - Carlos E. Flores (Global Voices, 2025)
Can technology combat disinformation? In the middle of Ecuador's tense presidential campaign, a hackathon in Quito gathered efforts to face this challenge.
Ecuador

Romania conducts social media "stress test" ahead of May election - Datta, Anupriya (Euractiv, 2025)
Romania's agency ANCOM has not explicitly stated whether online platforms have provided sufficient reassurances around disinformation campaigns.
Romania

South Korea admits to human rights violations through mass intercountry adoptions - Ellie Cho (Jurist News, 2025)
The South Korean government’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission admitted on Wednesday that the government had violated fundamental human rights in the intercountry adoption process due to a lack of a proper legislative framework, oversight, and adherence to administrative procedures. The government’s findings are based on an intensive investigation that involved gathering information and conducting interviews with relevant individuals. The gathered information includes a vast amount of data from the archives and adoption records of four major adoption agencies
South Korea

Judge orders now-infamous Signal chat be retained as tariff fallout deepens - Guardian staff (The Guardian, 2025)
James Boasberg, the chief US district judge in Washington, ordered all messages in the group chat be preserved, adding that his decision was aimed at ensuring no messages were lost and not because he decided the Trump administration had done anything wrong. Boasberg is set to decide at a later stage whether the disappearing message function of the Signal chat violated federal records retention laws.
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Signal group chat leak; Tariffs; Trump administration; Trump tariffs; US news; US politics

South Korea HD Hyundai machinery used in West Bank demolitions - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2025)
HD Hyundai machinery has been widely used in demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), according to new visual and testimonial evidence documented by Amnesty International Korea and local human rights groups.
South Korea

South Korea HD Hyundai machinery used in West Bank demolitions - Amnesty International (Amnesty International, 2025)
HD Hyundai machinery has been widely used in demolitions of Palestinian-owned structures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), according to new visual and testimonial evidence documented by Amnesty International Korea and local human rights groups.
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the United Nations)

In Turkey, a controversial law on cybersecurity is widely seen as yet another censorship tool - Arzu Geybullayeva (Global Voices, 2025)
The Media and Rights Studies Association (MLSA) highlighted several problematic nuances such as punishing journalists working on data security with the same penalties as the perpetrators behind the leaks.
Türkiye

The Guardian view on Trump and reality: from promoting alternative facts to erasing truths - Editorial (The Guardian, 2025)
The decision to put documents on the assassination of John F Kennedy into the public domain comes alongside a ‘digital book burning’ of data
United States of America
Keywords: Climate crisis; Donald Trump; Freedom of information; Health; John F Kennedy; QAnon; Science; Social media; Trump administration; US politics; US press and publishing; Washington Post; World news

Seis organizaciones de derechos humanos presentan pruebas de crímenes de lesa humanidad ante la Corte Penal Internacional - Federación Internacional por los Derechos Humanos (Federación Internacional por los Derechos Humanos, 2025)
La Comunicación se ha redactado a partir de entrevistas con testigos y víctimas de presuntos delitos, complementadas con un amplio análisis de fuentes de acceso abierto, entre las que cabe mencionar declaraciones públicas de autoridades gubernamentales bielorrusas, que demuestran que los presuntos delitos se cometieron como parte de un ataque generalizado y sistemático dirigido contra la parte de la población civil bielorrusa que las autoridades perciben como “desleal”. Se demuestra asimismo que las autoridades bielorrusas aplican una política de Estado para intimidar y castigar a quienes consideran “desleales”, en una campaña que las autoridades han descrito en reiteradas ocasiones como una “limpieza de la sociedad”.
Belarus

Six human rights organisations submit evidence of crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court - International Federation for Human Rights (International Federation for Human Rights, 2025)
The Communication draws on interviews with witnesses and victims of alleged crimes, complemented by an extensive analysis of publicly available sources, including public statements of Belarusian high-ranking officials, proving that the alleged crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack directed against the part of the Belarusian civilian population perceived by the authorities as "disloyal". They also demonstrate that the Belarusian authorities implement a State policy to intimidate and punish those deemed "disloyal", in a campaign officials have repeatedly described as a "cleansing of society".
Belarus

Six organisations de défense des droits humains soumettent des preuves de crimes contre l'humanité à la Cour pénale internationale - International Federation for Human Rights (International Federation for Human Rights, 2025)
La communication s’appuie sur des entretiens avec des témoins et des victimes des crimes présumés, complétés par une analyse approfondie des sources disponibles publiquement, y compris les déclarations publiques de hauts responsables bélarusses, prouvant que les crimes présumés ont été commis dans le cadre d’une attaque généralisée et systématique dirigée contre la partie de la population civile bélarusse perçue par les autorités comme « déloyale ». Elle montre également que les autorités bélarusses mettent en œuvre une politique d’État pour intimider et punir ces personnes, au cours d’une campagne que les responsables ont à plusieurs reprises décrite comme une « purification de la société ».
Belarus

