E-Bulletin For January 2019
January 2019 Jan 01: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has put 30-day ban on the broadcast of a Neo TV’s programme “Harf-I-Raz” for violating the…
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‘Feudal Mindset’ Undermining Press Freedom In Sindh: Jokhiyo
Journalist Akhlaq Jokhiyo has become symbol of resistance to pursue independent and public interest journalism in interior Sindh province of Pakistan. He paid a cost…
Lowest Ever Cases Against Journalists In Two Years During Jan 2019
FN Threat Data Analysis – January 2019 Three cases – one each of injuries and legal – were recorded in January 2019 – the lowest…
Media Crisis: Financial Insecurity of Journalists In Balochistan
Hameedullah Sherani Currently in Balochistan, the journalists are facing extremely difficult situations. There is no journalism. Journalist community is enjoying no freedom of speech. In…
Karachi Press Club – where a tradition was murdered?
Ghulam Mustafa Located behind the yellow boulders of Zainab Market is an old building – not necessarily a horror house, but for the rich, powerful…
E-Bulletin For December 2018
Media Monitoring December 2018 Dec 02: Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors expresses “deep concern” over the condition of freedom of press in the country, saying…
11 Violations Against Journalists Reported In December 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – December 2018 A journalist’s murder is among 11 cases in seven threat categories including detention, harassment, injuries, verbal threats and…
E-Bulletin For November 2018
Media Monitoring November 2018 Nov 01: Journalists of Rawalpindi and Islamabad protested in front of the Parliament House to protest termination services of journalists and…
“Calm” In Balochistan: A Temporary Relief For Journalists?
Adnan Amir Balochistan has been one of the most turbulent regions of Pakistan in the last decade. The violence also took its toll on journalism…
Journalist Murder Among 15 Cases Documented During October-November Documented
FN Threat Data Analysis – October-November 2018 A total of 15 cases in eight different threat categories, ranging from murder to legal cases, – 10…
We Are Against Integrated Media Regulatory Authority: Arif Nizami
Arif Nizami is a senior Pakistani journalist and editor. Here he talks exclusively to FN on the latest developments in the media landscape, especially PTI…
Armed Men Raid Karachi Press Club
Several armed men in plainclothes late Thursday night – 08 November 2018 – raided Karachi Press Club harassing journalists and forcibly taking photos and examining…
E-Bulletin Form October 2018
October 2018 Oct 04: Press Freedom in Pakistan is under great threat as there is an unannounced censorship across the country according to Pakistan Federal…
How Pakistan’s legal system has failed the murdered journalists of Pakistan?
The Impunity of Crimes Against Journalists Pakistan Report 2018 High impunity – 26 journalists killed in Pakistan in 5 years, only 16 cases went…
Second Journalist Killed For Reporting On Drug
Hours after his story on arrest of alleged drug dealer was published in K2 Times newspaper in Haripur district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, young…
E-Bulletin For September 2018
September 2018 Sep 06: A group of journalists from Charsadda Press Club visited the office of Deputy Commissioner Mian Abdul Qadir Shah to inquire about…
E-Bulletin For August 2018
August 2018 Aug 01: Unknown men fire shots outside home of Express News anchorperson Imran Khan in Lahore https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1105561454&Issue=NP_SUK&Date=20180801 Aug 02: The Lahore Development Authority…
Afghanistan – A Hard Country For Journalists
Anees Ur Rehman Journalists in Afghanistan work under extremely difficult circumstances and regularly face violence, threats, and intimidation that prevent them from carrying out their…
Lowest Violations In September Since January 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – September 2018 A total of six cases of assault/injuries, verbal threats, legal case and attack on home of journalists were…
13 Cases of Murder, Harassment, Arrest, Threats And Attacks Against Journalists In August 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – August 2018 Thirteen cases of murder, attack, arrest, harassment, verbal threats, censorship, legal casea, attack on home and robbery against…