Articles by Bytes for All (B4A)
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.
Pakistan government’s alleged leaking of citizens’ private data is unacceptable
A recent Wikileaks revelation has reinforced the longstanding concerns of Bytes for All about insufficient data protection mechanisms available for safekeeping of Pakistani citizens’ private data.
What’s next for the Maldives after Yameen Rasheed?
Bytes for All looks at what changes need to occur to improve free expression in the Maldives and put an end to the murders of Maldivian dissenters.
The month in Asia Pacific in three minutes
A tragic murder in the Maldives shakes the world, India and Malaysia’s digital crackdown, and Yance Wenda gets beaten up covering…World Press Freedom Day protests.
Hungary’s academic freedom and expression at risk due to changes to education law
IFEX members call on EU officials to condemn Hungary’s attack on the Central European University as a threat to academic freedom and free expression.
Religious intolerance and impunity nurture killing fields in Pakistan
B4A, APC and FORUM-ASIA strongly condemn the gruesome killing of 23-year-old Mashal Khan by a vigilante mob at Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan for purported blasphemy.
Spike in journalist killings in Mexico spurs international calls for justice
IFEX members around the world denounce the alarming rate of journalist murders in Mexico and demand a thorough evaluation of existing protection mechanisms.