Judge orders participants in Signal chat group blunder to preserve all messages - Lowell, Hugo (The Guardian, 2025)
Restraining order was issued to ensure that records of Yemen attack group conversation are retained
United States of America
Keywords: CIA; Donald Trump; Marco Rubio; Pete Hegseth; Signal group chat leak; Trump administration; US national security; US news; US politics

What happens to DNA data of millions as 23andMe files bankruptcy? - Geoff Bennett (2025)
The bankruptcy of 23andMe is raising concerns about the future of its DNA information. Once a pioneer in the genetic testing industry, the company faced backlash after hackers leaked user data in 2023. Now, millions could see their genetic data dealt in a potential sale.
United States of America

Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets - Olivares, José (The Guardian, 2025)
Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador
El Salvador
Keywords: Americas; Donald Trump; El Salvador; Law (US); Trump administration; US foreign policy; US immigration; US news; US politics; Venezuela

Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets - Olivares, José (The Guardian, 2025)
Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador
Venezuela
Keywords: Americas; Donald Trump; El Salvador; Law (US); Trump administration; US foreign policy; US immigration; US news; US politics; Venezuela

Trump administration claims details of mass deportations are state secrets - Olivares, José (The Guardian, 2025)
Justice department avoids providing US judge information on expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador
United States of America
Keywords: Americas; Donald Trump; El Salvador; Law (US); Trump administration; US foreign policy; US immigration; US news; US politics; Venezuela

Humanitarian data drought: The deeper damage wrought by US aid cuts - Will Worley (The New Humanitarian, 2025)
Humanitarian data drought: The deeper damage wrought by US aid cuts - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Worldwide

NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change - Annie Waldman, Sharon Lerner (ProPublica, 2025)
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.
United States of America

Drones, informers and apps: Iran intensifies surveillance on women to enforce hijab law - Parent, Deepa (The Guardian, 2025)
Iranian police are using digital tools to identify and punish women who defy the Islamic state’s harsh dress code
Iran
Keywords: Global development; Human rights; Iran; Law; Middle East and north Africa; Surveillance; Women's rights and gender equality; World news

‘You couldn’t trust anyone’: documenting Argentina’s military dictatorship – photo essay - Tondo, Lorenzo (The Guardian, 2025)
Lorenzo Tondo speaks to the photographer José Luis Ledesma about his work documenting the Dirty War, the brutality of Videla’s regime and Maradona’s life in Italy
Argentina
Keywords: Americas; Argentina; Diego Maradona; World news

The New Yorker at 100: ‘We live in a world of misinformation ... a lack of verification. Our readers want what we do’ - Anthony, Andrew (The Observer, 2025)
The venerable magazine is thriving and its long-time editor David Remnick tells us why a dedication to literate, conversation-provoking and veracious reportage has never been more vital
Worldwide
Keywords: Condé Nast; Culture; David Remnick; Magazines; Media; Newspapers & magazines; The New Yorker

IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants - Empson, Olivia (The Guardian, 2025)
Immigration officials could give names and addresses, raising concerns about Trump administration’s abuse of power
United States of America
Keywords: Trump administration; US immigration; US news; US politics

Mind your language: The battle for linguistic diversity in AI - Fabrice Robinet (UN News, 2025)
Mr. Pichai’s speech was a far cry from the linguistic missteps of early generative AI – a branch of artificial intelligence capable of creating original content, from text to images, music and animation. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, non-English speakers quickly discovered its limitations. A query in English would generate a detailed, informative response. The same prompt in French? Two paragraphs, followed by a sheepish apology: "Sorry, I haven’t been trained on that," or, "my model isn't updated beyond this date."
Worldwide

Press freedom in Serbia is facing a dangerous turning point, editors warn - Savage, Michael (The Guardian, 2025)
Group says reporters at independent outlets suffer ‘constant harassment, physical attacks and smear campaigns’
Serbia
Keywords: Europe; Media; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; Press freedom; Serbia; World news

Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history - Pomerantsev, Peter; Dykhman, Alina (The Observer, 2025)
Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to erase
Ukraine
Keywords: Books; Culture; Europe; Libraries; Russia; US news; Ukraine; Vladimir Putin; World news

‘A slap in the face’: activists reel as Trump administration removes crucial missing Indigenous peoples report - Walker, Adria R. (The Guardian, 2025)
The Not Invisible Act Commission’s resource was historic for Native Americans. It’s now been scrubbed from federal websites
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Indigenous peoples; Native Americans; Trump administration; US news; US politics; Women

Accountability for Past Crimes is Essential to Ensure a Better Future for Syria - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2025)
A better future for Syria, rooted in respect for human rights for all, requires addressing and ensuring meaningful, inclusive and comprehensive accountability for decades of grave human rights violations by the al-Assad government, as well as international crimes committed by all parties to the conflict.
Syria

Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details - Kirchgaessner, Stephanie; Giuffrida, Angela (The Guardian, 2025)
A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victims of torture in Libya.
Libya
Keywords: Apple; Espionage; Europe; Giorgia Meloni; Hacking; International criminal court; Italy; Libya; Paragon; Surveillance; Technology; WhatsApp; World news

