The Story Pakistanis Aren’t Allowed to ReadPakistanis woke up to a huge hole in the middle of the International New York Times front page on Monday morning.
The piece details the absence of religious freedom in both Pakistan and Afghanistan through the story of a Pakistani man who secretly converted to christianity. When his family members found out, they reportedly tied him up and locked him in a room. Somehow, though, the man managed to escape to Afghanistan where he is now hiding, according to the story
What now?! @etribune @nytimes #censorship #Pakistan http://ift.tt/1uXXOFM
— Eissa Saeed (@senoreissa) June 23, 2014
Print media in Pakistan is censored less frequently than online and broadcast media, according to Karin Karlekar, director of the press freedom index at Freedom House, a watchdog organization Read more…
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