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Digital Rights Calendar of Events 2026
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JANUARY
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/
FEBRUARY
Gaza’s Digital Economy Under Siege
Digtial Rights Social: Secure Communications
- February 19, 2026 @ 14 UTC
MARCH
Digital Rights Social / Focus: Building Autonomous Infrastructure
- March 19, 2026 @ 14 UTC
- TCU's Mattermost
- https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF) 2026
- March 30-31, 2026
- https://pdaf.net/about-theme
APRIL
Data Centers & Democracy: How US Policymakers Push Back
- April 8
- Online
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rxt-data-centers-democracy-how-policymakers-push-back-tickets-1984908054423
Cables of Resistance Event
- April 10 to 12
- Berlin, Germany
- https://cableresist.de/
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/
Targeted
- April 16
- Online
- https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/ddb43d68-53cc-4d49-a239-7712dc911bb3@08722067-f231-4f22-bb68-ea4fbf92dabb
Digital Rights Social / Focus: Spyware Protection and Transnational Repression
- April 16, 2026 @ 14 UTC
- TCU's Mattermost
- https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
Take Back Tech
- April 17-19
- Atlanta
- https://www.takebacktech.com/
MAY
UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2026 Global Conference
- May 4–5, 2026
- Lusaka, Zambia
- https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/world-press-freedom-day-2026-global-conference-shaping-future-peace
RightCon 2026
- May 5-8, 2026
- Lusaka, Zambia
- https://www.rightscon.org/
Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates
- May 21, 2026 @ 14 UTC
- TCU's Mattermost
- https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
JUNE
Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly (DRAPAC)
- June 8-10, 2026
- Manila, Philippines
- https://engagemedia.org/2025/drapac26-manila/
Digital Rights Social / Focus: Regional Updates
- June 18, 2026 @ 14 UTC
- TCU's Mattermost
- https://wiki.digitalrights.community/index.php?title=Community_Updates
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
JULY
DWeb Camp
- July 8-12, 2026
- Outside of Berlin, Germany
Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI)
- July 20, 2026
- Hybrid, co-located with PETS in Calgary, Canada
SEPTEMBER
Global Gathering
- September 4-6, 2026
- Portugal
- www.digitalrights.community
Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)
- Dates not yet posted, typically late Sept
OCTOBER
Digital Commons: Infrastructures, Design, and the Ethics of Autonomy
- October 8-10, 2026
- Athens, Greece
- www.digicommons.org
