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Pakistan: Repeal Amendment to Draconian Cyber Law

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par Human Rights Watch

(New York) – The Pakistan government’s recent amendment to the country’s cybercrimes act seriously threatens internet freedom and free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. Pakistan’s parliament should immediately repeal or reform the Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025.The new law, enacted on January 29, 2025, includes provisions making the dissemination of “fake or false” information a criminal offense punishable by up to three years in prison. The amendment does not define “fake or false” news but uses vague and overbroad language to describe it subjectively…

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