Claim 454

Press-freedom monitors said the absence of an exemption for journalistic work left reporters exposed under the new offense.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Press-freedom monitors said the absence of an exemption for journalistic work left reporters exposed under the new offense.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: No exemption for journalism
About: incident 2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law
Source: Pakistan: Amended cybercrime law poses new threats to press freedom
Publisher: International Press Institute
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-02-05

Quotation from the source

The lack of exemptions for journalistic work gravely threatens critical reporting and open debate online on matters of public interest.