When Technology Enables Abuse: Rana Ayyub’s Battle with Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

The rise of digital platforms has empowered independent and citizen journalism and has offered a vital space for voices that challenge power structures. However, these platforms have also become hotbeds for harassment, disinformation, and orchestrated attacks, particularly against outspoken journalists like Rana Ayyub. Rana Ayyub is an Indian journalist, author of Gujarat Files: Anatomy of […]

Israeli Gas, Kenyan Tears: An Investigation into the Israel-Supplied Riot Control Agents Used in the Kenya Demonstrations

This research project by THRAETS, in collaboration with the Omega Research Foundation, examines the origins, suppliers, and deployment of less-lethal weapons used by Kenyan authorities, with a focus on Israeli-manufactured tear gas grenades and other riot control munitions. Using open-source research, this report traces the supply chain of these weapons, highlights their human rights impact, […]