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Humor, Courage, and Coffee: Inside Asia’s Independent Media Resistance

In Pakistan, journalism is a risky profession—and the danger only intensifies if you’re a woman, young, and a freelancer, says 30-year-old Saba Chaudhry, a journalist from a village near Narowal, in Punjab province.

“You have to be careful about what you write and who might read it—you can become the target of a malicious campaign where you will be attacked in a more indirect way—for the way you dress or who you associate with. Sometimes self-censorship becomes your shield,” she said at a media event titled ‘Disinformation, Propaganda, and Populist Rhetoric: Media under Siege.’

The event, held during the International Civil Society Week in Bangkok and co-hosted by the global civil society alliance CIVICUS and the Asia Democracy Network (ADN), brought together around 1,000 activists, leaders, and academics to discuss democracy, human rights, and inclusion.

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