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Free Speech

In
Pakistan
Dr. Awab Alvi
http://teeth.com.pk/blog

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Free Speech
Hurts the People
who have something to
hide
If liberty means
anything at all, it
means the right
to tell people
what they DO
NOT want to
hear

George Orwell
Gagged into Silence

Gagged into Submission


Know Your Rights
In Pakistan
Article 19
Freedom of Speech

The Constitution of Pakistan


(1973)
Article 19
Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of
speech and expression, and there shall be
freedom of the press, subject to any reasonable
restrictions imposed by law in the interest of
the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or
defence of Pakistan or any part thereof, friendly
relations with foreign States, public order, decency
or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, or
incitement to an offence.
Freedom of
Expression

HELL
Selective Freedom of Expression
Online Censorship
Exclusively controlled by PTA
and the present day
Rulers and Monarchs
The Online Revolution
Voices of the People of
Pakistan
being heard via
Blogs and Web Portals
Do we give up?

Do we stand up?

Do we speak up?
An awakened society

BE PROUD

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