Media watchdog Freedom Network, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), and other rights groups have condemned a government advertisement in major newspapers for portraying journalists, freelancers, NGO workers, and civil society actors as “threats” or instruments of “enemy propaganda” under the label of “information warfare.” The ad, issued by the Ministry of Information on Oct 1 and 2, appeared to warn social media users of an “enemy hiding behind the veil of technology and the internet”. https://www.dawn.com/news/1946208/civil-society-slams-ad-targeting-journalists-ngos The post Pakistan Civil society slams ad targeting journalists, NGOs appeared first on Newswire.
Pakistan Civil society slams ad targeting journalists, NGOs
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