<div dir="ltr">Hi all, <div><br></div><div>Many of you have been of great support during our campaign to get Ministry of IT to shelve their plans for a National Level URL Filtration & Blocking System that was announced in February last year, through your consistent support and pressure we were able to get the ministry to shelve the plan last year. </div>


<div><br></div><div>However, as we feared and as now indicated through multiple media statements, the ministry is pursuing their plans and have <span>in fact</span> now indicated that the filters will be provided through an ISP for "free for one year". </div>


<div><br></div><div>As partners and supporters of campaigns run by Civil Society in Pakistan, we are sending out this note to keep you updated on the situation. We've issued a detailed statement regarding the issue alongside extensive resources that we have been producing, including submissions to court in the YouTube case in which our director is Amicus Curiae</div>


<div><br></div><div>Here's the link to our statement: <a href="http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/" target="_blank">http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/</a> </div>


<div>The successful campaign last year which is now being disregarded : <a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/26/the_fp_100_global_thinkers?page=0,58#thinker100">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/26/the_fp_100_global_thinkers?page=0,58#thinker100  </a></div>

<div>Submissions to court:<a href="http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/"> http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/ </a></div><div><br>

</div><div>Best, </div><div>Sana </div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><div></div>Director, Bolo Bhi, Advocacy-Policy-Research [<a href="http://bolobhi.org/" target="_blank">http://bolobhi.org</a>] <div>

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