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🔐 Take Control of Your Data

Having control over what you share, how it is used, and who can access it is a fundamental digital right.

In today’s complex digital world, protecting personal data matters more than ever. Whether you’re an individual or an organisation, safeguarding data online is something we all share responsibility for.

As we mark World Data Privacy Day, we reaffirm our commitment to help safeguard personal information. Empowering individuals through digital safety initiatives and strengthening organisational responsibility to take charge of their digital footprint.

📌 Big News!!!.

Big News! 🔊

We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Cisco Networking Academy, a global leader in IT education.

Through this collaboration, learners and professionals in South Sudan will gain access to industry-relevant programs that meet the growing demand for both technical skills and critical digital awareness.

This partnership marks an important step towards strengthening South Sudan’s digital ecosystem and expanding opportunities for inclusive, future-ready skills development.

Find the full details here: https://bit.ly/4k5EcRl

JHR in South Sudan JHR: Journalists for Human Rights Mustapha Dumbuya Mary Ajith 👇👇.

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Community Forum: Online Safety and Gendered Dimensions of Digital Hate Speech in South Sudan.

South Sudan’s rapid expansion of mobile internet and social media has opened new avenues for public engagement, but it has also intensified online harms, especially against women and girls.

Female journalists, activists, human rights defenders, and everyday users increasingly face gendered hate speech, harassment, AI-driven mis/disinformation, and sexualised digital abuse. These attacks reinforce offline inequalities and silence women’s voices in civic and political spaces.

To respond to this growing problem, Digital Rights Frontlines, in collaboration with Journalists for Human Rights, is convening a community forum that brings together key stakeholders to examine emerging online threats, share lived experiences, and co-create strategies for safer, more inclusive digital environments.

Participants are required to register in order to be able to attend the event; however, only those in Juba will be able to attend because it will be an in-person event.

Event Details:
Date: 02/12/2025
Location: Scenius Hub - ThongPiny Area
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Register through the link: https://forms.gle/2sWnkRRXg1tRCsoj6

📢 We are calling upon contributors to join 211 Check in strengthening South Sudan’s Information Ecosystem

Misinformation continues to shape conversations, decisions, and at times, real-world outcomes in South Sudan. As our digital spaces grow, so does the need for credible voices who can help the public navigate truth from distortion.

211 Check, a flagship program of Digital Rights Frontlines -DRF, is inviting journalists, researchers, data enthusiasts, and civic-minded storytellers to contribute to our next series of public-interest content.

We’re looking for contributors who are passionate about accuracy, evidence, and strengthening public understanding through:
✅ Fact-checking
✅ Clear and accessible explainers
✅ Data-driven stories

If you believe in responsible information, enjoy digging into data or public claims, and want to support a more informed society, this is your opportunity to make real impact.

✅ Mentorship
✅ Visibility across national and regional platforms
✅ A modest stipend per published piece

Interested? Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) through the link below and become part of a growing community shaping truth and transparency in South Sudan.

Link: https://lnkd.in/da_xVwyC

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Explainer: South Sudan’s debt burden and sovereign vulnerability.

The Republic of South Sudan, as of October 2025, continues to face a critical sovereign debt crisis, characterised by extreme vulnerability and complex legal threats.

The nation is officially classified by the joint World Bank/IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) in 2021 as being at a High Risk of External and Overall Public Debt Distress.

The official macroeconomic projections estimate the debt-to-GDP ratio at approximately 58 percent of GDP for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, signalling large vulnerabilities.

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Explainer: South Sudan’s debt burden and sovereign vulnerability - 211CHECK The combined total of these enforceable judgments, exceeding $1.65 billion, poses an immediate threat to the nation’s liquid assets and oil export streams.

👇👇🔴📌🔴 in South Sudan.

Ongoing armed conflict, already costing lives, property, and livelihoods, has created fertile ground for the rapid spread of misinformation and hate speech.

Political actors, both within South Sudan and in the diaspora, use social media to advance divisive narratives, threatening social cohesion, peacebuilding and individual well-being.

To counter this, JHR, in partnership with Digital Rights Frontline (DRF) and youth-led collectives Ana Taban and Advance Youth Radio, launched a campaign titled “Kefaya Misinformation” (Enough Misinformation).

The campaign promotes a more resilient information ecosystem that supports peacebuilding and democratic processes.

Digital Rights Frontlines -DRF JHR: Journalists for Human Rights JHR in South Sudan Mustapha Dumbuya Mary Ajith Nelson Kwaje

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Tackling misinformation and hate speech: A campaign for peace in South Sudan - Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Behind the scenes of the campaign shoot with the Advance Youth Radio team South Sudan is facing rising political tensions following the prosecution of former First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, who is currently on trial in the capital city Juba for war crimes. The charges relate to a militia attac...