General Updates

Mnemonic's Annual Report 2023
September 10, 2024Mnemonic is pleased to announce that our Annual Report for 2023 is now available

Evaluating Digital Open Source Imagery - A Guide for Judges and Fact-Finders
May 20, 2024PRESS RELEASE: 20 MAY 2024. Pioneering Guide helps judges to navigate digital open source evidence

Launching the Iranian Archive to Support Future Accountability Efforts
March 15, 2024An Archive forensically preserving open source digital information related to violent crackdowns against civilians during the nationwide protests in Iran

Mnemonic Takes Part at RightsCon 2022
June 6, 2022Mnemonic is participating at RightsCon in its 11th edition

Mnemonic Taking Part at RightsCon 2021
May 31, 2021Mnemonic is participating at RightsCon in its 10th edition from June 7 to June 11, 2021
Content Moderation

DSA data access: An opportunity for evidence retention
December 10, 2024Mnemonic submits feedback to European Commission’s draft delegated act on data access. By Maria Mingo

X’s policy changes stifle human rights work and investigations in Syria, Palestine, elsewhere
November 21, 2023By Maria Mingo, Ahmed Zidan, and Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal

60+ organisations call on platforms to respect Palestinian digital rights
October 16, 2023By Maria Mingo

Mnemonic’s Engagement with the Oversight Board in efforts to ensure potential evidence of human rights violations are protected
August 3, 2022By Salma Amer
Mnemonic Joins Open Letter Calling on Social Media Platforms to Improve Practices Globally
April 22, 2022By Dia Kayyali

Oversight Board Case on Graphic Human Rights Documentation from Sudan Has Big Implications
April 7, 2022By Dia Kayyali

What happens when the US decides to designate a group as a terrorist organization? Insights from Mnemonic
February 18, 2022By Dia Kayyali

The Digital Services Act - we care and you should too
December 16, 2021The Digital Services Act - we care and you should too

Joint Statement of the Digital Services Act Human Rights Alliance
October 21, 2021The European Union Should Set a High Bar To Protect Fundamental Rights

Global Encryption Day Statement
October 21, 2021153 organisations and businesses have signed our statement of support.

Preserve Evidence of Potential Rights Abuses in Afghanistan
August 30, 2021Preserve Evidence of Potential Rights Abuses in Afghanistan

Christchurch Call Advisory Network Statement on Two Year Anniversary
May 14, 2021On the second anniversary of the Christchurch Call to Action, the members of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network recommit to the initiative, while calling for greater engagement with civil society from governments and companies

It's not too late for Members of European Parliament to vote no on the disastrous "Terrorist content" regulation
March 25, 2021by Dia Kayyali

Archivists’ Victory over Overbroad Copyright Claim
November 25, 2020GitHub Rejects Challenge on Tool used to Preserve Videos of Abuses

European “terrorist content” proposal is dangerous for human rights globally
November 25, 2020by Dia Kayyali

Human rights defenders are not terrorists, and their content is not propaganda
November 25, 2020By Dia Kayyali

Joint Letter to New Executive Director, Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
June 30, 2020One year of measuring content preserved, made unavailable and restored

The Impact of COVID-19 on Content Moderation
June 11, 2020One year of measuring content preserved, made unavailable and restored

COVID-19 Content Moderation Research Letter
April 22, 2020One year of measuring content preserved, made unavailable and restored

Mnemonic Joins Christchurch Call Advisory Network
October 2, 2019Mnemonic Joins Christchurch Call Advisory Network

Caught in the Net: The Impact of Extremist Speech Regulations on Human Rights Content
June 3, 2019A joint publication from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Syrian Archive, and Witness