Posted by | November 26, 2013
“Taarna Band Karo – Mard Bano” – Challenging Gender Stereotypes

The idea behind the series of pictures, starting today, is to question social issues and perception relating to gender rights issues in Pakistan. The  topic of the post"Tarna Band Karo...

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Posted by | September 24, 2013
Urgent Appeal – UK Based Company Involved In Human Rights Violations In Pakistan

His Excellency Mr Adam Thomson High Commissioner for Britain Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5 Islamabad, Pakistan P. O. Box 1122 Telephone: (011 92 51) 201-2000 September 23, 2013 Subject: Letter to His...

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Posted by | September 23, 2013
Letters To The Minister: Let us tell you about Youtube

Ms. Anusha Rahman Minister of State For Information Technology & Telecom Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, 4th Floor, Evacuee Trust Complex, Aga Khan Road,F-5/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. Phone #: 051-9201990...

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Posted by | September 20, 2013
To the Government: Do YOU have something to hide?

The very term "inviolable"  (as claimed under Article 14 of Pakistan's constitution) suggests that the right of privacy is something that can neither be broken nor be contested. Yet, as...

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Posted by | August 7, 2013
Bolo Bhi’s Submission to Court in YouTube Case: August 2 (Part 2)

Writ Petition 958-2013 BytesforAll vs Federation   Date: August 2, 2013   Submitted to: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah                      ...

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Posted by | July 5, 2013
Bolo Bhi’s Submissions to Court in YouTube Case

Below is a list of documents Bolo Bhi's Director Farieha Aziz (appointed amicus curiae in YouTube case on April 4, 2013) has submitted to court in the BytesforAll vs Federation...

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Posted by | June 11, 2013
Pakistan: Civil Society Condemns NSA Surveillance & Data Collection

We the undersigned strongly condemn the collection and surveillance of Pakistani citizens’ online communications and activities by the Government of the United States of America under its National Security Agency’s...

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Posted by | May 13, 2013
Your personal information should not be up for grabs

As offline protests continue against rigging in the polls, social media in Pakistan has also been taken by a storm. So enraged are voters and supporters, that they have been...

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Posted by | May 1, 2013
Bolo Bhi Amicus Reports on YouTube Case Hearings

How do we address the problem of access denial in Pakistan? The dilemma authorities and now the court is faced with is this: on the one hand are sentiments that...

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Posted by | March 2, 2013
Remembering Shahbaz Bhatti: Stand Up in Peace

Today marks the second death anniversary of Shahbaz Bhatti. In his memory and as a tribute to his work for minorities, I am republishing an article I wrote hours after...

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