دری/پښتو Last updated August 31, 2021 As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan and citizens try to flee, there’s much uncertainty about the country’s future. Journalists, activists, and civil society, especially women, are facing threats, like being tracked, surveilled, questioned,…
Amidst continuing protests, calls for political reform, and mass dissatisfaction with how Thailand handles COVID, Thailand’s government is doubling down on efforts to throttle dissent and protest online and off. It is relying on laws that it claims protect against “public fear.” In fact, by threatening to censor those who speak out, it is the government that is instigating fear – in a weak bid to distract from flailing governance. …
23 August 2021
دری/پښتو Last updated August 31, 2021 As the Taliban seizes control of Afghanistan and citizens try to flee, there’s much uncertainty about the country’s future. Journalists, activists, and civil society, especially women, are facing threats, like being tracked, surveilled, questioned,…
17 August 2021
The Australian “Identify and Disrupt” Bill is inching closer to passage. While the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has identified the surveillance overreach in the bill, it has not sufficiently disrupted its powers. In the absence…
17 August 2021
As parliaments across Asia convene, governments continue pushing deeply flawed laws and policies, while relegating digital rights to the sidelines. Here’s what’s happening in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and why members of parliament must take action to protect our rights before any more damage is done. …
26 July 2021
Diksha Madhok, CNN
12 July 2021