As Children, They Fled the Nazis Alone. Newly Found Papers Tell Their Story. - Moses, Claire (The New York Times, 2025)
Just under 10,000 Jewish children fled to Britain from Europe from December 1938 to September 1939. Not much was known about their journeys, until recently.
Europe
Keywords: Archives and Records; Children and Childhood; Germany; Great Britain; Jews and Judaism; Kindertransport; Rescues; Research; World War II (1939-45); Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum

MediaHack: 36 horas contra la desinformación electoral en Ecuador - Carlos E. Flores (Global Voices en Español, 2025)
¿Puede la tecnología combatir la desinformación? Un hackathon en Ecuador unió esfuerzos para enfrentar este desafío en pleno proceso electoral.
Ecuador

With EU support UNESCO launches initiative to preserve the Jewish documentary heritage of Ukraine - EEAS (Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, 2025)
UNESCO launches a new project aimed at preserving and promoting the rich documentary heritage of Jewish communities in Ukraine. The two-year initiative, funded by the EU, seeks to safeguard cultural and historical records, enhance accessibility to archival materials, and support at least ten memory
Ukraine

Pentagon history purge highlights which stories are told and why others are ignored - Geoff Bennett (2025)
The Trump administration’s efforts to strip diversity, equity and inclusion prompted the Defense Department to remove thousands of pages and images honoring the contributions of women and people of color. The Pentagon is restoring some of those web pages, saying the removal was a mistake.
United States of America

Harsh repression and crimes against humanity ongoing Fact-Finding Mission says - OHCHR (OHCHR, 2025)
The Government of Venezuela continues to engage in actions constituting the crime against humanity of persecution on political grounds, committed in connection with the crime of imprisonment or severe deprivation of physical liberty and other crimes, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said in its latest update on the country’s human rights situation.
Venezuela

Avec le soutien de l'UE, l'UNESCO lance une initiative pour préserver le patrimoine documentaire juif de l'Ukraine - SEAE (Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, 2025)
L'UNESCO lance un nouveau projet visant à préserver et à promouvoir le riche patrimoine documentaire des communautés juives d'Ukraine L'initiative de deux ans, financée par l'UE, vise à sauvegarder les documents culturels et historiques, à améliorer l'accessibilité aux documents d'archives et à soutenir au moins dix mémoires.
Ukraine

Con el apoyo de la UE, la UNESCO pone en marcha una iniciativa para preservar el patrimonio documental judío de Ucrania - SEAE (Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, 2025)
La UNESCO lanza un nuevo proyecto destinado a preservar y promover el rico patrimonio documental de las comunidades judías en Ucrania. La iniciativa de dos años, financiada por la UE, busca salvaguardar los registros culturales e históricos, mejorar la accesibilidad a los materiales de archivo y apoyar al menos diez memorias.
Ukraine

Archivist working for Greek authorities suspected as archaeology smuggling ring kingpin - The Jerusalem Post (The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com, 2025)
Greek authorities arrested 23 individuals in Northern Greece, alleged to be part of three antiquities smuggling rings.
Greece

Donald Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies - Gangitano, Alex (The Hill, 2025)
President Trump on Friday signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness.
United States of America

The power of transparency: fighting disinformation and defending USAid - Forster, Gary (Bond | The international development network, 2025)
As the political onslaught against USAID continues, transparency on aid spending is vital for holding truth to power.
Worldwide

Safe and Informed Access: How Vassar College Libraries Dealt with Racist, Xenophobic, and Otherwise Harmful Material in the Digital Library - Nicole Scalessa (bloggERS!, 2025)
While evaluating collections to be migrated in our 2021 move to Islandora 2.0, it became clear that the Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection required serious attention due to including racist, xenophobic, or otherwise harmful material. This led to a process of evaluation, research, discussion, and implementation that has resulted in an official content warning, informed metadata creation, UX structural changes within the Digital Library, and community events.
United States of America

Government continues systematic repression and escalates surveillance to crush dissent in the aftermath of protests - OHCHR (OHCHR, 2025)
Two and a half years after the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests began in September 2022, the Government of Iran continues to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of women and girls, and others demanding human rights as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran warned.
Iran

The CIA Book Club by Charlie English review – ‘It was like fresh air’ - Simpson, John (The Guardian, 2025)
A fascinating, exciting history of how the agency smuggled subversive books across the iron curtain
Russian Federation
Keywords: Books; CIA; Culture; History books; Politics books

The CIA Book Club by Charlie English review – ‘It was like fresh air’ - Simpson, John (The Guardian, 2025)
A fascinating, exciting history of how the agency smuggled subversive books across the iron curtain
United States of America
Keywords: Books; CIA; Culture; History books; Politics books

How social media is helping catch war criminals – video - Ahmed, Kaamil; Morresi, Elena; Glew, Steve; Assaf, Ali (The Guardian, 2025)
Kaamil Ahmed explains how the international legal system is adapting to social media, finding a way to use the digital material shared online to corroborate accounts of war crimes being committed in countries ranging from Ukraine to Sudan
Worldwide
Keywords: Human rights; International criminal court; International criminal justice; Social media; Sudan; Ukraine; War crimes; World news

Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations - Lowell, Hugo (The Guardian, 2025)
The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be halted.
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Law (US); Trump administration; US news; US politics

Photographing the Final Days of World War II in Germany - Taylor, Alan (The Atlantic, 2025)
Archival images from the last weeks of World War II, taken by an American Army combat photographer during a push across eastern France into southern Germany
Europe

Strike Wave: Changing Tides of Labor Organizing in Libraries and Information Fields - Cheryl Oestreicher (Publishing in the Archives Profession, 2025)
Call for proposals (due 15 April): This special issue aims to engage in a conversation on how concerns of labor, precarity, and economic forces more broadly take shape within information ecosystems and library and information professions. The global discourse around such organizing efforts has become more prominent, as social movements around reproductive justice, gender liberation, and protests challenging systemic racism and policing primed the broader public for thinking critically about power and oppression.
Worldwide

USAID staff told to shred and burn classified documents - Epstein, Kayla (BBC, 2025)
USAID's acting executive secretary told staff to use shredders and burn bags to dispose of files
United States of America

Déclaration du Bureau du Procureur de la CPI sur l’arrestation de l’ancien Président philippin Rodrigo Roa Duterte - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2025)
Le Bureau du Procureur (le « Bureau ») de la Cour pénale internationale (la « CPI ») se félicite de l’arrestation et du transfert, le 11 mars 2025, du suspect Rodrigo Roa Duterte, ancien Président des Philippines, par les autorités de la République des Philippines. Cette arrestation est intervenue dans le contexte de l’enquête ouverte par le Bureau sur la situation en République des Philippines.
Philippines

Statement of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor on the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte - International Criminal Court (International Criminal Court, 2025)
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the arrest and transfer of the suspect Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte, former President of the Philippines, on 11 March 2025 by the authorities of the Republic of the Philippines. Mr Duterte has been arrested in the context of the Office’s ongoing investigation into the Situation in the Republic of the Philippines.
Philippines

DON'T SHRED ON ME! USAID documents destruction breaks the law, according to National Security Archive - National Security Archive (National Security Archive, 2025)
The acting executive secretary of the U.S. Agency for International Development Monday night ordered the destruction of classified records and personnel files, according to the March 10 email reported by The Guardian, The New York Times, and other outlets.
United States of America

Norwegian research foundations develop new technology for studying war crimes against Ukraine - Norwegian Refugee Council (ReliefWeb, 2025)
News and Press Release in English on Ukraine about Protection and Human Rights; published on 12 Mar 2025 by NRC
Ukraine

Ice accessed car trackers in sanctuary cities that could help in raids, files show - Bhuiyan, Johana (The Guardian, 2025)
Westchester county has laws limiting cooperation, but Ice has accessed trove of data that holds license plate readers
United States of America
Keywords: New York; Surveillance; Technology; Trump administration; US immigration; US news; US politics

Women in the World: Making the Invisible Visible with Crowdsourced Data - ElsaMarie D’Silva; Julia Corvalán (Inter Press Service, 2025)
Despite a push in the past ten years for more female representation and #MeToo movements highlighting the abuse that women have faced for centuries, women’s struggles continue to remain invisible—dismissed, denied, and buried under patriarchal bureaucracy.
Worldwide

U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records - Wong, Edward (The New York Times, 2025)
Union representatives demanded that the aid agency follow the law stated in the Federal Records Act. Defense lawyers argued that officials had not destroyed personnel records and would not destroy any more documents without notification.
United States of America
Keywords: Archives and Records; Carr; Erica Y; Classified Information and State Secrets; Foreign Aid; Government Employees; Marocco; Pete; National Archives and Records Administration; Rubio; Marco; State Department; United States Agency for International Development; United States Politics and Government

The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse - Abby Stoddard, Ron Waldman, Lars Peter Nissen, and Paul B. Spiegel (The New Humanitarian, 2025)
The data streams that underpin humanitarian response are about to collapse - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Worldwide

National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval - Song, Lisa, Annie Waldman (ProPublica, 2025)
Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
United States of America

‘I hope this isn’t for weapons’: How Syrian data workers train AI - UntoldMag (Global Voices, 2025)
The development and training of AI systems depend on hundreds of millions of data workers. Many of them are situated or displaced from the global majority.
Syria

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’ - Egbejule, Eromo (The Guardian, 2025)
More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability
Africa
Keywords: Africa; Burundi; Comoros; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Human rights; Internet; Kenya; Mauritius; Nigeria; Senegal; Tanzania; Technology; World news

Four decades on, still no justice for South Africa's Apartheid-era atrocities - France 24 (France 24, 2025)
Victims of Apartheid-era atrocities are suing the South African government for damages over failing to prosecute those suspected of committing Apartheid-era crimes. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified some 300 suspects to be investigated for possible prosecution, but the vast majority were never pursued.
South Africa

Newly restored photos show the ruin of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma on its 60th anniversary - Ayana Archie (WYSO, 2025)
James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was killed by state troopers.
United States of America

