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Link collection: tools, guides, and monitoring

This collection brings together organizations, projects, and tools related to internet censorship, shutdowns, digital security, and resilient communication. The notes are intentionally short so readers can quickly understand why a source may be useful.

Monitoring, Measurement, and Research

  • Internet Butcher documents actors responsible for shutdowns, information blocking, and digital repression.
  • OONI measures internet censorship worldwide and provides open data, OONI Probe, and reports.
  • OONI Explorer is especially useful when looking for concrete measurements by country, network, or blocked service.
  • NetBlocks monitors network disruptions, platform blocks, and shutdowns in real time and provides journalistic context.
  • Access Now: #KeepItOn documents internet shutdowns, publishes reports, and coordinates civil society advocacy.
  • Freedom House: Freedom on the Net offers country reports on digital rights and internet freedom.
  • Surveillance Studies Network brings together research, resources, and debates on surveillance, society, and digital power structures.

Digital Rights and Civil Society

  • ARTICLE 19 works on freedom of expression, freedom of information, and digital repression.
  • Chaos Computer Club is an important voice for digital civil liberties, IT security, and technical public education in German-speaking contexts.
  • Digitalcourage advocates for civil rights, privacy, and a humane digital society.
  • Surveillance Self-Defense by EFF offers practical security guides for at-risk individuals and groups.
  • Global Network for Social Justice and Digital Resilience connects organizations strengthening digital resilience in social justice contexts.
  • The De|Center works on more just and safer technologies, starting from the perspectives of communities most affected by harm.
  • Taraaz conducts research and advisory work at the intersection of technology and human rights, including AI and digital risks.
  • Digital Medusa works on digital governance, internet infrastructure, sanctions, and the social implications of digital technology.
  • WITNESS helps people worldwide use video and technology to document and defend human rights.

Iran-Specific

  • Iranian Women's Coalition for Internet Freedom connects digital freedom with a feminist and human rights perspective on Iran.
  • RaazNet collects analysis, security resources, and research on digital surveillance and censorship in Iran.
  • MahsaNet develops and curates tools, apps, and infrastructure against internet restrictions in Iran.
  • Mahsa Server provides infrastructure and statistics for circumvention tools.
  • Starlink Mobile / Direct to Cell is relevant for discussions on satellite-based communication, while availability, regulation, and safety always need case-by-case assessment.
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