Calendar of Events

Digital Rights Calendar of Events 2026

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📣 Join us for Global Gathering 2026!

📅 September 4, 5 and 6, 2026

🌍 Portugal

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

Archive and Resist Conclave

• January 26-27, 2026
• Dhaka
• https://archivecon.activaterights.org

FOSDEM

• January 31-February 1, 2026
• Brussels
• https://fosdem.org/2026/

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FEBRUARY

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Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege

• February 5, 2026
• https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KhfSSNeuReyCPTNGQ508zw#/registration

Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications

• February 19, 2026   @ 14 UTC

• https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
  

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MARCH

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Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026

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

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Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum

• April 14-16, 2026
• Abidjan, Ivory Coast
• https://sessionize.com/digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum26/

International Journalism Festival (IJF)

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

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MAY

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RightCon 2026

• May 5-8, 2026
• Lusaka, Zambia
• https://www.rightscon.org/
  

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Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)

• June 8-10, 2026
• Manila, Philippines
• https://engagemedia.org/2025/drapac26-manila/

Global Media Forum

• June 23-24, 2026
• Bonn Germany
• https://corporate.dw.com/en/gmf-2026-your-ideas-deserve-the-spotlight/a-75222151

All Things in Moderation 2026: Call for Contributions

• June 25-26, 2026
• Online and on-demand
• https://www.allthingsinmoderation.org/call-for-contributions
  

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JULY

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DWeb Camp

• July 8-12, 2026

• Outside of Berlin, Germany

• https://dwebcamp.org/

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 4-6, 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 8-10, 2026
• Athens, Greece
• www.digicommons.org