‘Journalists compelled to self-censor to avoid legal trouble’
ISLAMABAD: The weaponisation of the country’s cybercrime laws is one of the most serious threats to media freedom in Pakistan, press freedom watchdog Freedom Network said. In its report, Regulatory Repression of Freedom of Expression — Legal Controls and Peca Undermine Media and Journalism in Pakis
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