Pakistan: Blanket ban on critical speeches ‘disturbing demonstration’ of threat to freedom of expression

By Amnesty International

Responding to the ban on broadcasting speeches of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and suspension of transmission of private news network ARY TV in Pakistan by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Sunday, Rehab Mahamoor, research assistant for South Asia at Amnesty International, said: “The blanket ban on an opposition leader’s speeches and suspension […] The post Pakistan: Blanket ban on critical speeches ‘disturbing demonstration’ of threat to freedom of expression appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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