# Pakistan: Amended cybercrime law poses new threats to press freedom

International Press Institute, 2025-02-05

- Address: https://ipi.media/pakistan-amended-cybercrime-law-poses-new-threats-to-press-freedom/
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- Last checked: 2026-09-23
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## Cited by

- [Pakistan amends cybercrime law to create new agency policing 'fake' online content](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law)
- [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.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/451)
- [Claim 452: The Pakistan Press Foundation said the amendments' lack of clarity raised questions about the government's real purpose.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/452)
- [Claim 454: Press-freedom monitors said the absence of an exemption for journalistic work left reporters exposed under the new offense.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/454)

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