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National Assembly passes the much resisted Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016

April 20, 2016
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Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2016 has been passed by National Assembly of Pakistan on 12th April 2016. The bill was passed despite continued resistance and criticisms from human and digital rights organisations. Even though the Government took over a year for a consultative process by the looks of it, the process has remained merely…

The Quest for Justice: Analysing Hamid Mir Commission Report

April 20, 2016
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On 8th April 2016, the Hamid Mir Judicial Commission report was leaked on social media. The report has been compiled by one of the strongest judicial commissions of Pakistan’s history, led by none other than the current Chief Justice, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali. The commission was formed on 21st April 2014, with a mandate to…

About Media Matters for Democracy

Media Matters for Democracy is a Pakistan based not-for-profit that works on media literacy and development, digital democracy, and progressive media and Internet regulation in Pakistan. We mainly work to ensure that the media and public alike have the tools and an enabling environment to exercise their fundamental rights and professional duties.

About the Team

Media Matters for Democracy was founded by a group of journalists geared towards media development and digital rights in Dec 2014. Over the years, after a number of likeminded individuals came on board, we have now become a team of journalists, activists, techies, designers, researchers, and lawyers striving together for a progressive media, communications, and digital spaces.