[IFF] Weekly | October 7-11

[IFF Team]

Dear friends,

This newsletter is a service for internet freedom defenders around the
world! Send us interesting updates, open positions, events, and
resources and we will share them in our next newsletter. Contact us at
team at internetfreedomfestival.org.

Here are our updates for the week of October 7-11:

*** CPJ Publishes New List of the Ten Most Censored Countries in the
World ***
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, the  top most
censored countries in the world include Eritrea, North Korea,
Turkmenistan, Saudi Arabia, China, Vietnam, Iran, Equatorial Guinea,
Belarus, and Cuba. In their most recent, CPJ  explains the various
tactics these countries use, ranging from imprisonment and repressive
laws to surveillance of journalists and restrictions on internet and
social media access.

https://cpj.org/reports/2019/09/10-most-censored-eritrea-north-korea-turkmenistan-journalist.php


*** Hong Kong Police Change Guidelines on Use of Force in Protests  ***
Hong Kong police loosened guidelines on the use of force officers should
use in the run-up to demonstrations on Oct. 1, giving them greater power
to deal with protesters in difficult situations, according to police
documents seen by Reuters.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-police/hong-kong-police-relaxed-guidelines-for-using-force-in-protests-documents-idUSKBN1WI0TX?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=twitter


*** Common Sense Guide to Digital Safety for Women and Girls in
Sub-Saharan Africa ***
Pollicy Org, Defend Defenders and Internews have created the Common
Sense Guide to Digital Safety for Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa,
a handy booklet to support women in adopting safer online practices.

http://safesisters.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Safe-Sister-Guide.pdf


### Grants, Fellowships, & Awards ###

Send us your opportunities, and we will include them in our newsletter!

The Community Prototype Fund (CPF)
Deadline: Rolling Basis
https://www.opentech.fund/funds/community-prototype-fund/

GNI Fellowship
Deadline: October 10th
https://internews.org/updates/global-network-initiative-gni-fellowship-program-call-applications

### Events Calendar ###

Please note that we only feature events with a code of conduct. Have a
look at the full Internet Freedom Events Calendar over here:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/internet-freedom-events-calendar/

IFF Glitter Meetup | Every Thursday
9am EDT | 3pm ECT | 1pm UCT | 9pm CST
+ IFF Mattermost Square Channel
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/wiki/index.php/Glitter_Meetup

Maintainers III | October 6 - 9, 2019
+ Washington, DC
http://themaintainers.org/miii

Radical Networks | October 18 - 20, 2019
+ New York City
https://radicalnetworks.org/

Tech Intersections 2020 | January 25, 2020
+ Oakland, CA
https://mailchi.mp/24058b8e09fe/tech-intersections-2020-call-for-speakers

IXDA | February 2 - 7, 2020
+ Milan, Italy
https://interaction20.ixda.org/index.html

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### Job Opportunities ###

Share your job opportunities with us to be featured on our newsletter.
All job opportunities are available at:
https://internetfreedomfestival.org/job-board/

✎ Finance and Administrative Manager | Global Voices
+ Remote
https://globalvoices.org/2019/09/05/global-voices-is-seeking-a-finance-administrative-manager/

✎ Latin America Editor | Global Voices
+ Remote
https://globalvoices.org/2019/09/03/global-voices-is-seeking-a-part-time-editor-for-spanish-speaking-latin-america/

✎ Senior Policy Advisor | EDRI
+ Brussels
https://edri.org/job-alert-senior-policy-advisor/

✎ Communications Associate | Access Now
+ San José, Costa Rica or New York City, USA
https://www.accessnow.org/rightscon-communications-associate-san-jose-cr-or-nyc/

✎ Accountant | Access Now
+ New York City, NY
https://www.accessnow.org/accountant-nyc/

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