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Filistinlilere karşı gözetim teknolojisi, duygu tanıma ve öngörücü yapay zekâ: Mona Shtaya ile söyleşi “Hayatı zorlaştıran teknoloji değil, teknolojiyi güvenlik ve askerî amaçla kullanan İsrail. Bu teknolojileri önce Filistinliler üzerinde test edip sonra dünyaya satıyorlar; işgalden kâr ediyorlar.”

#FilistinİçinTeknoloji serimizin bu bölümünde "Migration and Technology Monitor" (@migrationtechmonitor.com) kolektifinin Filistinli araştırmacı ve dijital haklar savunucusu Mona Shtaya (@monashtaya.bsky.social) ile yaptığı söyleşiyi çevirdik:

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2023 Fellows — Migration and Technology Monitor

Together, over the course of this year our new colleagues will interrogate technology, surveillance, and migration.

Follow their work and stay tuned for updates about their projects!
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Nuria Arias and Ever Martinez are from Latin America and currently experiencing detention in the US. Together with Pueblos de Lucha y Esperanza, Nuria and Ever are working on a graphic novel about their experiences with carceral technologies in US immigration detention.

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Issa Amro is a human rights defender based in Hebron, Occupied West Bank. Issa is the co-founder of the direct action group Youth Against Settlements. Issa is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025. As a 2025/26 MTM fellow, Issa will continue to map technologies of occupation in Hebron.

Abid is a multidisciplinary researcher and journalist focused on social justice, technology, and inclusive development in Jammu and Kashmir. Abid's project will explore the intersection of technology, surveillance, and advocating for ethical frameworks that protect digital dignity.

Aqila Abdelkarim is a medical and mental health professional with a vision to enhance access to mental health services across East Africa. Her project seeks to find technical solutions for gaps in mental health care, support people-on-the-move, and challenge stigma around mental wellness.

Sophia Amimo is the founder of Domestic Workers Returnees of Kenya, an organization assisting migrant workers facing exploitation in the Middle East. Sophia will engage in storytelling, investigative reporting, and outreach to expose the hidden technological barriers they encounter.

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📢 We are thrilled to welcome our THIRD cohort of fellows!

Joining us are:
🔵 Sophia Amimo, Kenya
🔴 Aqila Abdelkarim, Somaliland
🟡 Abid, Kashmir
🟢 Issa Amro, Palestine
🟠 Nuria Arias and Ever Martinez, detained in the United States

➡️ www.migrationtechmonitor.com/2025fellows

What will they work on?

The wall in Bethlehem, West Bank at sunset, with shadow of surveillance tower. Credit: Florian Schmitz

Israel is using state-of-the-art technology against Palestinians not only in Gaza, but also against residents in the West Bank.

2024/25 MTM fellow and Palestinian researcher @monashtaya.bsky.social talks with us about life under high tech occupation

➡️ www.migrationtechmonitor.com/blog/monas-b...

Thanks @techpolicypress.bsky.social for the opportunity to reflect on social media surveillance and migration under the Trump Administration, referencing great work by @nanjala.bsky.social and @danmcquillan.bsky.social, and reporting by @aclu.org and @404media.co, among others

Five Findings from an Analysis of the US Department of Homeland Security’s AI Inventory | TechPolicy.Press AI use is rapidly growing in DHS for social media surveillance, visa revocations, and deportations, warns Just Futures Law's Paromita Shah.

AI use is rapidly growing in DHS for social media surveillance, visa revocations, and deportations—an alarming trend evident even before Trump’s second term, warns Paromita Shah, co-founder and executive director of Just Futures Law.

Deafening Silence From The Cybersecurity Industry Chris Krebs affirmed the 2020 election was secure. Now he's the target of an Executive Order—and the cybersecurity industry’s silence is enabling a dangerous precedent.

While marginalized communities are the most affected, not even the powerful are immune - like ex-CISA director Chris Krebs.

www.forbes.com/sites/tonybr... - Tony Bradley @forbes.com

Silence from the cybersecurity community - only a few spoke out, like @k8em0.bsky.social @lutasecurity.bsky.social

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#CrossCommunityJournalism is a collaboration between the MTM, @fromsea2city.bsky.social and @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social. A Greek and a Lebanese reporter, both based in #Thessaloniki, will join forces to make #localreporting on #migration more equitable. #BuildingBridges #Humanrights

Trump unveils new ‘self-deportation’ app US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new ‘self-deportation’ app called CBP Home.

Automated self-deportation: #CBPhome is part of #Trump's immigration reforms. The app invites people to initiate their own deportation process,
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social reports. Earlier this year, Trump took down #CBPOne, the only way for #asylumseekers to get an appointment at the border.

Six dead, 40 missing as migrant boat capsizes near Lampedusa Italian media say 10 people rescued as search continues for more survivors.

Another avoidable tragedy in the central Mediterranean: 6 dead, 40 missing after shipwreck near Lampedusa.

Survivors reported that some of the missing had fallen off the boat in rough seas.

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Virtue or Vice? A First Look at Paragon’s Proliferating Spyware Operations - The Citizen Lab In our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across t...

🚨 New Report: The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions finds @citizenlab.ca

Read the report here: citizenlab.ca/2025/03/a-fi...

Feeding the Borderlands and Beyond: A Q&A with Yoli Soto, Founder of Borderlands Produce Rescue Last Tuesday morning, just as President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico went into effect, I visited a produce warehouse in Nogales, Arizona.

