Chains of Censorship | Freedom of Expression Under Threat | Amir Zia Vlog | Narratives

Описание: In this powerful vlog for Narratives, senior journalist Amir Zia examines the deepening culture of censorship, intolerance, and suppression of dissent in Pakistan.

From books quietly removed from bookstores to opinion pieces taken down under pressure, Amir Zia argues that attempts to silence words and ideas never succeed. Instead, censorship amplifies the very voices it seeks to suppress. Drawing on recent events — including bans on books, controversial court verdicts against journalists and YouTubers, the misuse of cyber laws, and even action against artists — this vlog questions whether repression reflects strength or growing insecurity.
The discussion places Pakistan’s current situation within a broader historical and global context, referencing thinkers like John Milton, as well as Pakistan’s own tradition of resistance through poets, writers, and journalists such as Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Habib Jalib, and Ahmad Faraz. Amir Zia warns that criminalizing dissent, restricting free expression, and relying on coercion instead of dialogue only deepen polarization and harm the country’s democratic fabric and global image.
This vlog is a call for tolerance, constitutionalism, and intellectual confidence, emphasizing that ideas can only be challenged by better ideas — not by bans, fear, or force.
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