HHS grants DOGE access to child support database, overriding objections - Stein, Jeff; Diamond, Dan (The Washington Post, 2025)
The decision came after resistance from career staff at the agency.
United States of America

Amnesty International Adopts Preserve365 to Streamline the Archiving and Preservation of Human Rights Records in Microsoft 365 - Accesswire (Morningstar, Inc., 2025)
Preservica, a pioneer in Active Digital Preservation archiving, is proud to announce that Amnesty International has selected Preserve365® to enhance archiving and preservation for its critical human rights records. The global organization, dedicated to researching, advocating, and mobilizing to end human rights abuses, will use Preservica's embedded Active Digital Preservation solution for Microsoft 365 to transform how it archives records in Microsoft SharePoint.
Worldwide

Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data - Davies, Harry; Abraham, Yuval (The Guardian, 2025)
The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes
Israel
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Surveillance; World news

Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data - Davies, Harry; Abraham, Yuval (The Guardian, 2025)
The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes
Palestine (Permanent Observer to the United Nations)
Keywords: Gaza; Israel; Israel-Gaza war; Middle East and north Africa; Palestinian territories; Surveillance; World news

Trump Fired the Archivist of the United States - Baron, Jason R. (Washington Monthly, 2025)
Trump dismissing Dr. Colleen Shogan and replacing her with Marco Rubio as Acting Archivist is an ominous sign.
United States of America

Unveiling the Treasures of the ICRC Historical Archives: New Online Catalogue - cvogg (Cross-Files | ICRC Archives, audiovisual and library, 2025)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launches a comprehensive, searchable online catalogue of historical archives (1863-1975). This tool enhances accessibility, supports research, and promotes easier access to invaluable collections.
Worldwide

‘We’re losing our environmental history’: The future of government information under Trump - McKenzie, Jessica (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2025)
Government data is a vast resource that everyone relies on, whether they know it or not. Experts are worried about the future of this resource.
United States of America

Addressing disinformation and protecting information integrity - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
Key takeaways from our session at RightsCon featuring key experts on information integrity and media resilience in Europe.
Europe

RightsCon 2025: Protecting digital freedom in a conflicted world - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
At RightsCon 2025, civil society and experts discussed digital freedom, information integrity, and China's transnational repression.
Worldwide

‘Let’s dig into the archives and tell the truth’: interrogating Yale’s connections to slavery - Pengelly, Martin (The Guardian, 2025)
Pulitzer prize winner David Blight follows his biography of Frederick Douglass with a deep dive into his university’s dark past
United States of America
Keywords: Books; Culture; History books; Race; Slavery; US news; US universities; World news; Yale University

Media reforms urgently needed to protect freedom of expression - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
To protect freedom of expression and journalists, Bangladesh's Interim Government must urgently reform media law.
Bangladesh

Brooklyn’s fraught history with slavery is examined in a new exhibit - McFadden, Syreeta (The Guardian, 2025)
With 10 archival files, Trace/s upends simplistic narratives about New York’s history with enslavement
United States of America
Keywords: Black US culture; Brooklyn; New York; Race; Slavery; US news

Preserving records of 'atrocities' by Hasina regime critical - Pioneer, The (The Pioneer, 2025)
Bangladesh's interim government's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for the “meticulous preservation” of records documenting alleged "atrocities" committed under the administration of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Bangladesh

SAHR Tuesday Talks - The documents of the undocumented - ICA (ICA, 2025)
How legal processes generate records that transform individuals often labeled as “undocumented” into holders of official files, essential for defending their rights and preserving their personal histories.
Worldwide

DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power - Stanger, Allison (The Conversation, 2025)
As DOGE taps into sensitive federal agency data repositories, many people fear what could happen to the data. One little-discussed but hugely consequential possibility: fueling Elon Musk’s xAI company.
United States of America

Who Owns the Story? Ethical Approaches to Humanitarian Narratives - Bullen, Maya (LSE International Development, 2025)
How humanitarian organisations can incorporate storytelling ethically in their communications.
Worldwide

The deadly consequences of disinformation in the Pacific - Lisa Singh; Tushar Joshi (The Interpreter, 2025)
International partners, including Australia and India, are well placed to counter the scourge.
Worldwide

Collecting our loss - Williams, Matariki (E-Tangata, 2025)
"There is little or no information recording where the taonga came from, who they belonged to, who made them, what their names were, or how they were used.” — Matariki Williams on how the majority of taonga stored in collections have been separated from their stories.
New Zealand

How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives - Corey G. Johnson; Anna Donlan (ProPublica, 2025)
Documents obtained by ProPublica detail the sophistication and intrusiveness of Cambridge’s work for the gun industry in 2016. The firm’s campaign aimed to help elect Donald Trump and keep industry-friendly politicians in the Senate.
United States of America

Deference to Passports Puts Dissidents at Risk - Feigenbaum, Evan A., Alena Popova (Foreign Policy, 2025)
Biometrics, already used in some border crossings, could help protect activists.
Worldwide

