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Brazil judge suspends Musk's X in 'fake news' crusade
Judge Moraes ruling can cause X to lose one of its largest and most coveted markets after feud with Musk
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US religious freedom report criticised
Mumtaz says methodology adopted in preparing reports and expertise of its authors are not transparent
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Minallah links unity to free speech
SC judge advises judiciary to use criticism for improvement
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LHC directs PEMRA to ensure freedom of speech
Bans on freedom of speech are characteristic of totalitarian dictatorial regimes, says Justice Mirza
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As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, free speech limits tested
Musk tries to balance a promise to restore free speech while preventing platform from descending into a "hellscape"
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IHC strikes down PECA ordinance
Court says its violates Article 9, Article 14, Article 19, and 19-A of Constitution
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SCBA strongly condemns amendment to PECA
Bhoon terms it ‘attack on freedom of press and expression’
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Journalists in the Philippines and Russia win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov were given awards 'for courageous fight for freedom of expression'
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Pakistan criticises India for not allowing foreign journalists to visit AJK
Indication of shrinking space for free speech under dictatorial regime, says FM Qureshi
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'Freedom of speech doesn't exist for Muslim women in US Congress'
The benefit of doubt doesn't exist for Muslim women, says Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
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Media firms reject proposed PMDA ordinance
Term it a move to curtail freedom of press, control media
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Turkish journalist gets 27 years in absentia for espionage
An Istanbul court had declared Dundar a fugitive and seized all his assets in Turkey
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Russian lawmakers vote for jail penalties for online slander
Last year Russia introduced new fines for people who insult the authorities online or spread fake news
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Lawyers weigh in on broadcasting proclaimed offender's speech
PM Imran's aid warns of action if Nawaz’s address to APC today is broadcast
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Balochistan govt bans 'propaganda' sites
Jam Kamal Khan takes notice of 'character assassination' of govt functionaries on Whatsapp groups
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Over 700 citizen journalists killed in Syria: watchdog
Syrian Network for Human Rights releases report on World Press Freedom Day 2020
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IHC issues notice to PTI govt over social media policy
Federal govt is already told to submit reply in a similar petition by March 7
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Social media rules: Senate’s IT panel miffed at being kept in dark
Senator Rubina regrets committee was bypassed by sending social media rules directly to cabinet
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Social media laws could setback Pakistan’s digital economy: Alice Wells
Unfortunate if Pakistan discourages foreign investors and stifles domestic innovation, says US top diplomat
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IHC gives PTI govt 14 days to submit reply in plea against social media rules
IHC CJ Athar Minallah clubs plea with ongoing case pertaining to media and scope of Article 19 and 19(A)
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PTI govt to revisit social media rules amid outcry
PM Imran Khan directs incorporating stakeholders’ input before implementing new policy
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IHC disposes of bail pleas as DC withdraws case against activists
Justice Minallah says judiciary will protect citizens’ constitutional rights
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PTI govt formulates law to keep a check on social media
YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Tik Tok will be required to establish their offices in Islamabad
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IHC questions sedition charges against protesters
Justice Minallah summons magistrate for an explanation
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IHC grants bail to 23 activists held on sedition charges
Sedition charges were removed from FIR and Section 7 of ATA 1997 added, DC informs the court
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In Karachi, protestors demand release of 23 arrested activists
The activists, including teachers, students, were detained during a peaceful protest in Islamabad
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India tops global internet shutdown chart
Since 2012, the country has snapped internet services more than 370 times
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Pakistan among countries where internet ‘not free’: report
Govts using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens: Freedom of the Net 2019 report
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'Who is an expert?': PEMRA move to regulate news show panels ignites debate
Most importantly, is the media regulatory authority in line with law and Constitution?
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Australian newspapers unite in protest against media restrictions
Protest was held to pressurise government to exempt journalists from laws restricting access to sensitive information
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Putting the media on trial
But you’re still free — to lash out at the ruler’s opponents
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Freed Mauritania 'blasphemy' blogger arrives in Europe: Amnesty
Blasphemy involves acting or speaking in an offensive way about God or things held to be sacred
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We are not free
Free speech helps us achieve is that it allows us to learn to live with diversity
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Curbs on freedom of expression are deplorable: Tariq Khosa
Former IGP launches book, ‘Inconvenient Truths’, at an event hosted by Karachi Council on Foreign Relations
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Far-right Australian senator censured over 'ugly' Christchurch comments
Fraser Anning has refused to apologise for his anti-Muslim views
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Nudity, talking about sex is not content: Fahad Mustafa
'Load Wedding' star calls out actors selling themselves cheap, says they need to be dignified
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Govt to establish new watchdog to regulate TV, print, social media
It is possible that in the coming years the media might have to face even bigger challenges: Fawad Chaudhry
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Ending the culture of impunity
Each year one journalist gets a Pulitzer and one hundred get shot
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New media regulator on the cards
Minister says a legislation draft has been sent to stakeholders for input
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'Media is free today'
Pays glowing tribute to CPNE for playing a constructive role
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Indian journalists say they are intimidated, ostracised if they criticise Modi and the BJP
At least three senior editors have left their jobs at various influential media outlets in the past six months
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Ban on media reporting from Orakzai Agency continues
K-P govt urged to immediately lift ban that has been in place since November 2017
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Asma Jahangir was not just a name
A woman small in frame and a vision to conquer the world is not exactly what anyone would have thought her to be
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Reuters journalists in Myanmar remanded for another 14 days: lawyer
They have been charged with breach of the Official Secrets Act while covering Rohingya crisis
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China hands down harshest sentence yet in multi-year rights crackdown
Wu Gan was detained in May 2015 and later charged with subversion
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Nawaz speaks out against 'social media crackdown, suppression of dissent'
Demands release of PML-N supporters and journalists arrested for their social media posts
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Indian journalist, activist Gauri Lankesh shot dead
Lankesh's views were considered leftist and anti-Hindutva
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Paying a big price
As a journalist, I see free speech and unfettered freedom of the press is a precursor to any vibrant democracy
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Iranian activist ends hunger strike, wife released temporarily
Iran has some of the strictest controls on internet access in the world
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Quality journalism is essential for democracy
This is a challenging, disturbing and exciting time to be a journalist