Friends of Mayor Densmore

Much of the world spent the last 48 hours expressing revulsion at the U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. It was quite clear early on that the perpetrator of the attack was the U.S., and many […]

Today a wide range of organizations from across the political spectrum—including EFF—sent a letter to the Senate protesting Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s proposed draconian Computer Fraud and Abuse Act amendment to […]

JUST ONE DAY after Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin suddenly halted Richard Glossip’s execution, citing last-minute concerns over the state’s lethal injection drug protocol, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt sought […]

Within any brutal and isolated institution, new language tends to form, like scar tissue. In the 1990s, Rikers Island — New York City’s largest jail, encircled by the East River—was no exception. Corrections offic […]

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Yesterday afternoon, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power marched to Twitter to proclaim: “we call on Russia to immediately […]

As we’ve noted before, online harassment is a pressing problem—and a problem that, thankfully and finally, many are currently working on together to mitigate and resolve. Part of the long road to creating e […]

Artistic expression can take many forms, whether it’s comedic, dramatic, or even violent. According to a California Court of Appeals opinion, if you choose to artistically express yourself in a violent or t […]

   
EFF is pleased to welcome Shahid Buttar to the activism team, where he will direct EFF’s work supporting grassroots and student advocacy. Shahid is a constitutional lawyer focused on the intersection of co […]

A new front has opened in publishers’ global war on the public domain. Lawmakers of Argentina’s ruling party are proposing a vast extension of copyright terms on photography—from 20 years after publication to 7 […]

As we mark the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, one of the most destructive storms in the nation’s history, are we prepared for another extreme weather event, which researchers say are becoming more f […]

As President Obama called for new gun control reform measures, Thursday’s school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon has brought new attention to the actions of Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, who i […]

Vigils were held in Oregon last night after a gunman opened fire at a community college Thursday morning, killing nine people before he was shot to death. Press reports have identified the gunman as 26-year-old […]

Oregon: Vigils Held After Gunman Killed 9 at Community CollegeCalifornia: Planned Parenthood Facility FirebombedAfghanistan: 11 Americans Die in Crash; Fighting Rages in KunduzHouse Passes $612 Billion Military […]

Leading American politicians of both major parties appear to share an extreme reluctance to openly criticize the human rights abuses of Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally that has ramped up executions of its own citizens, […]

From telecommunications infrastructure to TV and radio airwaves, the Ethiopian government’s controls over communications infrastructure in the country means that even the most private and personal conversations m […]

A disco ball spins slowly, speckling the enormous, vaulted roof. Combined with a throbbing guitar reverb, the moving lights are disorienting. At the end of the hall glows a monolithic figure that, when you get […]

ከቴሌኮሙኒኬሽን እስከ ቴሌቪዥን እና ሬዲዮ ስርጭት ያሉ የሕዝብ መገናኛዎች በኢትዮጵያ መንግሥት ቁጥጥር ሥር ናቸው። ይህም መንግሥት በአጠቃላይ የመገናኛ የልማት አውታሮች ላይ ሙሉ የበላይነቱን መያዙ፤ ግላዊነት እና ሌሎች ግንኙነቶች በግልጽ ለስለላ ምቹ ኾነዋል ማለት ነው። በአንዳንድ አጋጣሚዎች የመንግሥትን የተጠናከረ […]

We end today’s show in Oklahoma. Just moments before death row inmate Richard Glossip was scheduled to be killed on Wednesday, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin issued a stay of execution citing questions over the e […]

Ending weeks of infighting, lawmakers voted Wednesday to avert a government shutdown just hours before a midnight deadline. In the House, a large majority of Republicans voted against the measure, which did not […]

Wednesday marked a historic day for Palestine at the United Nations in New York, where the Palestinian flag was raised for the first time. Earlier this month, the U.N. General Assembly passed a motion to raise the […]