ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship Acknowledgements Manushya Foundation and the ASEAN Regional and theme overviews, were developed by Luna Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship would like to Marciano and Deena Bhanarai. Additionally, the sincerely thank everyone who offered their untiring graphics and illustrations you see would not have support and unique insight into the digital rights been possible without the patience and artistry situation in Southeast Asia, and helped to make this of our designers. We extend our gratitude to Putu report complete and possible. Deoris and Yansanjaya, who were responsible for Manushya Foundation, in particular, would like to express its deep appreciation to all ASEAN Regional Coalition members for their invaluable support and inputs throughout the phases of the research, from the layout, case study design, and the creation of all the data visualisation graphics, as well as to Ivana Kurniawati, who illustrated our report and chapter cover pages. identifying the human rights issues to documenting, Special gratitude is extended to the former team collecting, and analysing data for various cases, researchers, volunteers, and interns of Manushya and developing this report, over the past four years. Foundation, who played significant roles through Our heartfelt gratitude extends to both the founding their engagement in conducting desk research and members and new members, who have played monitoring cases of human rights violations over critical roles in resisting digital dictatorship and the past four years. This appreciation is particularly advancing democratic values. Listed alphabetically, directed to Letitia Visan, Preeyanun Thamrongthanakij, they include: ALTSEAN-Burma, Cambodian Center for Felicity Salina, Amalia Tihon, and Margaux Bonnard. Human Rights, ELSAM, Free Expression Myanmar, Foundation for Media Alternatives, ILGA Asia, Jean Linis-Dinco, Ph.D., Manushya Foundation, The Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network, SAFEnet, Viet We also extend our deep appreciation to Ma Thida from PEN Myanmar, who made significant contributions to the work of the coalition before the illegitimate Tan, and Women’s Peace Network. military coup in Myanmar. Manushya Foundation and the members of the We extend thanks and appreciation to the numerous ASEAN Regional Coalition to #StopDigitalDictatorship express particular gratitude to Manushya’s Digital Rights Team for their coordination, review, editing, and finalisation of the report. Overseen by Emilie Palamy Pradichit (Founder & Executive Director, Manushya Foundation), and Ni Putu Candra Dewi (Advocacy and Campaign Associate on Democracy and Digital Rights, Manushya Foundation), the team includes: Tricia Ho Sze Mei, Ploypitcha Uerfuer, Luna Marciano, Fitri Lestari, Delasari Krisda Putri, Deena Bhanarai, and Arianne Joy Fabregas. The visual aids within this report, including data visualisations, trend summaries, case study profiles, Acknowledgements activists and human rights defenders across the region who have mobilised to defend fundamental human rights with immense courage, often risking their lives in the face of authoritarianism. The debt we owe them has never been greater. Their altruism and courage have been an inspiration for us and a reason more to document the gross human rights violations in the digital space. This project would not have been possible without the help of the authors below, as well as reviewers who asked to remain anonymous, in validating our desk-research and in some cases, contributing content that informed this report. 7