Laura Vidal
@elevidalbe.bsky.social
Researcher in Digital/Human Rights, Freedom of Expression and Intercultural Communication. Working as Americas editor for IFEX and Communications Lead at Digital Action.
I share ideas that pop during and between projects/readings.
SP/EN/FR
I share ideas that pop during and between projects/readings.
SP/EN/FR
What is happening in #Venezuela is not a single mechanism of repression but a web of chaos and control where digital tools enable both targeted repression and mass surveillance.
Yet, women activists lead and participate in creative ways to resist
#16days
genderit.org/feminist-tal...
Yet, women activists lead and participate in creative ways to resist
#16days
genderit.org/feminist-tal...
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What is happening in #Venezuela is not a single mechanism of repression but a web of chaos and control where digital tools enable both targeted repression and mass surveillance.
Yet, women activists lead and participate in creative ways to resist
#16days
genderit.org/feminist-tal...
Yet, women activists lead and participate in creative ways to resist
#16days
genderit.org/feminist-tal...
🙌 The Curious Shapes collective will host my dear @mariannedh.bsky.social with Tawanda Mugari to talk hope, resistance and the absurdity of authoritarianism. You can expect a lot of community care and humor ♥️
📅 👩🏻💻Online - Dec 4th.
Learn more and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-r...
📅 👩🏻💻Online - Dec 4th.
Learn more and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-r...
Learning Resistance through Global Solidarity
A Discussion on how activists in Zimbabwe and Venezuela use humor to survive & keep fighting absurdity +the importance of digital security!
www.eventbrite.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🙌 The Curious Shapes collective will host my dear @mariannedh.bsky.social with Tawanda Mugari to talk hope, resistance and the absurdity of authoritarianism. You can expect a lot of community care and humor ♥️
📅 👩🏻💻Online - Dec 4th.
Learn more and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-r...
📅 👩🏻💻Online - Dec 4th.
Learn more and register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-r...
I’ve come across another call for submissions of fiction + tech and it is once again sci-fi inclined. I’d love to see one that’s open to talk about the here and now as well as the recent past. There’s a lot of stories to tell in the world we already know.
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I’ve come across another call for submissions of fiction + tech and it is once again sci-fi inclined. I’d love to see one that’s open to talk about the here and now as well as the recent past. There’s a lot of stories to tell in the world we already know.
"Resistir y decidir" es un archivo de estrategias de protección digital dirigidas a proteger derechos sexuales y reproductivos.
Hay planes, manuales y estrategias y cubren comprensión, prevención y respuesta a eventuales ataques.
resistir.digitaldefenders.org
#Ciberseguridad #Derechos
Hay planes, manuales y estrategias y cubren comprensión, prevención y respuesta a eventuales ataques.
resistir.digitaldefenders.org
#Ciberseguridad #Derechos
resistir.digitaldefenders.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
"Resistir y decidir" es un archivo de estrategias de protección digital dirigidas a proteger derechos sexuales y reproductivos.
Hay planes, manuales y estrategias y cubren comprensión, prevención y respuesta a eventuales ataques.
resistir.digitaldefenders.org
#Ciberseguridad #Derechos
Hay planes, manuales y estrategias y cubren comprensión, prevención y respuesta a eventuales ataques.
resistir.digitaldefenders.org
#Ciberseguridad #Derechos
"What happens when systems designed to control and monitor an entire country’s internet are offered to the highest bidder?" Comments and analysis reading between the lines of the latest IntersecLab report: interseclab.org/can-mass-sur...
Can mass surveillance be a consumer product? | InterSecLab
Surveillance company leaks expose mass surveillance, state control, and private sector involvement. What does this mean for global privacy?
interseclab.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"What happens when systems designed to control and monitor an entire country’s internet are offered to the highest bidder?" Comments and analysis reading between the lines of the latest IntersecLab report: interseclab.org/can-mass-sur...
With the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, we're diving once again into endless debates about her political position - with media calling her "far-right" or "radical right."
October 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
With the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, we're diving once again into endless debates about her political position - with media calling her "far-right" or "radical right."
