YouTube is considering blocking over two dozen Pakistani channels, including political and journalistic content, after ...

The mounting suppression of free speech in Pakistani newspapers and television has raised concerns of censorship on social ...

Index on Censorship: During the run up to the 2018 presidential elections, the government of Pakistan intimidated the media into employing an unprecedented level of self-censorship. How does this new ...

Pakistan tightens media censorship Two interviews of Opposition leaders were taken off air, another one was cancelled at the last minute Published - July 13, 2019 10:28 pm IST - Lahore.

In this Oct. 30, 2018 photo, Pakistani journalist Shakil Anjum, left, sells food with his jobless colleagues to opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto, right, outside the Parliament, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The Pakistan Press Foundation said the media endured an "unprecedented level of imposed self-censorship" in 2018. This statement was originally published on pakistanpressfoundation.org on 1 January ...

A recent meeting of Pakistan’s Federal Union of Journalists resolved to hold a “black day” of protest against media censorship on July 16, as well as protests across the country, Mir said.

While the media attempt to push back, the state-sponsored censorship seems to be expanding from topics like Balochistan to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC); from mainstream to social media.

Censorship appears to be increasingly gripping Pakistani media as journalists, watchdogs, and media organizations blame attempts by the country’s powerful military to silence critics and prevent the ...

Pakistan is not the only country experiencing a crackdown on social media and internet use. The Kenyan government has ordered a shutdown of the messaging app Telegram during the days of a national ...

Authorities say high VPN usage is the cause, while experts blame a national China-style firewall. Either way, online censorship is tearing Pakistan's internet apart.