Articles by Bytes for All (B4A)
GCHQ-NSA intelligence sharing unlawful, says U.K. surveillance tribunal
British intelligence services acted unlawfully in accessing millions of people’s personal communications collected by the NSA, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled on 6 February 2015.
NGOs call on Bahraini government to drop Twitter charges against Nabeel Rajab
The international community’s response to the current charges leveled against prominent activist Nabeel Rajab has been monumental in denouncing the Criminal Investigations Department and the Bahraini government for their actions.
Proposed media regulations are “draconian”, says Pakistani group
Bytes For All is alarmed by the recommendations made by the Pakistani parliamentary body that seeks to impose McCarthyism-style regulations on the media and Internet, in reaction to the December Peshawar school attack.
Pioneering research launched on tech driven violence against women in Pakistan
Technology based violence is exposing women to the entire spectrum of conceivable harms in Pakistan, says a Bytes for All research report. The report also highlights the negative impact created by the lack of a cybercrime law.
Azerbaijan: UNESCO urged to help end government’s crackdown on free expression
Civil society groups call for an end to repression of IFEX member the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, and urge UNESCO to take action to ensure free expression in Azerbaijan.
Egypt: Dissolution ultimatum for independent groups
Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.
Despite Pakistani concerns over digital surveillance, snags in hearing of FinFisher case
While digital surveillance is increasingly becoming a concern among common citizens all over the world, the hearing for a public interest litigation case is continuously hitting snags at Lahore High Court. A petition was filed by Bytes For All Pakistan in May 2013, on suspicion that digital surveillance is targeting Pakistani human rights defenders, civil society organisations and citizens.
Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda
IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.