Pakistan has as soon as once more been shaken by protests, with Imran Khan, the nation’s jailed ex-prime minister, at their epicentre. This time, the state has responded with a technologically refined crackdown, with digital blackouts and restrictions on social media.
Contributors:
Shahzeb Jillani – Journalist, Daybreak Information
Rabia Mehmood – Managing editor, New Wave International
Munizae Jahangir – Editor, voicepk and anchorperson, Aaj TV
Syed Talat Hussain – Political journalist
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Undertaking (OCCRP), an necessary investigative information outlet, has simply been uncovered for having hyperlinks to the US authorities. Tariq Nafi on the OCCRP exposé.
Journalist Karam Nachar on the advance of Syrian opposition fighters
Final week, insurgent forces in Syria captured the main cities of Aleppo and Hama in addition to different territory beneath authorities management. Historian and journalist Karam Nachar explains the importance of this second and the competing narratives round it.
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Karam Nachar – Govt director, Al-Jumhuriya
