Posted by | February 25, 2012
Protecting Your Privacy Online

This article was originally published on Newsline's blog on June 5, 2011 Every now and then there’s an uproar about Facebook’s ever-changing privacy policy and how users’ privacy settings automatically change as...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Prejudice and Stupidity on Full Display After Rape Verdict

This article was originally published on Newsline's blog on April 21, 2011 Everyone knows of the Mukhtaran Mai rape case. Not just in Pakistan but around the world too people have...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Interview: Dr Fouzia Saeed, National Implementation Watch Committee

This interview was originally published in Newsline's March 2011 issue “We are making sure the law is institutionalised” - Dr Fouzia Saeed, Chairperson, National Implementation Watch Committee and AASHA (Alliance...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
The New Face of Activism in the Information Age

This article was originally published on Newsline's blog on December 9, 2010 Participants at the TBTT! session at T2F on December 2, 2010. Photo: Zaheer Kidvai T2F played host to...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
It’s not about Facebook… it’s about facing the world.

This article was the cover story of the June 2010 issue of Newsline.   On May 20, a few people organised a press conference at the Karachi Press Club to...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
In the Name of the Law

This article originally appeared in Newsline's June 2011 cover story section. It’s been over a month since Facebook, YouTube and other sites were temporarily blocked in Pakistan. But the controversy is...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Interview: Babar Sattar

This interview was originally published in Newsline's June 2011 in its cover story section “When things are simmering, nobody wants to take a position” - Babar Sattar, Lawyer Babar Sattar...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Interview: Parents of Shahnaz, a 14-year-old survivor of rape

This interview was originally published in Newsline's March 2010 issue as a box in the story Fight to the Finish “The biggest challenge is to maintain your self-respect” - Shahnaz’s...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Fight to the Finish

  This article was originally published in Newsline's March 2010 issue The Women’s Protection Act 2006 was, undoubtedly, a step in the right direction in that rape was finally separated...

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Posted by | February 25, 2012
Interview: Hamza Lubano, father of Naseema, a gang rape survivor

This article was originally published in Newsline's March 2010. “We can never go back. Only two of the offenders have been punished while the others, those who beat her, who...

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