The media commission report —a Commission set up by the Supreme Court of Pakistan— released in April last year, made recommendations for media reform within Pakistan. The report suggested that...
Posted by | May 4, 2015
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Posted by | March 23, 2015
In the early hours of March 22nd, Wordpress was blocked for users within Pakistan. Like with most bans concerning Internet users in Pakistan, reports began emerging as disgruntled users started...
Posted by | January 22, 2015
Here's the long story short on blocking on the Internet: 1) Internet is a passive medium – unless you make a conscious effort to access certain content, you don't see...
Posted by | January 21, 2015
The second hearing of Bolo Bhi’s case challenging the legality of the IMCEW was held before the Islamabad High Court on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Counsel for the Ministry of...
Posted by | January 7, 2015
If a democratic structure is to succeed and flourish, it is imperative that large-scale public involvement is maintained within the decision making apparatus of the State. In order to ensure...
Posted by | December 29, 2014
BEFORE THE ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT, ISLAMABAD W.P. NO. 4994/2014 WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 199 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN, 1973 READ ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ENABLING PROVISIONS...
Posted by | December 29, 2014
On December 12, 2014, Bolo Bhi filed a petition challenging the legality of the IMCEW. On December 15, our petition came up for a preliminary hearing before Justice Athar Minallah...
Posted by | December 18, 2014
On December 12, 2014, Bolo Bhi filed a writ petition in the Islamabad High Court, challenging the legality of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Evaluation of Websites (IMCEW). [More details...
Posted by | December 16, 2014
The IMCEW and PTA Challenge Media coverage of Bolo Bhi's petition challenging the IMCEW: https://bolobhi.org/resources/timelines/tracking-bolo-bhis-imcew-petition/