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I had one of those difficult conversations on Venezuela with my dear @ayoub.bsky.social in @thefirethesetimes.com. I deeply appreciated having a welcoming space for such a complicated conversation and being able to keep calling attention to what is going on.
thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...
thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...
A Liquid Convo About Venezuela w/ Laura Vidal
We got into why Venezuelans flee the Maduro regime, how Venezuela(ns) is often covered, and the broader discourse battles that may or may not include people who still think Maduro is a passionate d…
thefirethesetimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I had one of those difficult conversations on Venezuela with my dear @ayoub.bsky.social in @thefirethesetimes.com. I deeply appreciated having a welcoming space for such a complicated conversation and being able to keep calling attention to what is going on.
thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...
thefirethesetimes.com/2025/06/10/a...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
De la Flottille de la liberté à la Marche mondiale vers Gaza, ce sont les sociétés, et au premier chef leurs jeunesses, qui sauvent les principes bafoués par les États face au martyre du peuple de Palestine. Sur @mediapart.fr le 2 juin dernier ⤵️
June 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
De la Flottille de la liberté à la Marche mondiale vers Gaza, ce sont les sociétés, et au premier chef leurs jeunesses, qui sauvent les principes bafoués par les États face au martyre du peuple de Palestine. Sur @mediapart.fr le 2 juin dernier ⤵️
#Americas 🌎 In our monthly roundup we highlight rising repression in #Venezuela and #ElSalvador, alarming authoritarian trends in Peru, and the #Colombia's anniversary of impunity with the case of Jineth Bedoya. ifex.org/rising-repre...
Rising repression in Venezuela and El Salvador, Peru's alarming trends, and Colombia's anniversary of impunity - IFEX
May 2025 in the Americas: A freedom of expression round-up by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
ifex.org
June 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#Americas 🌎 In our monthly roundup we highlight rising repression in #Venezuela and #ElSalvador, alarming authoritarian trends in Peru, and the #Colombia's anniversary of impunity with the case of Jineth Bedoya. ifex.org/rising-repre...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 IFEX joins human rights organisations and regional bodies in urgently calling for the immediate release of Eduardo Torres — a lawyer, unionist and member of PROVEA who is currently detained, isolated, and incommunicado, despite being under IACHR protection measures. buff.ly/q4ucBJ7
Open letter calls on the Government of Venezuela to immediately release human rights defender Eduardo Torres - IFEX
IFEX joins other ivil society organisations in urging the authorities to allow Eduardo Torres regular communication with family members and trusted lawyers, and grant his full and immediate release.
ifex.org
June 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
#Venezuela 🇻🇪 IFEX joins human rights organisations and regional bodies in urgently calling for the immediate release of Eduardo Torres — a lawyer, unionist and member of PROVEA who is currently detained, isolated, and incommunicado, despite being under IACHR protection measures. buff.ly/q4ucBJ7
Reposted by Laura Vidal
An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
May 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
Reposted by Laura Vidal
The genocide in Gaza is only profitable to the Israelis if other governments participate in it. That is a decision that these governments make, a decision to directly profit off the genocide of Palestinians.
They can be pressured to stop.
They can be pressured to stop.
20 Israeli weapons and surveillance companies are in Japan to showcase their tech at an arms expo. Reaping the rewards of ‘The Palestine Laboratory’ :
May 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The genocide in Gaza is only profitable to the Israelis if other governments participate in it. That is a decision that these governments make, a decision to directly profit off the genocide of Palestinians.
They can be pressured to stop.
They can be pressured to stop.
On this #WPFD2025 I’m sharing a rare moment of hope I had when working with IFEX on this profile of Comprova — a powerful reminder that getting out of this mess we’re in won’t happen if we work alone.
It takes networks. It takes trust. It takes collaboration. ifex.org/fighting-ai-...
It takes networks. It takes trust. It takes collaboration. ifex.org/fighting-ai-...
Fighting AI-powered disinformation through collaboration - IFEX
IFEX spoke with the director of the Comprova project, Sérgio Lüdtke, to better understand how artificial intelligence is reshaping disinformation threats in Brazil – and how collaborative journalism m...
ifex.org
May 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
On this #WPFD2025 I’m sharing a rare moment of hope I had when working with IFEX on this profile of Comprova — a powerful reminder that getting out of this mess we’re in won’t happen if we work alone.
