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Spotlight: Pakistan Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law

Pakistan: FIA investigates journalists for 'disrespecting' Saudi crown prince

31 March 2019
Pakistan Press Foundation

Five prominent journalists are accused of posting social media messages that disrespected the Saudi crown prince.

Pakistan Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law

Senior Pakistani journalist Rizwan Razi arrested on cybercrime charges

Rizwan Razi was arrested for alleged social media posts that criticized the Pakistani military and judiciary. He was released on bail on 10 February.

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation‎10 February 2019

Pakistan Attacks Censorship

Pakistan: State persecution of media and self-censorship in 2018

The Pakistan Press Foundation said the media endured an "unprecedented level of imposed self-censorship" in 2018.

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation‎ 7 January 2019

Pakistan Impunity Attacks Gender

How blood money is worsening impunity and media killings in Pakistan

So-called "blood money" laws and practices may offer a faster route to a minimum threshold of justice, but legal scholars warn they can also lead to grave abuses while enabling the cycle of killings to continue.

‎ Mong Palatino for IFEX ‎22 November 2018

Latest from Pakistan

Pakistan government urged to stop impunity as crimes against the media increase

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Impunity 8 November 2018
Pakistan: Civil Society asks government to revisit its INGO registration policy

‎ Bytes for All (B4A)

Pakistan Free Expression & the Law 14 October 2018
Pakistan's new prime minister urged to safeguard media independence

‎ International Press Institute (IPI)

Pakistan Censorship 28 August 2018
How a Pakistani journalist became a refugee in Bosnia

‎ Mediacentar Sarajevo

Pakistan Bosnia and Herzegovina Attacks 12 August 2018
Media and journalists under threat as Pakistan's election looms

‎ International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)

Pakistan Attacks 22 July 2018
Bombings in Pakistan ahead of elections kill 170 people

‎ Global Voices Advox

Pakistan Attacks 18 July 2018
Will Pakistan's 'Personal Data Protection Bill' uphold user rights?

‎ Digital Rights Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 15 July 2018
From Afghanistan to Pakistan, meet the women owning the internet

‎ Index on Censorship

Pakistan Afghanistan Digital Rights Gender 8 July 2018
Pakistan Press Foundation launches mechanism to report election-related violence

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Access to Information Pakistan Attacks 5 July 2018
Journalists Asad Kharal and Gul Bukhari attacked on the same day in Lahore

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Attacks 8 June 2018
Open letter to Twitter on curbing misinformation ahead of Pakistan elections

‎ Digital Rights Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights 2 June 2018
Pakistan disrupts distribution of "Dawn", the country's oldest newspaper

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Pakistan Censorship Free Expression & the Law 24 May 2018
Pakistani journalists denounce blatant censorship

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Pakistan Censorship 22 April 2018
Geo TV channels disrupted in many parts of Pakistan

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Censorship 4 April 2018
Pakistan: Joint oral statement presented to Human Rights Council on state's adoption of rights recommendations

‎ ARTICLE 19, IFEX, Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Impunity Attacks 24 March 2018
Pakistan: Journalists and activists increasingly self-censor due to rampant surveillance

‎ Bytes for All (B4A)

Pakistan Digital Rights Censorship 22 March 2018
Pakistan: Islamabad High Court declares network disconnections as illegal

‎ Bytes for All (B4A)

Pakistan Digital Rights 27 February 2018
Mourning the death of feminist icon Asma Jahangir

‎ Digital Rights Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights Gender 12 February 2018
New report takes a hard look at digital (in)security of journalists in Pakistan

‎ Digital Rights Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights Gender 2 February 2018
Pakistan Interior Ministry shuts down Pashto-language channel Radio Mashaal

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Free Expression & the Law 22 January 2018
Pakistani journalist Taha Siddiqui escapes kidnap attempt

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Attacks 11 January 2018
Cyber armies, enforced disappearances, and other Internet freedom threats in Pakistan

‎ Bytes for All (B4A)

Pakistan Digital Rights Attacks 7 January 2018
Pakistan suspends TV news channels and social media sites to block protest coverage

‎ Pakistan Press Foundation

Pakistan Digital Rights Attacks 28 November 2017
Campaign Snapshot: Pakistan's First Cyber Harassment Helpline

‎ Produced in conversation with research associate Adnan Chaudhry

Pakistan Digital Rights Attacks Gender 16 November 2017
The Pakistani government must release Zeenat Shahzadi from custody

‎ Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

Pakistan Impunity 15 November 2017
For Pakistan's unprotected and threatened journalists, can new legislation make a difference?

