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Pakistan's occupation chokes free press in PoJK: Journalists unpaid, silen
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's global claims of democracy and press freedom stand exposed by the grim realities in PoJK, where journalists are not just silenced, they are strangled by neglect, censorship, and exploitation sanctioned by the state itself.
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Pakistan: Islamabad Court suspends ban on five more YouTube channels
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Last month, the Islamabad lower court had instructed YouTube to block the accounts for allegedly spreading "fake, misleading, and defamatory" content targeting the government and military. The affected channels were run by journalists, commentators, and influencers, both from Pakistan and ab
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UN warns Taliban's new media policy fuels fear, self-censorship in Afghani
Updated : 8 months ago IST
UNAMA stated that the new rules "increase fear and self-censorship among Afghanistan media outlets" and warned that the directive "further erodes press freedom in the country," Khaama Press reported. The organisation said the policy institutionalises restrictions that have escalated since th
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Dropout from Odisha Builds The Most Powerful Uncensored AI Model Cleus, Ne
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10: Prabhu Parichaya Biswal, a 26-year-old computer science college dropout from Bhubaneswar, has created Cleus, an artificial intelligence model he built entirely on his own to give people access to information without the censorship and political bias he says is com
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HRCP slams Pakistan's mass censorship, 27 YouTube channels blocked without
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, HRCP stated that the wholesale blocking of entire channels, rather than addressing individual instances of unlawful or hateful speech through due process, represents a dangerous conflation of dissent with criminal activity.
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Assam: CM takes part in BJP's Mock Parliament to commemorate dark chapter
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 21 months of Emergency are known for forced mass sterilisations, press censorship, suspension of constitutional rights and centralisation of power.
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"Today an undeclared Emergency exists": Samajwadi Party leader Rajendra Ch
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"When the emergency was imposed and the struggle that followed, it became the second freedom struggle. I am also a political activist and was active in that struggle; I witnessed it... The country's situation was dire; nobody could speak or write. There was complete censorship of the press..
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BLF leader accuses Pakistan of using ISIS-K narrative to undermine Baloch
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Baloch leader Allah Nazar Baloch accused Pakistan's military of promoting ISIS-K as propaganda to undermine Baloch nationalist movements, while highlighting systematic oppression, misuse of anti-terror laws, and human rights abuses in Balochistan, according to The Balochistan Post.
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Nepali artists condemn KIMFF for using China's term 'Xizang' to refer to T
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Nepali artists have condemned KIMFF for using the term "Xizang" for Tibet, calling it Chinese propaganda. They urged the festival to apologise and uphold independent values, warning that such choices erase Tibetan identity and aid censorship.
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China expresses paranoia over perceived "threats"
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
On June 4, 2025, Hong Kong authorities arrested citizens, including a 15-year-old, for peaceful acts marking the Tiananmen anniversary. The Chinese Communist Party continues to suppress free speech, rewrite history, and use propaganda to control narratives on issues like Taiwan, press freedo
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Amnesty International flags enforced disappearances of Baloch students, se
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Amnesty International has raised alarm over the rising number of enforced disappearances of Baloch students across Pakistan, urging authorities to investigate and release them. The missing include Mahjabeen and Younus Baloch, with rights groups blaming security forces for targeting youth
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Czech publisher displays Taiwan flags at book fair to defy China
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Mi:Lu Publishing defied pressure from the Chinese delegation at Book World Prague by keeping Taiwan flags on display throughout the fair. Czech visitors and organisers backed the decision, rejecting China's requests to remove references to Taiwan from the event.
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