The Struggle for Free Media in Pakistan

The independent Pakistani media have played a key role in reporting and resisting the ongoing crackdown against civil society in Pakistan—and in so doing, have become targets of the crackdown themselves. With key journalists gagged, others beaten and arrested, independent broadcasters banned from the airwaves, and censorship under the guise of a new “code of conduct,” press freedom is under attack.

Open Society presented Kiran Khalid’s documentary short on media freedom in Pakistan, We Are Not Free, updated with new interviews since the imposition of martial law on November 3. The screening was followed by a panel discussion on press freedom and the current crisis in Pakistan.

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