Human rights museum removes Buffy Sainte-Marie from exhibit - Press, Steve Lambert The Canadian (Toronto Star, 2025)
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has removed singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie from an exhibit because of questions about her First Nations identity.
Canada

Trump is gutting environmental data, obscuring climate and pollution risks to the public - Zwarenstein, Carlyn (Salon, 2025)
Deleting websites and ignoring scientific data threatens to undo clean air and water regulations
United States of America

Digital laws must be transparent and protect free expression - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
Bangladesh's Interim Government must prioritise transparency, public accountability, and human rights in its drafting of new digital laws.
Bangladesh

DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence - Coburn, Jesse (ProPublica, 2025)
While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. The potential harm to privacy could be significant.
United States of America

Ukraine Humanitarian Fund: Introducing the UHF Data Hub - OCHA (ReliefWeb, 2025)
This dynamic, user-friendly dashboard is a go-to source for up-to-the-minute information on how UHF funding drives humanitarian action in Ukraine.
Ukraine

Digging in to Black Labor History at GW - Ruth Steinhardt (GW Today, 2025)
Archives available through the Special Collections Research Center include historical material from two of the largest and most iconic American labor unions.
United States of America

Le gouvernement espagnol retire les restes d'une momie de la vue d'un musée - Walfisz, Jonny (euronews, 2025)
Le ministère espagnol de la culture a ordonné à un musée madrilène de ne plus exposer au public une momie dans le cadre d'une politique visant à "décoloniser" les musées appartenant à l'État.
Spain

Why has the Spanish government removed a mummy from museum view? - Walfisz, Jonny (euronews, 2025)
Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government policy to “decolonise” state-owned museums.
Spain

Stop attacks on journalists and media freedom in the West Bank - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
Israel authorities must stop the assault on journalists and the media in Palestine's West Bank, and protect vital reporting.
Israel

Stop attacks on journalists and media freedom in the West Bank - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
Israel authorities must stop the assault on journalists and the media in Palestine's West Bank, and protect vital reporting.
Palestine (Permanent Observer of the United Nations)

ProPublica Updates Its Database of Museums’ and Universities’ Compliance With Federal Repatriation Law - Hudetz, Mary (ProPublica, 2025)
Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
United States of America

Ukraine’s Information War - Jacobsen, Scott Douglas (International Policy Digest, 2025)
Valeria Kovtun discusses the fight against disinformation in wartime Ukraine, emphasizing media literacy, advocacy, and the power of humor in countering propaganda.
Ukraine

Tackling political pressure and legal hurdles to revive media freedom - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
Outdated laws, issues with public media, SLAPPs, mounting economic, political, and physical pressures undermine media freedom in Croatia.
Croatia

Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites - Zraick, Karen (The New York Times, 2025)
The data, which disappeared from Agriculture Department sites in recent weeks, was useful to farmers for business planning, the lawsuit said.
United States of America
Keywords: Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Peace Begins with Access to Information in Romich - Zejin Yin (UNMISS, 2025)
For years, the people of Romich lived in near-complete isolation—no radio, no reliable phone signal, and during the rainy season, no way out.“When it rains, we are completely cut off,” says Mary Nyak, a local resident. “To make a call, we climb trees, hoping to catch a weak signal. But most of the time, we are left in silence.”Romich became the county headquarters of Tonj East in 2020, following South Sudan’s peace agreement. But despite its new status, progress remained slow. Roads were barely passable, and frequent communal clashes made travel even riskier.
South Sudan

‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism - English, Charlie (The Guardian, 2025)
From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literature.
Poland
Keywords: Books; CIA; Communism; Culture; George Orwell; Human rights; Poland; Publishing

‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism - English, Charlie (The Guardian, 2025)
From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literature.
United States of America
Keywords: Books; CIA; Communism; Culture; George Orwell; Human rights; Poland; Publishing

Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct - Oladipo, Gloria (The Guardian, 2025)
Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offline.
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Trump administration; US news; US policing; US politics

‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients - Willsher, Kim (The Observer, 2025)
Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against him
France
Keywords: Europe; France; Rape and sexual assault; Trial by jury; World news

Apple removes advanced data protection tool in face of UK government request - Hall, Rachel (The Guardian, 2025)
Apple says removal of tool after government asked for right to see data will make iCloud users more vulnerable.
United Kingdom
Keywords: Apple; Business; Computing; Data and computer security; Data protection; Home Office; Politics; Privacy; Technology; UK news

Green Book exhibit showcases history, struggles and triumphs of Black travel in the U.S. - Sarah Clune Hartman; Gabrielle Hays (PBS NewsHour, 2025)
The “Negro Motorist Green Book,” a guide for African Americans first published in 1936, was a valued resource at a time when travel held the promise of adventure but was also perilous. It is now the subject of an exhibit showcasing the history, struggles and triumphs of Black travel in America.
United States of America

‘This is censorship’: Palestinian flags covered up in major exhibition at National Gallery of Australia - Haydar, Nour (The Guardian, 2025)
Pacific Indigenous art collective claims NGA cited ‘high level’ security risk in direction to remove Palestinian flag from tapestry
Australia
Keywords: Art and design; Australian art; Culture; Gaza; National Gallery of Australia

