Tag: Digital Rights News
The popular Hand Gesture, helped domestic violence victims to seek help
By Zeenat
The hand gesture was created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation as a “Signal for Help” for those who are in danger or trouble. The...
“I drape myself in a large chadar and still feel naked”: The Silent Specter...
By Areej Akhtar
“Everywhere I went, I felt the weight of a man’s eyes on me, watching, watching my body despite the layers of clothing....
Workplace Harassment in Pakistan
By Naurah Khurshid
According to the UN, harassment is “any improper and unwelcome conduct that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence...
Dedicated Fact Checkers Face an Uphill Fight in Pakistan’s Treacherous (Fake) News Landscape
By Areeba Fatima
Not more than 3 years old, Pakistan’s nascent fact checking websites are facing a barrage of misinformation. Fake news has resulted in...
Data Localization Laws, Freedom and Digital Pakistan
By Nimra Ishfaq
The internet is usually glorified as ‘the flattener’ of inequalities and ‘the microphone for the masses’. While 62 percent of the global...
The Tiktok Trouble
By Salwa Rana
Tiktok has remained one of the most contested issues on the Pakistani internet for more than a year. The application was banned...
Women led Online Businesses
By Anmol Irfan
After graduating from the College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) in Lahore amidst the pandemic last year and spending 6 months...
