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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy\, Ghana
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-ghana/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260611T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260611T170000
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme - Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:An Overview of Digital Rights in the Global South \nFacilitated by: ‘Gbenga Sesan – Paradigm Initiative Executive Director. \nThis will be an introductory session for the course\, providing an overview of the content and a summary of the main concepts of technology and human rights. The session will commence with international standards that situate digital rights in the human rights context and draw from international human rights standards. Students will gain an understanding of digital rights and digital threats\, including policies that anchor digital rights.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme-walter-sisulu-university-south-africa-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260618T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260618T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Programme - Walter Sisulu University\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:Documenting Digital Rights \nFacilitated by: Judith Ogutu- Senior Communications Manager and Giyo Ndzi – Communications Officer. \nThis session will equip fellows with the knowledge they need to monitor\, identify and report digital rights developments. The session will share PIN’s use of short films\, PIN podcasts to document digital rights violations and provide scenarios and probe fellows to develop newsworthy ideas for documentation and use of social media to document developments on digital rights.  The session will provide insights on using social media to document digital rights.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-and-inclusion-media-programme-walter-sisulu-university-south-africa-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260622T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
CREATED:20260529T190216Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy\, Tanzania
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-tanzania/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
CREATED:20260529T143735Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy - Bulawayo\, Zimbabwe
DESCRIPTION:The two-day digital rights academy aims to enhance the digital security skills and knowledge of staff at the Human Rights Commission and Legal Aid\, journalists\, college and university students\, young lawyers\, and Civil society actors in Zimbabwe. These organisations are\nmeant to be the key point of call for digital rights protection and inclusion in Zimbabwe. \nThe overall goal of the project is to counter negative narratives about digital rights and freedom of speech and address power imbalances. The proposed academy aims to equip participants with essential tools and practices to protect their online presence.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-bulawayo-zimbabwe/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
CREATED:20260529T143840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T144430Z
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SUMMARY:Digitalks\, Bulawayo\, Zimbabwe
DESCRIPTION:The Zimbabwean technology sector is governed by regulations and critical policies and strategies\, such as the National Development Strategy and the National ICT Policy (2022-2027). The government has also made progress in digital inclusion and data protection. However\, on the downside\, the existence of sedition laws and false news criminalisation is a major stumbling block that requires policy reform. Additionally\, the country has also seen increased threats towards journalists\, raising concerns around the safety of the use of digital tools for civic participation\, and potential violations of human rights in the online space. We note that freedom of expression\, assembly\, and association\, and data privacy online are at risk of attack in the country. Such developments raise concerns as they risk infringing on individuals’ rights to\nfreedom of expression and violating international human rights standards. These gaps are also likely to present challenges for the government’s digital transformation plans\, outlined in the National AI Strategy released in early 2026. \nAgainst this backdrop\, PIN will host Digi-talks with The Signal\, aimed at disseminating the Londa Digital Rights and Inclusion report in the country. The events include screening a short PIN film\, presenting findings from Londa country\, and leading a policy engagement with government actors. Film screenings\, presentations\, and panel discussions are held on the issues and recommendations made.
URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digitalks-bulawayo-zimbabwe/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260624T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
CREATED:20260529T190113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T190113Z
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SUMMARY:Afrocities Cafe Zanzibar
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/afrocities-cafe-zanzibar/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260630T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Lagos:20260731T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T071913
CREATED:20260529T143946Z
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SUMMARY:Digital Rights Academy\, Zambia
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URL:https://paradigmhq.org/event/digital-rights-academy-zambia/
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