Giving Voice to Data: How Community Radio in Zanzibar is Using Gender-based Violence (GBV) Data to Drive Change - UN Women - Africa (Zawya, 2025)
Giving Voice to Data: How Community Radio in Zanzibar is Using Gender-based Violence (GBV) Data to Drive Change
Tanzania

‘I have a lot to contribute’: Whitehall whistleblower wants her job back - Weaver, Matthew (The Guardian, 2025)
Josie Stewart won an employment tribunal case against the government for unfair dismissal, after she leaked information in the public interest
United Kingdom
Keywords: Afghanistan; BBC; Civil service; Commonwealth and Development Office; Foreign; Media; Politics

Joint UN submission to protect a healthy future for our information society - Article 19 (ARTICLE 19, 2025)
A review is underway of the UN Member States’ commitments to a people-centred, inclusive, and development-oriented information society.
Worldwide

Kyiv’s White House wooing implodes as Zelenskyy tells the truth about Trump - Borger, Julian (The Guardian, 2025)
All America’s allies know that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud
Ukraine
Keywords: Donald Trump; Trump administration; US politics; Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Kyiv’s White House wooing implodes as Zelenskyy tells the truth about Trump - Borger, Julian (The Guardian, 2025)
All America’s allies know that Trump is trapped in a disinformation bubble, but Zelenskyy said it out loud
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Trump administration; US politics; Ukraine; Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Conflicts over access to Americans' personal data emerging across federal government - Caitlin Andrews (IAPP, 2025)
The Trump administration's fast-moving efforts to limit the size of the U.S. federal bureaucracy, primarily through the recently minted Department of Government Efficiency, are raising privacy and data security concerns among current and former officials across the government, particularly as the administration scales back positions charged with privacy oversight. Efforts to limit the independence of a host of federal agencies through a new executive order — including the independence of the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission — are also ringing alarm bells among civil society and some legal experts.
United States of America

Cambodia’s Stolen Statues Are Coming Home to an Overflowing Museum - Ives, Mike (The New York Times, 2025)
Foreign institutions and collectors are returning artifacts with deep spiritual meaning for Cambodians. Where and how to display them remain open questions.
Cambodia
Keywords: Angkor Wat (Cambodia); Arts and Antiquities Looting; Buddhism; Cambodia; Cleveland Museum of Art; Collectors and Collections; Guimet Museum of Asian Art; Khmer Rouge; Koh Ker (Cambodia); Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museums; National Museum of Cambodia; Phnom Penh (Cambodia); Restoration and Renovation; Sculpture

Armenians in Turkey after the Second World War: An Archival Reader of USSR Consular Documents - MassisPost (MassisPost, 2025)
This reader brings to light newly discovered archival material compiled by the Soviet Consulate in Istanbul. The book reveals the lives and experience of Armenians in Turkey in the 1940s, with a particular focus on the process of emigration to Soviet Armenia. The accounts, translated for the first time into English, are comprised of Soviet officials’ reports and first-hand testimony by survivors of their lives during the post-genocide period, making this an invaluable new contribution to the existing collections of Armenian survival testimonies.
Armenia

Armenians in Turkey after the Second World War: An Archival Reader of USSR Consular Documents by Talin Suciyan - MassisPost (MassisPost, 2025)
This reader brings to light newly discovered archival material compiled by the Soviet Consulate in Istanbul. The book reveals the lives and experience of Armenians in Turkey in the 1940s, with a particular focus on the process of emigration to Soviet Armenia. The accounts, translated for the first time into English, are comprised of Soviet officials’ reports and first-hand testimony by survivors of their lives during the post-genocide period, making this an invaluable new contribution to the existing collections of Armenian survival testimonies.
Turkey

The Digital Preservation Coalition welcomes the Common Crawl Foundation as its newest member - Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC Blog, 2025)
The Common Crawl Foundation (CCF) has joined the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) this month, becoming the Coalition’s newest Associate Member. As a non-profit foundation dedicated to the Open Web, Common Crawl maintains a free, open repository of web crawl data that can be used by anyone.
Worldwide

Meta Will Escalate Any Concerns of Unfair E.U. Regulation to Trump - Jackson, Fiona (TechRepublic, 2025)
When companies are treated differently and in a way that is discriminatory against them, then that should be highlighted to that company’s home government,” Meta’s global affairs head said.
Europe

Meta Will Escalate Any Concerns of Unfair E.U. Regulation to Trump - Jackson, Fiona (TechRepublic, 2025)
When companies are treated differently and in a way that is discriminatory against them, then that should be highlighted to that company’s home government,” Meta’s global affairs head said.
United States of America

The Vanishing Archive: UNHCR Archives’ Recovery and Preservation of the Records from the Former Yugoslavia - Laura Bernier Ebell (UNHCR Blog, 2025)
In 2015, a major legacy project began in the Records and Archives Section to document, declassify, and preserve the records created by UNHCR staff during the Balkans Wars. Our internal estimation of the fax paper contained in this collection is around 20%, or 300,000 pages – all of which will be lost to time without intervention.
Europe

