Articles by Digital Rights Foundation

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.

Asia round-up: Women march, and much more
Whether it was reporting on illegal mining tycoons, training female journalists in Afghanistan or calling out the dangerous media environment in Pakistan, March definitely proved to be a time for bold women journalists in Asia.

At UNHRC, rights groups highlight deterioration of media freedom in Turkey
Over 70 rights and expression organisations worldwide entreated the UN Human Rights Council’s 34th session to call on Turkey to take immediate steps to address the ongoing free expression crisis in the country.

Asia & Pacific round-up: Film screening criminalised, free expression refugees trapped on Manus Island, and more
February: Censorship in Malaysia and Pakistan; deadly attacks against journalists in Bangladesh and Pakistan; global action to support three Iranian refugees

Pakistan’s version of “The Onion” blocked by government
What does it say about a government when it can’t take criticism, even of the tongue-in-cheek variety?

Study maps forms of surveillance faced by female journalists in Pakistan
A newly released DRF pilot study explores the gendered surveillance that female journalists experience in Pakistan.

Surveillance as a feminist issue
Are women’s experiences with technology and surveillance vastly different from the dominant male experience? Digital activist Shmyla Khan certainly thinks so.

Surveillance as a feminist issue
Are women’s experiences with technology and surveillance vastly different from the dominant male experience? Digital activist Shmyla Khan certainly thinks so.