2025 Global Gathering Applications Are Now Open!
Applications for the 2025 Global Gathering (GG) are now open! Join us in Estoril, Portugal, from September 8–10, for three days of networking and collaboration on the most urgent technology-related challenges affecting human rights, civil society, and journalists at local, regional, and global levels. In 2025, we are returning to our roots by embracing a more self-organized model, allowing participants to lead the most critical and practical conversations that will advance their work and goals, with a special focus on the following themes: innovative grassroots approaches to technology challenges; circumvention and secure communication technologies; and organizational sustainability. We encourage everyone interested in attending to apply!
JOSA: Getting to Know Their Work on Open Technology and Privacy in Jordan
The Jordan Open Source Association (JOSA) works toward a better Jordan through openness in technology, believing the Internet should remain open and accessible to everyone, with no technical, legal, or physical barriers to devices, networks, or content. We spoke with their Senior Program Officer in Digital Security and Internet Freedom, Haitham Dahboor, and their Program Officer in Digital Social Innovation and Research, Yara Alrafie, to learn more about their projects, such as Aman Raqami and Nuha, as well as the most important digital rights challenges in Jordan.
OONI: Getting to Know Their Work on Global Internet Censorship Measurement
The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software and non-profit organization that empowers decentralized efforts to document internet censorship worldwide. They have collected more than two billion network measurements in over 200 countries. We talked with their Director of Strategic Engagement, Maria Xynou, to learn more about the OONI Probe app, which measures the blocking of websites and apps worldwide, as well as their real-time analysis and reports shedding light on internet censorship and other forms of network interference.
Amnesty International’s Security Lab: Getting to Know How They Work With Civil Society on Spyware and Digital Surveillance
Amnesty Tech’s Security Lab brings together a diverse team of researchers, hackers, coders, and advocates committed to protecting civil society from the growing threats of unlawful digital surveillance, spyware, and other technology-driven human rights abuses. We talked with Molly Rose Freeman Cyr, their Training and Community Engagement Lead, to learn more about their work analyzing surveillance tools in different communities, their Digital Forensics Fellowship call for applications, and how the private sector is starting to get involved in this digital forensic technical field to profit.
How to Use the Digital Rights Job Board: Connecting Talent with Orgs at the Intersection of Tech and Human Rights
The Digital Rights Job Board is your gateway to job opportunities in organizations addressing critical tech-related issues in human rights and social justice. Whether you're a professional seeking purpose-driven roles or a recruiter in search of innovative talent, our weekly updates connect you with organizations in over 144 countries. As part of Team CommUNITY's global network of digital rights defenders, the job board is a free service dedicated to empowering those at the intersection of technology, human rights, and social justice.
D3: Getting to Know Their Work Advocating for Digital Rights for Portuguese Citizens
D3 - Defesa dos Direitos Digitais (Defense of Digital Rights) fight and advocate for digital rights in Portugal, even though related challenges are still relatively unknown by their society. We talked with D3’s president, Ricardo Lafuente, to learn more about their work in Portugal and beyond. He shared his views on a variety of topics, from video surveillance in public spaces to the necessity of local tech investment and the impact of the Digital Nomad visa on Portugal.
2024 Global Gathering
The 2024 Global Gathering (GG) report brought together over 1,000 digital rights defenders for three days of networking, collaboration, and discussions on digital rights and Internet Freedom issues impacting civil society and the media. This includes disinformation, online harassment, freedom of expression, press freedom, circumvention technologies, and encrypted communication technologies, and future of AI, among others.
Resilience Technologies: Getting to Know their Work in Advancing Cybersecurity for CSOs the African Way
Resilience Technologies (RT) is a Sub-Saharan African organization committed to enhancing digital security and resilience for African civil society initiatives and at-risk communities. Learn about their pioneering Spyware Fellowship program in Africa, and their tool, Zeroth Cloud, which detects and addresses threats before they can develop into attacks.
Guardian Project: Getting to Know their Work Creating Easy-to-Use, Secure and Open Source Apps for Mobile Devices
Guardian Project creates easy-to-use secure mobile tech apps, open-source software libraries, and other tools and services that are widely used by average citizens looking to secure their rights to activists, journalists, and humanitarian organizations from around the world aiming to safeguard their work. We talked with Guardian Project’s Community Manager to learn more about their celebrated work.
Conexo: Getting to Know Their Work Fostering Security and Advanced Tech Skills in LATAM and Beyond
Conexo works with high-risk groups providing diverse types of security support services, organizational security audits and training to groups so they can effectively mitigate security risks. This includes NGOs, independent media, and human rights defenders. Find out their amazing work and how they are supporting the broader digital rights field.