Top Social Security official exits after clash with Musk’s DOGE over data - Rein, Lisa; Bailey, Holly; Stein, Jeff; Bogage, Jacob (Washington Post, 2025)
Yet another top career staffer is leaving the administration amid a disagreement over a request by Elon Musk’s team for sensitive government information.
United States of America

The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the frontlines - Ulaby, Neda (2025)
The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and the sounds of war.
United States of America

Preserving Our Public Data Heritage - Data Rescue Project (Data Rescue Project, 2025)
The PEGI Project recently released a post about the preservation of public federal data in support of the Data Rescue Project. PEGI stands for Preservation of Electronic Government Information and was created in 2016 by a group of government information librarians who were concerned about the future of electronic forms
United States of America

IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data - Helmore, Edward (The Guardian, 2025)
US agency reviewing request for access to classified system containing personal financial records of US taxpayers.
United States of America
Keywords: Elon Musk; Trump administration; US news; US politics

Intercepted review – phone taps are a chilling glimpse into Russian soldiers’ minds in Ukraine - Hoad, Phil (The Guardian, 2025)
Recordings of fighters’ wiretapped phone calls are juxtaposed with images of wartime destruction in Oksana Karpovych’s compelling war documentary.
Ukraine
Keywords: Culture; Documentary films; Europe; Film; Russia; Surveillance; Ukraine; World news

A Picture to Remember review – memories of a Donetsk happy childhood before the war - Le, Phuong (The Guardian, 2025)
Olga Chernykh’s portrait of life in war-torn Ukraine, based on home videos, examines how bonds and memories persist through trauma, loss and distance.
Ukraine
Keywords: Culture; Documentary films; Europe; Family; Film; Life and style; Ukraine; World news

South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App - Tobin, Meaghan; Young, Jin Yu (The New York Times, 2025)
Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws.
South Korea
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; China; DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co Ltd; South Korea

Contre la purge « sans précédent » des sites ordonnée par Trump, les archivistes du numérique à l’offensive - Michaël Szadkowski (Le Monde, 2025)
Des décrets signés par le nouveau président des Etats-Unis ont entraîné la disparition de milliers de pages, liées notamment au changement climatique ou aux politiques d’égalité. Plusieurs initiatives coordonnées cherchent à les préserver.
United States of America

MLK’s family fear new batch of assassination files will have FBI ‘smears’ - Yang, Maya (The Guardian, 2025)
Family of Martin Luther King Jr says Trump mandate could revive J Edgar Hoover’s efforts to discredit revered activist.
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; John F Kennedy; Martin Luther King; Robert F Kennedy Jr; Trump administration; US news; US politics

White House forcing out National Archives top leadership in major shakeup - Reuters (Reuters, 2025)
The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration in a major shakeup.
United States of America

The F.R.E.I.H.E.I.T. Project: tackling disinformation in Eastern Europe - Euractiv (Euractiv, 2025)
The F.R.E.I.H.E.I.T Project is a bold and ambitious initiative currently tackling the growing threat of disinformation, particularly in Europe’s Eastern Neighbourhood. It is expanding its focus to critical areas such as energy, agriculture, security, and migration, all of which are vulnerable to manipulation.
Europe

Trump called the press ‘the enemy of the people’. Now it’s time to defend ourselves - Ginsberg, Jodie (The Guardian, 2025)
The one-time defiance and solidarity of publications across the political aisle is strained as outlets cave to Trump’s threats
United States of America
Keywords: Donald Trump; Media; New York Times; Newspapers; Newspapers & magazines; US news; US press and publishing; Washington Post

UK Encryption Order Threatens Global Privacy Rights - Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch, 2025)
The United Kingdom government’s order to Apple to allow access to encrypted cloud data harms the privacy rights of users in the UK and worldwide.
United Kingdom

Exhibition marking 50 years anniversary of Asmara Massacre - Ministry of Information, Eritrea (Zawya, 2025)
Eritrea: Exhibition marking 50 years anniversary of Asmara Massacre
Eritrea

Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help. - MuckRockNews (MuckRockNews, 2025)
Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning with major changes and sometimes not returning at all. On February 13th, MuckRock hosted an event with organizations that are helping lead the efforts to preserve the public’s data.
United States of America

How to find climate data and science the Trump administration doesn’t want you to see - Paz, Alejandro; Nost, Eric (The Conversation, 2025)
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools and data – some of which have already gone missing from government webpages since the start of the Trump administration.
United States of America

Undersecretariat of Cultural Heritage (Chile) secures UNESCO fund to enable the National Library’s preservation of photographic, audiovisual, and sound archives from the dictatorship era - UNESCO (UNESCO, 2025)
Chile

Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation - Bennhold, Katrin; Myers, Steven Lee (The New York Times, 2025)
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.
Germany
Keywords: Alternative for Germany; Artificial Intelligence; Computers and the Internet; Elections; Germany; International Relations; Musk; Elon; Politics and Government; Rumors and Misinformation; Russia; Social Media; X (Formerly Twitter)