Articles by Digital Rights Foundation
Pakistan: Political parties urged to include digital rights issues in their election agenda
Digital Rights Foundation urged political parties to include six digital rights concerns in their election manifestos.
Pakistan: Twitter no longer a space for discourse
Social media platforms have been weaponized to spread hate against minorities and trans people.
Pakistan: DRF condemns the arbitrary Youtube shutdowns in the country as ‘unconstitutional’
Digital Rights Foundation reminded the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority that blocking the streaming of political speech of any party is “blatant censorship.”
Pakistan: Digital Rights Foundation condemns arrests and harassment for online speech and dissent
Digital Rights Foundation is asking the new government of Pakistan to take action by repealing laws that are used to stifle freedom of expression.
Pakistan’s new Rules on removal of online content could undermine Constitutional freedoms
Digital Rights Foundation has expressed concern over the confirmation of the ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules’ for containing provisions that have troubling implications on privacy, free speech, and the digital economy.
Pakistan: Women journalists and allies express outrage over the murder of Shaheena Shaheen
Shaheena Shaheen was a Balochistan journalist who was shot dead inside her home. Women allies demand concrete measures to ensure the safety of journalists.
Pakistan: The digital gap during the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating inequalities
Digital Rights Foundation and Bolo Bhi make the following demands to address the digital gap in Pakistan as the country and the rest of the world struggle to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Groups reject Pakistan’s draft regulations on web TV and digital platforms
Civil society groups said the draft regulations are ‘draconian’ and will curtail digital rights.