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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.