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Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon 2019, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

Together at RightsCon Tunis, our first summit hosted in the Middle East and North Africa, more than 2500 expert practitioners will come together across over 400 sessions to shape, contribute to, and drive forward the global agenda for the future of our human rights.

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Friday, June 14 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Agent Provocateur: The threat of government agents impersonating journalists

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The participants will learn about international implications of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and other U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies impersonating journalists and documentary filmmakers. The Reporters Committee will explain and describe examples of the current practice of the FBI, and other panelists will focus on historical examples and discuss different aspects of the problem.
Moderators
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Linda Moon


Speakers
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Avi Shapiro

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Mana Azarmi

Policy Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology
I'm on the Security & Surveillance team, formally titled the Freedom, Security & Technology Project. I work on government electronic surveillance.
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Jack Lerner

Director | Clinical Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine IP, Arts & Tech Clinic / International Documentary Association
I am a law professor and director of the UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law. I'm also a board member of the International Documentary Association. In the IPAT Clinic, law students work to support civil liberties and innovation with a... Read More →

Friday June 14, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Celtic (Palais)
  The Future of Media in the Age of Misinformation, Panel

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