Exploring at the crossroads of digital technologies, authoritarian politics and human rights

I am a researcher specializing in internet controls, surveillance and digital activism under authoritarian regimes. Currently I work at the Citizen Lab to investigate digital transnational repression targeting political exiles and diaspora communities. I also provide consultancy and write journalistic articles.

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Research

How are authoritarian rulers using digital technologies to assert and expand their power? How do people resist and strive for freedom? These two questions are at the center of my research. With an empirical focus on the Middle East, my work draws from the fields of international relations, political sociology, and media studies.

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Publications

My work has been published in the European Journal for International Security, Globalizations, Surveillance & Society, Global Networks and the International Journal of Communication. Findings of my research on digital transnational repression have appeared in reports for Freedom House and Hivos.

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CONTACT

You can contact me via E-MAIL, if you prefer by using the PGP key. I can also be reached on SIGNAL, WIRE or TWITTER.

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