Pakistan: Amended cybercrime law poses new threats to press freedom
International Press Institute, 2025-02-05
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- https://ipi.media/pakistan-amended-cybercrime-law-poses-new-threats-to-press-freedom/
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- 2026-09-22
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- Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content
- Claim 451: The new provision made disseminating information believed to be false and likely to cause unrest punishable by up to three years in prison.
- Claim 452: The Pakistan Press Foundation said the amendments' lack of clarity raised questions about the government's real purpose.
- Claim 454: Press-freedom monitors said the absence of an exemption for journalistic work left reporters exposed under the new offense.
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