Articles by Bytes for All (B4A)
Pakistan: Journalists and activists increasingly self-censor due to rampant surveillance
A new Bytes for All report warns about the “Dangers of Digital Surveillance”.
Pakistan: Islamabad High Court declares network disconnections as illegal
The landmark ruling declared the network shutdown as illegal and a disproportionate response to security threats.
Cyber armies, enforced disappearances, and other Internet freedom threats in Pakistan
These threats are discussed in Bytes for All’s yearly publication known as the “Internet Landscape of Pakistan”.
The Pakistani government must release Zeenat Shahzadi from custody
Journalist Zeenat Shahzadi was recently recovered from a kidnapping. Rather than releasing her to her family, the Pakistani government is arbitrarily holding her in custody.
Immediate action needed to end attacks on democracy in Cambodia
IFEX members join 55 NGOs in an open call to the international community to reconvene the Paris Peace Conference in light of its 26th anniversary and worsening attacks on democracy in Cambodia.
Urgent Call on the Advancement of Citizens’ Access to Information in Ghana
34 NGOs call on the government of Ghana to ensure its citizens’ right to access to information.
HRC 36: Secure digital communications are essential for human rights
A joint statement by the Association of Progressive Communications, IFEX and 64 co-signatories at the UN-HRC 36 warns of the threat to human rights posed by recent attacks on the right to use encryption technology, in Turkey and across the globe.
Pressure mounts on Cambodia a year after Kem Ley’s killing
On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.