Online speech and its consequences in Pakistan, 2016 to present
Reports
Reports, press releases and PDFs on digital rights, human rights and internet freedom in Pakistan since 2016, from eight international and Pakistani organisations. Each one opens a page with a 400-500 word summary and a link to the full report. The list is updated every week.
1 report from Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch's annual review of human rights in Pakistan covers the events of 2024. It finds that the government formed after the February 2024 general elections continued its predecessor's crackdown on free expression and civil society, that blasphemy-related violence against religious…
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