Separated by borders, united through stories of online abuse
Protest in Dhaka against gender-based online violence. Photo by S.K Enamul Haque
For the first time, South Asian media organisations The Daily Star in Bangladesh, The Week magazine in India, Dawn in Pakistan and Republica in Nepal are coming together to report about the killings, attacks, harassment, and intimidation of journalists in the respective countries. It is the first such collaboration by media outlets in the region.
Bangladesh: Does Digital Security Act actually protect women?
By Zyma Islam
It is impossible in all probability to find a woman who has not been sexually harassed online, but try locating one who has sought legal recourse for it under the Digital Security Act (DSA), and it is akin to finding a needle in a haystack.