South-Asia

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Latest stories about South-Asia

6 April 2013

Bangladesh: Global Voices Condemns Assault on Bloggers

Written by Global Voices Advocacy · Activism, Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment, Bangladesh, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Statement

The Global Voices community, comprised of bloggers, writers, and activists from more than 100 countries, wish to express our concern about the current state of freedom of expression online in Bangladesh. We call for the immediate release of detained bloggers and urge government actors to uphold their commitments to national law and international human rights doctrine.

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2 April 2013

Accused of Blasphemy, Three Bloggers Detained in Bangladesh

Written by Rezwan · Advocacy, Arrest and Harassment, Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Law, News

The Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police has detained three bloggers- Rasel Parvez, Mashiur Rahman Biplob & Subrata Adhikari Shuvo yesterday night for their alleged write-ups demeaning Islam and Prophet Muhammad. Since yesterday the community blogging platform Amarblog.com has become inaccessible from Bangladesh. It is yet to be known whether the authorities have blocked it and why.

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1 April 2013

Bangladesh Authorities Go After ‘Anti-Muslim’ Bloggers

Written by Rezwan · Translated by Rezwan · Activism, Advocacy, Bangladesh, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Law, Regulation

As deadly clashes between Islamist activists and authorities continue to escalate religious tensions in Bangladesh, the country's telecommunications authority is making moves to silence bloggers deemed anti-Muslim or anti-state. Award-winning blogger Asif Mohiuddin has become the latest target.

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14 December 2012

Pakistan's Fight for Net Freedom

Written by Faisal Kapadia · Activism, Advocacy, Feature, Human Rights, Internet governance, Law, Pakistan

It’s been an active year for digital activism on Internet freedom in Pakistan. The fact that the United Nations deemed it a basic universal human right has not stopped authorities in Pakistan from clamping down on the world wide web in many different ways and by various means.

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9 December 2012

Women Banned from Using Mobile Phones in Indian Villages

Written by Lakshmi Sarah · Translated by Global Voices · Advocacy, Feature, Human Rights, India, Law, Women-Gender

A village council in the Indian state of Bihar has banned women from using mobile phones because it is “debasing the social atmosphere” and leading couples to elope. Similar bans have also been seen in other parts of India.

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