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A Pakistani man monitors data during a trading session in the halls of the Karachi Stock Exchange, 6 February 2014, Exclusive PAKISTAN-STOCKMARKET/ REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Strengthening data protection and privacy laws in Pakistan

Digital Rights Foundation has prepared a policy brief regarding data protection and privacy in Pakistan.

The UN-HRC chamber, Geneva, Switzerland., Getty Images

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.

Detained Cambodian land activist, Tep Vanny, center, from the Boeung Kak lake community is escorted by court security during a hearing at Appeals Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015., ASSOCIATED PRESS

One Year On: Cambodia must immediately release Tep Vanny

67 NGOs call for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights defender Tep Vanny on the one-year anniversary of her detention.

A man checks his cell phone at sunset at Lake View Park, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, 23 October 2016, AP Photo/Anjum Naveed

Pakistan: The conviction of Taimore Raza and its implication for privacy issues

A Pakistani citizen, Taimore Raza, was sentenced to death for committing blasphemy under Section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code.

A man explores social media on a computer at an internet club in Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 August 2016, REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

Pakistan’s clampdown against data freedom

Some provisions in Pakistan’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 can lead to the muzzling of Internet freedom.

Kem Ley, 4 June, 2016, AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

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.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

A woman speaks on her mobile phone following a major earthquake that struck Baluchistan province, Pakistan, 24 September 2013, AP Photo/Shakil Adil

DRF launches new report on online violence against women in Pakistan

The research study Measuring Pakistani Women’s Experiences of Online Violence quantified women’s habits online, experiences with harassment, and knowledge of protection measures.