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Join us from June 8 to 10, 2026, for the DRAPAC Assembly in Manila! We're now accepting session proposals to populate the assembly’s three days. Applications for both session proposals and fellowship applications close on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
The 2024 elections test the resilience of democracy in various South and Southeast Asia countries. Youth voters play a pivotal role in these elections, and their engagement is a beacon of hope for democracy despite various challenges.
Get to know the speakers and topics for the two keynote panel sessions at the Asia-Pacific Digital Rights Forum this January 12 and 13, 2023. Live translations in Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Khmer, and Thai will be provided for both keynote panels.
Tech Tales, a collection of eight films that highlight human rights stories in the digital age, launches on Saturday, October 30. This first-ever public screening of the Tech Tales film collection coincides with the international celebration of World Internet Day, an apt time to turn a critical eye to the current digital rights issues being faced in the Asia-Pacific.
In an essay for the Network of Centers, EngageMedia executive director Andrew Lowenthal expounds on COVID-19's impact on shifting geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific, as well as the future of our organisation's work as a regional space-maker for discussions on video for change, open technology, and digital rights.
On the pilot episode of Pretty Good Podcast: Discussions on Digital Rights, EngageMedia chats with the Association for Progressive Communications executive director, Chat Garcia Ramilo, on the past, present, and future of digital rights in Asia-Pacific region. The pilot also tackles how the COVID-19 pandemic relates to digital rights and the importance of building and staying in touch with our communities to further the digital rights movement in the region.
Papuan Voices is a video-advocacy initiative assisting West Papuan communities to tell their stories. It challenges common misconceptions about this troubled territory and builds local storytellers in a region where foreign journalists are banned.
A one-day training of Indonesian video activists from environmental groups and independent video producers on developing distribution strategies for online, offline and hybrid methods.