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The Facebook page of Roopbaan magazine, a LGBT rights publication, is seen on the screen of a cell phone in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 April 2016, AP Photo

Bangladesh’s LGBT community launches a blog commemorating slain activists

On the first anniversary of the killings of Xulhuz Mannan and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, a Bangla-language blog called “Dhee” was launched to commemorate the victims and raise awareness of the plight of the LGBT community.

Yameen Rasheed's family submit a petition to Maldives Police Services to investigate his murder., Dying Regime on Flickr

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.

Censorship graffiti, via Pixabay. CC0, public domain

Omani authorities block access to online magazine “Mowatin”

The blocking decision is the latest in a series of repressive measures taken by Omani authorities as part of the country’s broader crackdown on independent media.

People gather to condemn the killing of university student Mashal Khan during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, 20 April 2017, REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

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.

A villager goes through the process of eye scanning for the Unique Identification (UID) database system at an enrolment centre in Merta district, Rajasthan, 21 February 2013, REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal

World’s largest biometric database is leaking Indian citizens’ data

Over the last few months, the Indian twittersphere has been awash with citizens concerned about government websites leaking millions of individual digital ID numbers.

A woman talks on her phone next to some anti-government posters outside government headquarters in Hong Kong, 21 November 2014 , AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Surveillance, privacy and the right to know: A delicate imbalance in Hong Kong

Internet-based and digital communications are not only unprotected by Hong Kong’s laws – they also introduce many relatively new ways to track a person’s behavior and activities.

REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo

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.

A Kashmiri student holds a black flag as Indian police use coloured water to disperse them in Srinagar, 24 April 2017, AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan

Students protest in Kashmir amidst school closures and mobile Internet blocking

Kashmir is once again the scene of violence after security forces opened fire on protestors, leaving nine people dead and hundreds injured, including security forces.