It takes networks. It takes trust. It takes collaboration. ifex.org/fighting-ai-...
It takes networks. It takes trust. It takes collaboration. ifex.org/fighting-ai-...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
🚨 REMINDER – Our webinar is coming up this Wednesday (yes, 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 this week! 🗓️)
Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social from Who Targets Me @whotargets.me will walk us through how political ads are tracked in real-time – and what we can learn from them.
Don’t miss out – register now! 👇
Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social from Who Targets Me @whotargets.me will walk us through how political ads are tracked in real-time – and what we can learn from them.
Don’t miss out – register now! 👇
🎯 Ever wondered how political ads find you?
Join us for a session with Sam Jeffers (@worklesshard.bsky.social) from Who Targets Me (@whotargets.me)
🗓️ Wednesday (exceptionally), 30 April – 14:30 CEST
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for a session with Sam Jeffers (@worklesshard.bsky.social) from Who Targets Me (@whotargets.me)
🗓️ Wednesday (exceptionally), 30 April – 14:30 CEST
🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🚨 REMINDER – Our webinar is coming up this Wednesday (yes, 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 this week! 🗓️)
Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social from Who Targets Me @whotargets.me will walk us through how political ads are tracked in real-time – and what we can learn from them.
Don’t miss out – register now! 👇
Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social from Who Targets Me @whotargets.me will walk us through how political ads are tracked in real-time – and what we can learn from them.
Don’t miss out – register now! 👇
Reposted by Laura Vidal
March 2020 3/ #Venezuela and the Right to Narrate w/ @elevidalbe.bsky.social
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TFTT 3/Venezuela and the Right to Narrate w/ Laura Vidal | From The Periphery Media Collective
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April 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
March 2020 3/ #Venezuela and the Right to Narrate w/ @elevidalbe.bsky.social
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“...this all might be the beginning of a process that leads to genuine “liberation days” for other countries, but not the US itself. There is pain ahead, but also a sort of independence […] there might finally be a recognition that the US’s definition of peace and prosperity was always its own...”
April 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“...this all might be the beginning of a process that leads to genuine “liberation days” for other countries, but not the US itself. There is pain ahead, but also a sort of independence […] there might finally be a recognition that the US’s definition of peace and prosperity was always its own...”
I was interviewed recently about #activism and, as always, in trying not to say too much, I ended up saying too little. So here’s a thread with the ideas that didn’t make it into the conversation but are still on my mind.
April 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I was interviewed recently about #activism and, as always, in trying not to say too much, I ended up saying too little. So here’s a thread with the ideas that didn’t make it into the conversation but are still on my mind.
In our latest #FreedomOfExpression round-up from the #Americas @ifex.org 🌎 we highlight how civil society is increasingly targeted across the region, while women continue to lead resistance efforts in the face of censorship, persecution, and authoritarianism.
ifex.org/across-the-a...
ifex.org/across-the-a...
Across the Americas, civil society is targeted – and women continue to push back - IFEX
Americas: A free expression and civic space round-up produced by IFEX's Regional Editor Laura Vidal, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
ifex.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In our latest #FreedomOfExpression round-up from the #Americas @ifex.org 🌎 we highlight how civil society is increasingly targeted across the region, while women continue to lead resistance efforts in the face of censorship, persecution, and authoritarianism.
ifex.org/across-the-a...
ifex.org/across-the-a...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
Une grève de deux jours a démarré, lundi 31 mars, dans l’audiovisuel public, Radio France et France Télévisions en tête, pour protester contre le projet gouvernemental de holding commune, avant le début de son examen à l’Assemblée nationale. www.lemonde.fr/economie-fra...