‎ Sahar Habib Ghazi for IFEX

Pakistan Impunity Censorship 9 November 2017

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More from Pakistan

Pakistan Internet Landscape Report 2018

The Bytes For All report highlights key topics including internet access, censorship and privacy, cybercrime and hacking, blasphemy, and fake news.

Bytes for All (B4A) 12 April 2019
State of Pakistani media 2018

A report by Pakistan Press Foundation on the state of the country's media in 2018

Pakistan Press Foundation 31 March 2019
Pakistan: Challenges to media and digital freedoms in 2018

Media Matters for Democracy has launched its 2018 publication assessing the challenges to media and digital freedoms in Pakistan

Media Matters for Democracy 18 March 2019

Measuring Pakistani women's experiences of online violence

A quantitative research study on online gender-based harassment in Pakistan

Digital Rights Foundation 19 July 2018

Online violence against women in Pakistan - Submission to UNSR on violence against women

This report will explore the laws and institutions that are in place within Pakistan to deal with issues of online violence against women.

Digital Rights Foundation 19 July 2018

Cyber Harassment Helpline - One year report, December '16 to November '17

The Cyber Harassment Helpline was launched after the successful completion of the Hamara Internet (translates as “Our Internet”) project, and based on its findings in the “Measuring Pakistani Women's Experience of Online Violence” report

Digital Rights Foundation 19 July 2018

Digital (In)security of Journalists in Pakistan

Pakistan has been slow to recognize that violence, threats and harassment faced online by journalists reflects the violence they are exposed to offline. A nationwide survey of working journalists was conducted to ascertain their level of digital insecurity, to record their experiences and the protections they desired from the journalist community, their media organizations, and the government.

Digital Rights Foundation 2 February 2018

Internet Landscape of Pakistan 2017

Internet Landscape of Pakistan is an indigenous effort to regularly monitor and document the ongoing trends and challenges that impact digital and human rights in the country. This is the third edition in the series.

Bytes for All (B4A) 20 December 2017

Freedom on the Net 2017: Pakistan

A teenager was arrested for allegedly “liking” a blasphemous post on Facebook in September 2016

Freedom House 16 November 2017

Cyber harassment helpline: Six month report, December 2016-May 2017

Digital Rights Foundation 19 July 2017

Freedom of the Press 2017: Pakistan

The country’s powerful military pressured media outlets and journalists to disseminate positive coverage of its operations against militant Islamist groups.

Freedom House 28 April 2017

Pakistan HRW Report: Events of 2016

Many journalists increasingly practice self-censorship, fearing retribution from security forces, military intelligence, and militant groups. Media outlets in 2016 remained under pressure to avoid reporting on or criticising human rights violations in counterterrorism operations. The Taliban and other armed groups threatened media outlets and targeted journalists and activists for their work.

Human Rights Watch 16 January 2017

2016 Report on Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Pakistan: Justice delayed AND justice denied

Pakistan is among the countries that do not properly investigate and prosecute crimes against media professionals. Because of the near absolute level of impunity, most of the people who attack, injure or even murder media journalists in Pakistan remain free.

Pakistan Press Foundation 2 November 2016

Pakistan's Internet Landscape 2016

This new report continues the documentation of the country’s internet landscape from a critical, human rights perspective.

Bytes for All 6 August 2016

Freedom of the Press 2016: Pakistan

Journalists with Pakistan’s largest private television network, Geo TV, and its affiliated outlets remained frequent targets of violence and intimidation.

Freedom House 23 April 2016

Freedom on the Net 2015: Pakistan

Two journalists and an accountant from Online International News Network shot dead by unidentified gunmen

Freedom House 31 October 2015

Tipping the scales: Security and surveillance in Pakistan

The Pakistani government has significantly expanded its communication interception activities. This Privacy International report covers the intelligence services plan to capture all IP-traffic in Pakistan and other initiatives, pointing to gaps in the laws governing surveillance.

Privacy International 22 July 2015

Freedom of the Press 2015: Pakistan

Ranked 142nd in annual global media freedom report

Freedom House 1 May 2015

Conflicting with the Constitution: Privacy rights and laws in Pakistan

This report is a baseline, a rst step for encouraging further advocacy eorts on the issue. We urge both the government and the civil society to take the challenge of addressing privacy rights as a serious and urgent priority towards ensuring the civil liberties of the citizens.

Bytes for All 14 November 2014