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International Press Freedom Day marked by increased arrests of Pakistani journalists

News Desk

May 03

May 3 is celebrated as International Press Freedom Day worldwide, however, Pakistan is considered one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalism.

In a report released by Freedom Network, it was revealed that four journalists were killed in the last one year while more than 104 cases were registered while more than 200 journalists were also issued notices in Pakistan.

Geo’s Asif Bashir Chaudhary lays out that Pakistan is among the three countries in the world where cases are registered under the black law of PICA even for giving an opinion on an online forum, while in the rest of the world, action is taken under the laws of defamation.

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