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Zayed Siddiki

Digital authoritarianism in Bangladesh: Weaponising a draconian law to silence dissent in the pandemic era

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Zoya Anwer for GenderIT.org

Navigating identities: Experiencing online violence as a Shia woman in Pakistan

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Damar Juniarto

A COVID-19 power grab: Looming digital authoritarianism in Indonesia

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Zana Fauzi

This is how I would redesign data governance. How would you?

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Jasmine George and Rohini Lakshan​​é for GenderIT.org

Lack of a data protection law puts Indian abortion seekers at risk

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APCNews

Local Access: How communities are weaving connectivity to defend the environment and their rights

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Areej Akhtar for GenderIT.org

Mirror, mirror on the phone: How social media beauty filters impact South Asian women

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EngageMedia guest writer

Risking health for mobility? Limitations of Indonesia’s pandemic management tool

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Anonymous

For queer people in Pakistan, pride flags on social media may be doing more harm than good

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APCNews

Community Networks Schools and Mamaila Community Network win award for participatory design of information and communications technologies

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Leila Nachawati Rego

APC at the 2022 Asia Pacific Regional IGF: Promoting a community-led internet

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APCNews

Local Access: Can community networks help people to harness the power of digital tools?

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Vaishnavi and Anish Mishra

How the economically marginalised navigate digital adoption in India amid the pandemic

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Trang Le

Vietnam’s Zalo Connect: Digital authoritarianism in peer-to-peer aid platforms

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Shruti Arora for GenderIT.org

Digital technologies in the abortion rights movement

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Harindrini Corea

In Sri Lanka, state-sponsored disinformation and suppression of dissent taint COVID-19 response