FOTN 2016 Acknowledgements
Donors
U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy
Human Rights and Labor (DRL)
Schloss Family Foundation
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Internet Society
Yahoo
Research Team
Sanja Kelly, Director, Freedom on the Net
Mai Truong, Program Manager (Africa)
Adrian Shahbaz, Research Manager (MENA)
Madeline Earp, Senior Research Analyst (Asia)
Jessica White, Research Analyst (Latin America and the EU)
Rose Dlougatch, Senior Research Associate (Eurasia)
Report Authors and Advisers
Argentina: Eduardo Ferreyra, Valeria Milanes, Jeannette Torrez, Leandro Ucciferri, Free Expression & Privacy team, Association for Civil Rights (ADC)
Armenia: Artur Papyan, Internet Journalist at RFE/RL, and media development consultant
Australia: Dr. Alana Maurushat, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, and Co-Director, Cyberspace Law and Policy Community, The University of New South Wales
Azerbaijan: Arzu Geybulla, Azerbaijani journalist
Brazil: Fabrício Bertini Pasquot Polido, Professor, Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, and Head of the Center for International Studies on Internet, Innovation, and Intellectual Property (GNET); Carolina Rossini, Vice President of International Policy, Public Knowledge, and Board Member, Open Knowledge Foundation, InternetLab, and CodingRights
Cambodia: Sopheap Chak , Executive Director, Cambodian Center for Human Rights, and human rights blogger
Canada: Allen Mendehlson, Canadian lawyer specializing in internet and technology law
Colombia: Law, Internet, and Society Group, Fundación Karisma
Cuba: Ernesto Hernández Busto , Cuban journalist and writer
Ecuador: Andrés Delgado-Ron, independent consultant
Estonia: Linnar Viik, Lecturer, Board Member, Estonian IT College
France: Jean-Loup Richet, Researcher, University of Nantes
Georgia: Teona Turashvili, E-Governance Direction Lead, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI)
Germany: Philipp Otto, Founder and Head, iRights.Lab think tank and iRights.Media publishing house, Editor in Chief, iRights.info, political strategist, advisor to the German government and companies; Henning Lahmann, Policy Analyst, iRights.Lab
Hungary:Dalma Dojcsák and Máté Szabó, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
Iceland: Caroline Nellemann, independent consultant, specialist in digital media and civic engagement
India: Sarvjeet Singh, Programme Manager, Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi; Parul Sharma, Analyst, Center for Communication Governance; assistance from Nishtha Sinha and Vaibhav Dutt, Students, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), National Law University
Indonesia: Indriaswati Dyah Saptaningrum, Senior Researcher, ELSAM (The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy)
Iran: Kyle Bowen and Mahmood Enayat, Small Media
Italy: Giampiero Giacomello, Associate Professor of International Relations, University of Bologna
Japan: Dr. Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba
Jordan: Lina Ejeilat, Co-founder and Executive Editor, 7iber
Kazakhstan: Adilzhan Nurmakov, Senior Lecturer, KIMEP University
Kenya: Grace Githaiga, Associate, Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet)
Kyrgyzstan: Artem Goryainov, IT Programs Director, Public Foundation CIIP
Lebanon: Firas Talhouk, Program Manager, Public Policy Lab at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut
Libya: Fadil Aliriza, journalist, researcher, political analyst, and Tunisia Project Manager, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Malawi: Gregory Gondwe, Bureau Chief, Times Media Group, Malawi
Malaysia: K Kabilan, Managing Editor, BeritaDaily.com, and online media consultant
Mexico: Jorge Luis Sierra, Knight International Journalism Fellow, International Center for Journalists, and award-winning Mexican journalist
Morocco: Bouziane Zaid, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Myanmar: Min Zin, Executive Director, Institute for Strategy and Policy: Myanmar
Nigeria: ‘Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
Pakistan: Nighat Dad, Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan; Adnan Ahmad Chaudhri, Associate Researcher, Digital Rights Foundation
Russia: Darya Luganskaya, freelance journalist
Singapore: Cherian George, Associate Professor, School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
South Africa: Zororo Mavindidze, Senior Researcher, Freedom of Expression Institute
South Korea: Dr. Yenn Lee, Doctoral Training Advisor, SOAS, University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Sri Lanka: N. V. Nugawela, consultant and researcher
Syria: Dlshad Othman, information security expert
Uganda: Lillian Nalwoga, Policy Officer, CIPESA, and President, Internet Society Uganda Chapter
Ukraine: Tetyana Lokot, Ukrainian media researcher, Lecturer in Journalism, Dublin City University
United Kingdom: Aaron Ceross, Researcher in Cyber Security, University of Oxford
United States: Laura Reed, independent researcher
Uzbekistan: Dr. Zhanna Hördegen, Research Associate, University Research Priority Program (URPP) Asia and Europe, University of Zurich, and independent consultant
Venezuela: Raisa Urribarri, Director, Communications Lab for Teaching, Research and Community Extension (LIESR) at the University of Los Andes
Zambia: Brenda Bukowa, Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Mass Communication, University of Zambia
The analysts for the reports on Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Jordan, Rwanda, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Zimbabwe are independent internet researchers who have asked to remain anonymous.
Freedom House would also like to thank the Internet Society (ISOC) and ISOC country chapters representatives -- including: Athena Morgan, ISOC Kenya chapter; Amrita Choudhury, Treasurer, ISOC India-Delhi Chapter; and Simbarashe Machiridza, ISOC Zimbabwe chapter; as well as ISOC chapter representatives who have asked to remain anonymous -- for providing valuable feedback on Freedom on the Net 2016 country reports.
Freedom House is solely responsible for the content of this report.