05 June 2007

Pakistan Media Situation

EMERGENCY media controls were signed into law by embattled President Pervez Musharraf yesterday in a desperate attempt to thwart the "revolution by television" taking place in Pakistan against his rule.

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PAKISTAN'S President, Pervez Musharraf, has cracked down on the country's television networks in a move against growing calls for a return to democracy.


This needs as much attention as the media situation in Venezuela.

3 comments:

VikingMoose said...

Very important story. Thank you for posting!

dhex said...

he'll show chavez how to do this shit right.

Grotius said...

dhex,

Here's a question: how bad will things get in Pakistan? Will there say be an imposition of nationwide martial law?