Deflect
| Domain: | Media |
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| Based in: | Kazakhstan |
| URL: | http://findyourb.com |
| Protected: | Since 2019 |
| About: | Find Your Batyr is a platform and podcast where Kazakh youth share stories of growing up in a post-Soviet era characterized by uncertainty, financial and political instability, and changing societal values. |
| Domain: | Media |
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| Based in: | Vietnam |
| URL: | http://baotiengdan.com |
| Protected: | Since 2017 |
| About: | Tiếng Dân is an independent online non-partisan media site covering political news in Vietnam. In 2018, the Deflect Labs team identified several DDoS attacks targeting baotiengdan.com: https://equalit.ie/ddos-attacks-vietnamese-civil-society/. These attacks happened in the context of a significant lack of Internet freedom in Vietnam during a time of regular online attacks against activists and independent media. |
| Domain: | Media |
|---|---|
| Based in: | Phillippines |
| URL: | https://verafiles.org/ |
| Protected: | Since 2019 |
| About: | Vera Files is a nonprofit independent media site in the Philippines composed of veteran Filipino journalists. In 2018, they produced a special report showing that the Philippine President Duterte and his daughter Sara failed to disclose that at least P100 million was credited to their joint bank accounts. Vera Files engages in fact-checking efforts, practices editorial independence and transparency, and possesses a strong watchdog disposition. |
| Domain: | Media |
|---|---|
| Based in: | Ecuador |
| URL: | https://www.larepublica.ec |
| Protected: | Since 2016 |
| About: | Committed to continually improving the quality of its digital journalism while cultivating national and global topics, La Republica monitors power, and supports freedom of expression and public debate, all while educating and entertaining people in Ecuador. |
| Domain: | Media |
|---|---|
| Based in: | India |
| URL: | https://feminisminindia.com |
| Protected: | Since 2016 |
| About: | Feminism in India is an award-winning digital intersectional feminist media site which was set up to impart and develop a feminist sensibility among India’s youth. FII amplifies the voices of women and marginalized communities using the tools of art, media, culture, and technology. |
| Domain: | Media |
|---|---|
| Based in: | Russia |
| URL: | http://palliativespb.ru |
| Protected: | Since 2019 |
| About: | The charitable foundation AdVita is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that supports palliative and hospice care for people in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, and elevates the quality and scope of medical services to modern standards. It is not easy to get government assistance for families caring for elderly and sick relatives, so patients in need of palliative care are often “invisible” people. The Palliative spb website provides information and advisory services for patients requiring palliative care. |
| Domain: | Media |
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| Based in: | Uzbekistan |
| URL: | https://eltuz.com/ |
| Protected: | Since 2017 |
| About: | Eltuz is a satirical website covering political issues in Uzbekistan, a country defined by many human rights organizations as an authoritarian state. In 2018, the Deflect Labs team uncovered a large campaign which combined web and phishing attacks against media sites and activists, including Eltuz: https://equalit.ie/deflect-labs-report-6/ |
| Domain: | Media |
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| Based in: | Israel |
| URL: | https://www.btselem.org |
| Protected: | Since 2014 |
| About: | B’Tselem is an Israeli nonprofit organization striving to end Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. B’Tselem has been targeted by DDoS attacks many times in the past, including in 2013 and 2014, and then again in 2016, when they were protected by Deflect. The organization has been facing pressure from the Israeli government for years, as well as from sectors of the Israeli public. |
| Domain: | Media |
|---|---|
| Based in: | Ukraine |
| URL: | http://irrp.org.ua |
| Protected: | Since 2016 |
| About: | IRRP contributes to the development of pluralistic and independent media in Ukraine. Their activities include assistance for investigative journalists, support for gender equality, and legal support for the media and more than 98 projects. |
Without Deflect, our primary communication tool – the website – would be at a significantly higher risk of attack. Perhaps even more important, bringing the CTC into the eQualit.ie family has provided access to a community of expertise that is deeply valued.
Carole Samdup Executive director, Canada Tibet Committee