Day: May 2, 2026

China Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights ConferenceChina Pressure Canceled World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference

The Chinese government pressured Zambia to cancel RightsCon, the world’s largest digital human rights conference, at the last minute, according to the conference’s organizers. Beijing was upset that the speaker’s list included prominent figures from Taiwanese civil society, AccessNow, the group that organizes RightsCon, wrote Friday. On Wednesday, guests and ...