Adam Bemma

  • Vietnam’s battalions of ‘cyber-armies’ silencing online dissent

    ‘Force 47’, thought to be 10,000-strong, seen as government’s online enforcers as new cyber crime law takes effect. HANOI, Vietnam – Wearing his trademark black fedora, human rights defender Anh Chi updates his YouTube audience on the situation in Dong Tam village, 40km (25 miles) southwest of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, the site of a recent…

    Adam Bemma

  • Thailand: No Internet Freedom with new Computer Crime Act

    BANGKOK, Thailand – The sound of cicadas spread as the sun sets in the northeastern city of Khon Kaen. Payu Boonsophon, 23, stares down at his smart phone. He hesitates before beginning to type a message on Facebook. He knows his online activity is being monitored by Thai authorities. “We will meet outside of the…

    Adam Bemma

  • Uganda’s Hip Hop for Change – CBC The World This Weekend

    KAMPALA, Uganda – February 18, 2016 was the presidential election in Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni extended his mandate beyond 30 years in power. But Ugandan youth want change. They are using indigenous language hip hop to express themselves and to avoid state censorship. This story aired on CBC The World This Weekend on Feb. 21,…

    Adam Bemma

  • Stop Muzzling the Press in East Africa

    World Press Freedom Day is every May 3. The theme of this year’s WPFD, hosted by UNESCO, is Media Freedom for a Better Future: Shaping the Post-2015 Development Agenda. In Arusha, Tanzania, journalists and media stakeholders from around East Africa will convene May 2-3, 2014 at the Arusha International Conference Centre. This year’s theme is…

    Adam Bemma
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