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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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Rieneke Van Santen

Zamaneh Media
Executive Director
Amsterdam, NL
Websitedendezo.com / radiozamaneh.com
Active in the media development field. Director of an independent media for Iran and consultant in media and NGO management.

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Wednesday, June 12
 

7:30am BST

Yoga Laico Pool Deck

9:00am BST

Big Tech and the Future of Journalism: Reinventing news and information in the age of Google and Facebook Oya 2 (Laico) Lightning Talks: Understanding and combating misinformation The BeeHive (Palais)

10:30am BST

Working it out - journalism in the digital area : why we need an international pledge for Information and Democracy now more than ever Jelsa (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Tech Demos: Blowing the Whistle – Data leaks and digital dropboxes Village Stage (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Wide Whistleblowing: 9 NGOs, 10 countries, and 250 anonymous digital dropboxes Oya 3 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Fundraising in the Post-Election Era: How to respond to unpredictable events and prepare for them in the future. Carthage 1 (Laico) Landmark: Philanthropy in the 21st Century The BeeHive (Palais)

5:15pm BST

Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Open Forum Leptis (Laico) The Incomplete Guide to Harassment Campaigns; Focusing on Harassment Outside of the Global North Limes (Laico) Cyber warfare and defense in a tumultuous Middle East Dougga (Laico)
 
Thursday, June 13
 

10:30am BST

Imagine an Internet Free From Hate...It’s Easy If You Try: A strategy workshop on combating gender-based hate speech online Adean (Palais) Meet the Funders: An OTR Q&A with donors Carthage 1 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Visual Investigations at the New York Times: Innovations in Truth Telling Adean (Palais)

3:45pm BST

Fear, Friction, and Flooding: New models of censorship in the MENA region (the case of Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, and Turkey) Carthage 3 (Laico) Mapping safety and security challenges between human rights defenders and funders Carthage 1 (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Media Beyond Borders: Resilient content strategies for reaching audiences in closed societies Celtic (Palais)
 
Friday, June 14
 

12:00pm BST

Do Exiled Media Have a future? A quest for building resilience and sustainability! Oya 3 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Corporate Transparency and Digital Rights: Perspectives from Iran and the Wider Middle East Elyssa (Laico)