Official Mastodon instance of the ROSA Democracy Network. ROSA connects citizens, activists, educators, journalists, and public servants committed to safeguarding democratic integrity — locally and globally.

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V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy

Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 208 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report. Individual freedoms—ranging from the right to vote to freedom of expression and equality before the law—can be affected by state or nonstate actors. Click on a country name below to access the full country narrative report.

Data by the Economist Intelligence Unit. Expert estimates of the extent to which citizens can choose their political leaders in free and fair elections, enjoy civil liberties, prefer democracy over other political systems, can and do participate in politics, and have a functioning government that acts on their behalf. The index ranges from 0 to 10 (most democratic).

Tips From a Protest Veteran: V3

https://www.aeinstein.org/198-methods-of-nonviolent-action

Dive into the Beautiful Trouble toolbox, an interconnected web of ideas and creative best practices that puts the power in your hands..

CANVAS was founded in 2005 to advocate for the use of nonviolent resistance in the promotion of human rights and democracy. Since then, we have worked with pro-democracy activists from more than 50 countries.

Security in a Box primarily aims to help a global community of human rights defenders whose work puts them at risk. It has been recognized worldwide as a foundational resource for helping people at risk protect their digital security and privacy.

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting you and your friends from online spying.

Read the BASICS to find out how online surveillance works. Dive into our TOOL GUIDES for instructions...

The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto.

News organizations should take a few steps to improve the security and efficacy of their confidential tip pages.

Activist Anti-Surveillance Tips from a Friendly Neighborhood Hacker