Media Freedom & Credibility Are Casualties Now: Hamid Mir
Life after attempt on life of one of Pakistan’s top journalists The first time I went to meet ace journalist Hamid Mir in…
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Call To Protect Khuzdar Journalists & Reopen Press Club
Freedom Network [FN] has expressed grave concern at security threats to journalists in Khuzdar district of Balochistan and closure of its press club and has…
Monthly E-Bulletin For July 2014
July 01: Court issues arrest warrant of ARY News channel’s chief executive Salman Iqbal and anchor Mubashar Lucman for not appearing before the court. http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/2014/07/140701_pak_issue_warrant_ary_ceo_anchor_mb.shtml…
WorldCall Office Set Ablaze In Karachi For Airing Geo News Channel
Freedom Network [FN] calls the violence against the WorldCall office in Karachi as “a thinly veiled attempt to prevent the resumption of access to the…
Bombings At Jamshed Baghwan’s Residence
Not once or twice but for three times since March this year, journalist Jamshed Baghwan has witnessed attacks at his house in Peshawar. It…
Pakistani TV Reporter Given Jail Sentence In Afghanistan
Reporters Without Borders and the Pakistani press freedom organization Freedom Network condemn the four-year jail sentence that an Afghan court has imposed on Pakistani TV…
No Military Victories Without Media Support
The Pakistani state has launched its most serious attempt yet to retake North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and clear…
32 North Waziristan Journalists Also Become IDPs – Require Help
Freedom Network [FN] has appealed to the federal and provincial governments and military authorities to extend all possible assistance and help to over 30 journalists…
Baghwan Home Is Bombed Third Time Since March 2014
The third bomb blast outside the residence of Jamshed Baghwan, bureau chief of Express News channel in Peshawar, since March 2014 is a serious matter…
Monthly E-Bulletin For June 2014
June 2014 June 02: A vehicle of the Jang Group of Newspapers was torched by unidentified miscreants in the Aziz Bhatti Police limits…
Pakistan Suspends ARY News & Geo Entertainment Channels
Freedom Network [FN] is alarmed at speed the electronic media regulatory body PEMRA is suspending lincences of free-to-air private independent news and entertainment channels as…
Court Bars TV Anchor From Show
Islamabad High Court stopped a TV anchor on June 11, 2014, from hosting a talk-show programme on ARY News channel after a petition seeking the…
The Question Of Intentions
When it came to media, it seems that former ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, lacked prudence and invested in quick fixes — a seemingly inoperable Right…
Geo Suspension A Step Back For FoE & RTI In Pakistan
Freedom Network [FN] is alarmed at the precedent of limited duration banning of the broadcast operations of independent 24/7 Geo News channel because it reflects…
Indian Journalist Sudhir Dhawale After His Release From Prison
After languishing in jail for 40 months, Mumbai-based journalist and activist Sudhir Dhawale has walked free. Dhawale was the only journalist in jail in India…
Concern At Spate Of Attacks On Pakistan’s Largest Media Group
Freedom Network [FN] is deeply concerned at the spate of attacks on journalists working for Jang and The News and Geo News channel with the…
Monthly E-Bulletin For May 2014
Monthly E-Bulletin For May 2014 May 2: Injured #HamidMir records statement before judicial commission probing attack April 19 attack on Geo News anchor. http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-146439-Injured-Hamid-Mir-shows-up-after-shooting-incident …
Afghan Media And Election Coverage
Few in Afghanistan will question the positive role local media played in bringing seven million voters to the polling stations in the April 5, 2014…
Monthly E-Bulletin For April 2014
Monthly E-Bulletin For April 2014 April 3: Senate standing Committee on Information asks government to set up hotline for journalists with threats to lives…
Am I a traitor?
There are two types of traitors. The first type joins hands with foreign enemies and helps enslave his own people. Among the most prominent names…