Radio France et France Télévisions en grève pendant deux jours contre la réforme de l’audiovisuel public
France Culture et des stations locales diffusent de la musique en lieu et place des programmes pour dénoncer le projet gouvernemental de holding commune.
www.lemonde.fr
March 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Une grève de deux jours a démarré, lundi 31 mars, dans l’audiovisuel public, Radio France et France Télévisions en tête, pour protester contre le projet gouvernemental de holding commune, avant le début de son examen à l’Assemblée nationale. www.lemonde.fr/economie-fra...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
Toda la gente siria que conozco estalla de alegría y alivio ante cada pequeña buena noticia que llega. Ante cada muestra de unión, cada acuerdo, cada gesto de reconciliación.
Hartos de muerte y de humillaciones. Un pueblo que quiere VIVIR.
#Siria
Hartos de muerte y de humillaciones. Un pueblo que quiere VIVIR.
#Siria
March 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Toda la gente siria que conozco estalla de alegría y alivio ante cada pequeña buena noticia que llega. Ante cada muestra de unión, cada acuerdo, cada gesto de reconciliación.
Hartos de muerte y de humillaciones. Un pueblo que quiere VIVIR.
#Siria
Hartos de muerte y de humillaciones. Un pueblo que quiere VIVIR.
#Siria
Reposted by Laura Vidal
Last week Georgia marked 100 days of protests - but the country and its people have been on the streets for much longer in the last four years. Here is an overview for
@globalvoices.org and thanks to excellent reporting by
@ocmedia.bsky.social globalvoices.org/2025/03/12/g...
@globalvoices.org and thanks to excellent reporting by
@ocmedia.bsky.social globalvoices.org/2025/03/12/g...
Georgia marks 100 days of protests
Despite on-going protests, the ruling party has not budged resorting to sweeping legal changes and arrests instead.
globalvoices.org
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Last week Georgia marked 100 days of protests - but the country and its people have been on the streets for much longer in the last four years. Here is an overview for
@globalvoices.org and thanks to excellent reporting by
@ocmedia.bsky.social globalvoices.org/2025/03/12/g...
@globalvoices.org and thanks to excellent reporting by
@ocmedia.bsky.social globalvoices.org/2025/03/12/g...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Reposted by Laura Vidal
¡Estamos EN VIVO 🔴!
Únete a la conversación y ve la presentación de nuestro informe “El Estado de la vigilancia”, un trabajo de documentación sobre los abusos de la tecnología de vigilancia en México: www.youtube.com/live/nvIeIKC...
Únete a la conversación y ve la presentación de nuestro informe “El Estado de la vigilancia”, un trabajo de documentación sobre los abusos de la tecnología de vigilancia en México: www.youtube.com/live/nvIeIKC...
Presentación del informe: "El Estado de la vigilancia"
YouTube video by R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales
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February 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
¡Estamos EN VIVO 🔴!
Únete a la conversación y ve la presentación de nuestro informe “El Estado de la vigilancia”, un trabajo de documentación sobre los abusos de la tecnología de vigilancia en México: www.youtube.com/live/nvIeIKC...
Únete a la conversación y ve la presentación de nuestro informe “El Estado de la vigilancia”, un trabajo de documentación sobre los abusos de la tecnología de vigilancia en México: www.youtube.com/live/nvIeIKC...
Reposted by Laura Vidal
Hello 👋 💙 PEN Canada is on Bluesky!
We fight censorship, campaign for the freedom of imperiled and imprisoned writers and journalists, and help writers who live in exile because of their written work.
As part of an international network of writers, find more PEN centres here ⤵️
go.bsky.app/MhL7yQC
We fight censorship, campaign for the freedom of imperiled and imprisoned writers and journalists, and help writers who live in exile because of their written work.
As part of an international network of writers, find more PEN centres here ⤵️
go.bsky.app/MhL7yQC
February 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hello 👋 💙 PEN Canada is on Bluesky!
We fight censorship, campaign for the freedom of imperiled and imprisoned writers and journalists, and help writers who live in exile because of their written work.
As part of an international network of writers, find more PEN centres here ⤵️
go.bsky.app/MhL7yQC
We fight censorship, campaign for the freedom of imperiled and imprisoned writers and journalists, and help writers who live in exile because of their written work.
As part of an international network of writers, find more PEN centres here ⤵️
go.bsky.app/MhL7yQC