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Digital Rights Events 2026

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JANUARY

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Strategy Design Festival

• January 20, 2026
• London
• https://www.fabriders.net/strategy-design-festival/

Digital Rights Social

• January 22, 2026
• Virtual on TCU's Mattermost
• January 22, 2026 Digital Rights Social

MARCH

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Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026

• March 30 to 31, 2026
• https://pdaf.net/about-theme

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Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

• April 14-16
• Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• https://sessionize.com/digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum26/

International Journalism Festival (IJF)

• April 15 to 18, 2026
• Perugia, Italy
• https://www.journalismfestival.com/
  

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MAY

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RightCon 2026

• May 5-8
• Lusaka, Zambia
• https://www.rightscon.org/
  

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JULY

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Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)

• July 20, 2026

• Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada

• https://foci.community/
  

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SEPTEMBER

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Global Gathering

• September 4 to 6, 2026
• Portugal
• www.digitalrights.community

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)

• Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept
  

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OCTOBER

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Digital Commons: Infrastructures, Design, and the Ethics of Autonomy

• October 8 to 10
• Athens, Greece
• www.digicommons.org