In recent years, social media has emerged from being a platform of exchanging thoughts to an enormous arena that provides an array of creativity for sharing […]
Prime Minister’s Special Envoys, A Good Idea?
Prime Minister’s Special Envoys, A Good Idea? There are leaders and then there are exceptional leaders. Recently, in Pakistan unfortunately, we have had a huge crop […]
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“Liberty Ain’t No Licence” – Regulating Cyberspace In Pakistan
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Freedom Of Press Versus Right Of Reputation – My Rights Are Better Than Yours
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Indian State Tightens Blockade of Kashmir As Media & Press Are Gagged By Police Forces
Indian State Tightens Blockade of Kashmir as Media & Press Are Gagged by Police Forces Reports of repression continue as two of Kashmir’s biggest newspapers, the […]
Data Leaks And Whistleblowers
Data Leaks And Whistleblowers The release of sensitive information to the public, by individuals who are sometimes called whistleblowers and dubbed traitors or heroes, is termed […]
Did You Notice, Preventing Crime Too Went Cyber?
Did You Notice, Preventing Crime Too Went Cyber? The Cybercrime Bill NA passed should get more attention than it currently has Since Panama Papers dawned upon […]
Shaheed Qadri Vs Media Vulgarity
Shaheed Qadri Vs Media Vulgarity Protesters in support of ‘Mumtaz Qadri’s verdict of killing Salman Taseer’ demanded to “diminish obscenity and vulgarity from Pakistani Media” which […]
Levy Of PTV Fee And Promotion Of Porn Stars: A Public Interest Issue
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Rational Bunch Of People
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Punjab Protection of Women Law: An Appraisal
Punjab Protection of Women Law: An Appraisal The Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence Act, 2016, has caused quite a stir that has led to heated […]
How to Fight Back for Online Freedom
How to Fight Back for Online Freedom Each year it seems as though more measures are being enacted (or attempted) by either internet service providers or […]
Sri Lankan Criminal Law and the Media
Sri Lankan Criminal Law and the Media Criminal law in Sri Lanka is governed by the Penal Code and it was first enacted in 1833 under […]
Clash of the Biradiris
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