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#JusticeForMashal: Speaking out against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws | Follow the Hashtag

Blasphemy is legally punishable by death in Pakistan. But allegations are rarely supported by evidence and mobs - like the one that recently killed Pakistani student Mashal Khan - often take matters into their own hands. A Pakistani blogger who had to flee his country due to blasphemy allegation is now fighting for change.

Follow the Hashtag - Russia's internet generation

Russia's internet generation is getting political.

Follow The Hashtag: #YouTubeIsOverParty

YouTube's restricted mode has blocked thousands of harmless LGBT videos. In response, people on social media are having a #YouTubeIsOverParty to fight those discriminating filters and get rid of them.

Follow The Hashtag: Cameroon's English speakers demand #BringBackOurInternet

Could you survive without the internet? In Cameroon, "internet refugees" have to travel within their own country just to log on. The government has cut off access to its Anglophone region for two months as the conflict between French- and English-speaking zones escalates.

Follow The Hashtag: #NiUnaMenos

Follow the Hashtag - #FreeDeniz

Here’s how journalists and regular Germans are fighting to free jailed Die Welt reporter Deniz Yucel.

Follow the Hashtag: #JusticePourTheo

Protests have erupted in France since 22-year old Theo L. was allegedly assaulted and raped by police. While the young man recovers at the hospital, people demand justice for him, both on and offline.

#ObamaFarewell: Saying goodbye to the 44th US president

With President Obama stepping down soon, a lot of social media users are finding unique ways to say goodbye.

Follow the Hashtag: Goodbye 2016

2016 has finally come to an end. Look back on this year through social media.

Follow the hashtag - Abuse in sports

Former UK football player Andy Woodward was sexually abused as a child by his coach. He recently broke his silence.

Follow the hashtag - My right to breathe

New Delhi is facing the worst smog in decades and people are now protesting for their right to breathe clean air.

Follow the Hashtag: #MyRightToBreathe

Nine in ten people are affected by air pollution. Indian activist Parul Sharma and her daughter Preetika want clean air to be recognized as a basic Human Right. They started the #MyRightToBreathe movement to demand action.

#CzarnyProtest: Polish women stand up against anti-abortion law

Women in Poland took to the streets and social media to protest plans to introduce a ban on abortion. Support for the #CzarnyProtest was so overwhelming that politicians dropped the most extreme measures.

Follow the Hashtag - Stop Enslaving Saudi Women: Protesting against male guardianship

Saudi women protest against male guardianship

In Saudi Arabia, every woman has a male guardian who is legally allowed to make basic life decisions for her, such as whether she can get married, travel abroad or go to the doctor. Now, Saudi women have had enough.

Follow The Hashtag: #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner

Would it be that bad if there were #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner? We spoke to Marco Gutierrez, the man behind the statement.

#JustSaySorry: Protesting rape culture on US campuses

One in five women are sexually assaulted while in college in the United States. Yet many universities fail to take action when sexual assault is reported. Two women have launched a social media campaign to demand an apology from the institutions that failed them.

Follow the Hashtag: #StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh

"I’m supposed to be in class learning. But instead I’m fighting," says a high school girl protesting against institutionalized racism in South Africa. Check out our new Follow the Hashtag episode and see how high school girls fight for equality.

Follow the Hashtag: #NoHateSpeech

Trolling, racism and verbal abuse have become everyday occurences on social media platforms. DW News community manager Rachel Baig talks about her experiences with hate speech and how some people are trying to defy it.

Follow the Hashtag: #EuEmpregadaDomestica

Brazil’s six million housemaids face low wages and even sexual abuse. They’re finally telling their horror stories thanks to one woman. Meet Joyce Fernandes, the former housemaid behind the Eu Empregada Doméstica movement.

Follow the Hashtag: #ItsOkToTalk

A hashtag is letting men across the world know that #ItsOkToTalk about depression.

Follow The Hashtag: #WhatMakesYouGerman

Waiting at a red light at 3am while no other cars are coming? Arriving five minutes early and walking around the block to ring the bell exactly on time? DW's Jan Bruck went to find out #WhatMakesYouGerman.

Follow the Hashtag Je Suis Charlie Reporter Jan Bruck

Follow the Hashtag: #JeSuisSickofThis

Paris, Brussels, Baghdad, Nice … after every major terrorist attack there's a new #JeSuis campaign. We asked the creator of #JeSuisCharlie if he's tired of it.

#NeverTrump: Social media users out to prevent Trump from becoming president

After winning the Republican nomination for president of the United States, Donald Trump has vowed to "win big." However, many users on social media would beg to differ. This week's episode of Follow The Hashtag has the details.

#ThisFlag: The man behind the hashtag that shut Zimbabwe down

From tweets to streets: How Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire's online campaign erupts into an anti-Mugabe movement. Have a look at the new #FollowTheHashtag episode.

#NotMyVote: Why many young Brits are outraged by the #Brexit vote

The EU referendum has divided the UK and many young Brits say they would rather remain in the EU. Many who were too young too vote fear that they will bear the brunt of the decision made by an older generation. At the same time, some voters like journalist James O'Malley, are trying to think up ways to to turn the decision around. Find out how in this episode of #FollowTheHashtag

Berlin Demonstration Freilassung Blogger Raif Badawi

#FreeRaif: Can artists topple tyrants?

A group of activists staged a guerrilla protest at the Saudi embassy in Berlin.

#AleppoIsBurning: Can a Twitter trend help end the war?

Abdalaziz Alhamza is a Syrian refugee living in Berlin. After bombs destroyed his hometown of Aleppo, he decided something needed to be done to stop the airstrikes. With #AleppoIsBurning he has helped create a digital campaign of awareness. Follow Carolina Machhaus as she traces the beginnings of this protest movement from Twitter to the streets in Europe.

Will a hug change a Brit's mind about the EU?

#HugaBrit: Can love keep Brits in the EU?

Europeans in the UK are giving out hugs to show how much they want Britain to stay in the EU. But is the feeling mutual?

Women fight sexism with #FirstTimeIWasCatcalled

What's it feel like when you're a 12-year-old girl and a grown man whistles at you and calls out "hey baby." Disney star Rowan Blanchard, Huffington Post journalist Alanna Vagianos and many other women recall the first time they were sexually harassed or "cat called." DW's Follow the Hashtag series talks to women speaking out against sexual harrassment under #FirstTimeIWasCatcalled.

#FollowTheHashtag: #AfghanistanNeedsYou

Each day hundreds of Afghans make their way to Europe in hope of a better life. Doctors, engineers, teachers - they have left Afghanistan in staggering numbers as they look for work elsewhere. But now a group of young, educated Afghans is appealing to them to return home. Follow the Hashtag goes to the heart of the #AfghanistanNeedsYou campaign and speaks with refugees who are inspired by them.

Fighting racist beauty ideals

A new hashtag is encouraging women all over the world to post selfies and celebrate their dark skin tone.

The woman behind #OscarsSoWhite

Our new show #FollowTheHashtag traced the origins of the #OscarsSoWhite campaign.