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✨ Coming Soon: Session proposals & fellowship applications open in the third week of Jan 2026
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Amidst shrinking civic spaces and diminishing resources, DRAPAC26 brings together rights defenders, allies, and stakeholders to co-create shared infrastructure for the future of our digital rights movement.

🤝 with Foundation for Media Alternatives, DAKILA Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism

Mabuhay! DRAPAC26 returns for its 4th edition
"Building the Commons: Scaling Collective Resources for Our Digital Futures"

📆 June 8-10, 2026
📍 Manila, Philippines

🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we delve into "Centering rights and CSO participation at India-AI Summit 2026”.

Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

Join our partners at @engagemedia.org for an important discussion on rights and civil society participation ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026—focused on gaps in today’s AI debates and how CSOs can meaningfully engage ⬇️

Join us as we discuss centering rights and civil society participation at the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit 2026 by identifying critical issues absent from ongoing conversations and exploring meaningful entry points for CSOs to engage further.

Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 HAPPENING TOMORROW | This #DRAPAC series session will feature insights on the Milk Tea Alliance's anti-migrant narratives, disinformation research targeting Southeast Asian human rights defenders, and ASEAN engagement pathways.

Register to join here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓️ 2 DAYS TO GO | Join us for an insightful conversation around disinformation, digital labor, and legal challenges in Thailand and the wider region.

You can register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

Graduate Studies in SEAS Discussion Panel Date: October 29, 2025 Time: 3:00- 4:00 pm Singapore Current faculty and graduate students in Southeast Asian studies will discuss applying to PhD programs located in Asia and Australia. Panelists will share advice for developing application materials and answer participant questions With Faizah Zakaria Jane M. Ferguson Lezhi Wang

DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements with speakers: Nitchakarn (Memee) Rakwongrit Kornkanok (Pup) Khumta Darika Bamrungchok 30th Oct 10:30am - midday thailand time

Wed:
@getsea.bsky.social SEAP & more hold discussion panel "Support for applicants to graduate programs in Southeast Asian Studies"

Thurs:
@engagemedia.org media host "DRAPAC Series: Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements"
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Join us on October 30 for the DRAPAC Series "Thailand Digital Rights Learning Circle: Connecting Local Struggles to Regional Movements”. More details here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 HAPPENING TODAY | Join us for an insightful conversation unpacking the legal and political forces shaping digital rights in Bangladesh and the wider region.

Join the conversation today at 2PM Bangkok time (UTC+7): engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

to learn from each other

New event!
📆20th Aug
🕑2pm BKK time

Join @engagemedia.org for online DRAPAC Series: "Understanding Emerging ICT Laws in Bangladesh and Regional Trends in Digital Repression"

Details:
engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🚨 HAPPENING TOMORROW🚨 Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from an incredible panel of speakers as we dive into the intersection of law, technology and human rights. 

Learn more: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

🗓 2 DAYS TO GO | What patterns of digital repression are emerging across the region, and how do they relate to the situation in Bangladesh?

Join us on August 20 for this #DRAPACSeries : engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

General registration is also open, secure your spot today at drap.ac/25/attendees/ (Early bird perks await!). Volunteer applications close July 31. #DRAPAC25

📣 LAST CALL! Our calls for Session Proposals and Fellowship Applications both close on June 20th!
Get your ideas in or apply now to be part of DRAPAC25 in Kuala Lumpur:
✅ Session Ideas Submission: drap.ac/25/programme
✅ Fellowship Application : drap.ac/25/fellows/

Pulitzer Center - South to South - Artificial Intelligence Accountability Colab - a virtual learning experience bringing together leading experts on AI accountability. ASIA June 25, 2025 - 8am (UTC +7) June 26 & 27 - 12pm (UTC +7) with simultaneous Indonesian translations Apply by June 9

The Pulitzer Center, in partnership with @engagemedia.org and Digital Futures Lab are seeking civil society, academia, and researchers in South and Southeast Asia interested in AI accountability and governance.

Register now for the Peer Learning Circle!
👉 bit.ly/AIs2sPC

📖 This is more than a report. It’s a record of China’s repression – and activists’ resilience.

🗺️ Who’s targeted? How? Where? Why? Our report breaks it all down.

🔍 Understand the system. Empower the resistance. Get the facts on 4 June:

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@engagemedia.org is hosting a DRAPAC Series webinar on May 30, 1pm (UTC+7). The webinar will explore @article19.bsky.social report examining how tech companies operating in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam often passively comply with restrictive local laws, leading to human rights abuses. buff.ly/NJQ83Xt

🌍 Join us on May 30 for the next #DRAPACSeries webinar
where we'll explore key findings on tech companies in China, Myanmar, and Vietnam, along with recommendations for enhancing human rights respect in these contexts.

🔗 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

👑🩵 Learn more about #InternetFreedom and the #digitalrights threats in the #Asia-Pacific region with @engagemedia.org and its projects, including the 2025 Digital Rights Asia-Pacific (#DRAPAC25) Assembly, the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative, and #DRAPACVPN Project: buff.ly/CgSVXD3

👑🩵 “There is strong demand for privacy-respecting, community-centered technologies, and the #HumanRightsTechnology Initiative aims to support citizens and defend users’ rights in this context.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CgSVXD3

👑🩵 How does @engagemedia.org support community-led #DigitalRights initiatives in Asia-Pacific? This Community Series explores the organization's #grassroots approach and long-term vision. Full read: buff.ly/CyyLzzV

📢 Exciting news! The postponed #DRAPACSeries session on "Human Rights Responsibilities and Challenges For Tech Companies Operating In Authoritarian Countries" is rescheduled for May 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM Bangkok time.

👉 Register here: engagemedia.org/2025/drapac-...

👑🩵 What does it take to build strong digital rights communities in Southeast Asia?
@engagemedia.org shares lessons and insights in this deep dive.
Read more in this Community Series: buff.ly/CyyLzzV

#DigitalRightsAsia #SoutheastAsia

👑🩵 “Internet freedom is not the default in our region. Surveillance and censorship are the norm in several countries.” says Khairil, the Human Rights Technology and Research Project Lead at @engagemedia.org buff.ly/CyyLzzV

Excited to be featured in the Community Series:
"EngageMedia: Getting to Know Their Work on Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific!"
We’re committed to empowering communities, supporting defenders, and pushing back against rising #authoritarianism, #disinformation, #surveillance, and #censorship.

👑🩵 In our new Community Series, we spotlight @engagemedia.org ’s role in regional digital rights work—balancing tech, #media, and #advocacy.
Discover their story: buff.ly/CyyLzzV
#DigitalRightsAsia