"We want to keep as much out of the landfill as possible.We even found a home for jalapeños this year.We found out that pigs really like jalapeños"🌶️

Amazing Interview with Yoli Soto, Founder of Borderlands Produce Rescue - @mdelbosque.bsky.social @theborderchronicle.bsky.social tinyurl.com/7vj745xz

“Nothing about us without us”: People on the move interrogate border tech with the Migration and Technology Monitor People with lived experiences of migration must be at the center of efforts to address the growing impact of border technologies.

“Nothing about us without us”: People on the move interrogate border tech with the Migration and Technology Monitor. #MTM's @petramolnar.com writes for #OpenGlobalRights about gaining new perspectives through participation. #HumanRights #TechMigration www.openglobalrights.org/people-on-mo...

Big thanks to Aman Sethi @opendemocracy.net for this conversation about border tech and dystopia, but also strategies of care and solidarity!

Open Democracy is a great venue to share your work, like my chapter excerpt from The Walls Have Eyes earlier this year:
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From Palestine to Kashmir to Xinjiang, technology is used to oppress and occupy. Want to learn more? Read our latest newsletter and sign up for MTM updates. #bordertech #humanrights
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Joyful Militancy <p><em>Joyful Militancy</em> investigates how fear, self-righteousness, and moralism infiltrate and take root within liberation movements, what to do about them, and ultimately how tenderness and vuln...

For #WorldBookDay, here is a roundup of some of my recent favourite books. What are you reading right now?

My top 10:

1. Joyful Militancy: Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times by @joyfulcarla.bsky.social and Nick Montgomery www.akpress.org/joyful-milit...

Concerns About Data Safety in Post-Assad Syria/تساؤلات حول أمن البيانات في سوريا ما بعد الأسد — Migration and Technology Monitor Wael Qarssifi, MTM 2023 Fellow After the fall of Assad’s terror regime in Syria, the world is still unsure in how far to trust the new Islamist leaders. In this complex and developing situation, d...

🚨Don’t miss this excellent piece by the amazing journalist @waelqarssifi.bsky.social, our @migrationtechmonitor.com 2023 Fellow reflecting on the importance of data protection in post-Assad Syria

(Available in English and Arabic)

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Concerns About Data Safety in Post-Assad Syria/تساؤلات حول أمن البيانات في سوريا ما بعد الأسد — Migration and Technology Monitor Wael Qarssifi, MTM 2023 Fellow After the fall of Assad’s terror regime in Syria, the world is still unsure in how far to trust the new Islamist leaders. In this complex and developing situation, d...

The fall of Assad’s terror regime in Syria created a very complex and developing situation. Amid this reality, data safety does not seem like a priority. In this @migrationtechmonitor.com piece I explain why the issue should not be ignored.
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Concerns About Data Safety in Post-Assad Syria/تساؤلات حول أمن البيانات في سوريا ما بعد الأسد — Migration and Technology Monitor Wael Qarssifi, MTM 2023 Fellow After the fall of Assad’s terror regime in Syria, the world is still unsure in how far to trust the new Islamist leaders. In this complex and developing situation, d...

#DataSecurity does not come to mind as a priority in post-Assad #Syria. But effective protection of citizens’ data goes hand in hand with fundamental rights. #MTM ’s @waelqarssifi.bsky.social explains why Syrians should worry. www.migrationtechmonitor.com/blog/cujot17... #dataprotection

“I Try to Focus on What’s Possible”: A Q&A with Judith Cabrera de la Rocha, Codirector of Border Line Crisis Center in Tijuana Greetings from the Border Invasion.

Learn about the work of Judith Cabrera, one of our 2024 Fellows! Judith codirects the Border Line Crisis Center in Tijuana and was interviewed by @mdelbosque.bsky.social with @theborderchronicle.bsky.social.

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Have you watched @aljazeera.com's FREE documentary by journalist Antony Loewenstein called The Palestine Laboratory? It features our very own 2024 Fellow @monashtaya.bsky.social and MTM's @petramolnar.com as well as friends like @memomiller.bsky.social @theborderchronicle.bsky.social!

Press release: NGOs on Samos uncover a covert operation against asylum seekers and the invasive use of technology in the Samos Closed Controlled Access Centre Hot off the heels of being condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for systemic pushbacks, Greece is also violating the rights of asylum seekers in the digital arena.  21 January 2025, Samos,...

Last week, we hosted @elladodd.bsky.social @ihaverights.bsky.social for our monthly MTM webinars! Don't miss their report with @borderviolence.bsky.social on Greece's high-tech refugee camp on Samos island, monitored by EU-funded CCTV cameras & fingerprint collection: ihaverights.eu/samos-border...

Border Technologies Under Trump 2.0 With few safeguards to govern AI deployment, high-risk experimentation at the border will likely continue during Trump's second term.

MTM director Petra Molnar @petramolnar.com with Just Security @justsecurity.org shares some of the border technologies under the second Trump administration. #humanrights #asylumseekers #bordertechBorder Technologies Under Trump 2.0 www.justsecurity.org/105662/borde...

Border Line Crisis Center Servicios para migrantes y la comunidad deportada y albergue operada con perspectiva de género, desde un enfoque horizontal e interseccional.

Judith Cabrera borderlinecrisis.org/home, Petra Molnar @petramolnar.com, Paras Shah @pshah518 on X, and Clara Apt @claraapt25 on X discuss how border technologies impact migration in light of US President Trump's second term. #humanrights #bordercrossing #asylumseekers #bordertech #usmexicoborder

The Just Security Podcast: How Border Technologies Impact Migration Digital technologies are impacting virtually every aspect of migration. What can we expect from the incoming Trump administration?

The Just Security Podcast: How Border Technologies Impact Migration www.justsecurity.org/106020/podca... #humanrights #bordercrossing #asylumseekers #bordertech #usmexicoborder