Missing Tribal Journalists Return Home
Update – October 17, 2017 The two missing tribal journalists – Shah Nawaz Tarakzai and Islam Gul Afridi – returned home on October 16, 2017, after abduction on…
Category Archives: Alerts
Fourteen Journalists Face Cases Of Attacks, Threats & Legal Cases In Sept 2017
September 2017 Freedom Network Data Analysis Fourteen journalists and media assistants were victims of attacks, arrests, verbal threats and legal cases during September 2017 across…
Two Journalists Go Missing In Sindh Province
August 2017 Data Analysis of Threats to Media and its Practioners Two journalists were reported “missing” in Sindh province, nine journalists assaulted or injured, two…
Militant Separatist Group Forces Press Club’s Shutdown In Balochistan
Freedom Network July 2017 Data Analysis Report Pakistan Press Club Safety Hub Network, managed by Islamabad-based Freedom Network organization, documented six cases of violations against…
110 % Increase In Attacks On Journalists In June 2017
June 2017 Freedom Network Media Analysis Pakistan Press Club Safety Hub Network, managed by Islamabad-based Freedom Network organization, documented 21 cases – 110 percent more than…
Young Journalist Booked Under Cybercrimes Law After Critical Posts On Facebook
Young journalist Zafarullah Achakzai is handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on June 28, 2017, to try him under Prevention of Electronic Crimes…
Journalist Rana Tanvir Survives Attack After “Death Threat” Over His Writings
Senior journalist Rana Tanvir, who is taking up issues of religious minorities and human rights in his writings, was run over by a car on…
Media Threats Analysis: Threats, Assaults, Injuries & Killing In May 2017
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: May 2017 Report by Freedom Network Pakistan Press Club Safety Hub Network, managed by Islamabad-based…
Freedom Network Decries ‘DawnLeaks’ Recommendations
The federal government released on Wednesday – May 10, 2017 – administrative decisions taken after the findings of an Inquiry Committee probing leaks of meeting…
April 2017 Analysis: Eight Cases Of Serious Violations Against Media & Its Practioners
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: April 2017 Report by Freedom Network In March 2017, a total of eight cases of…
Media Analysis March 2017: Murder, Assault And Legal Cases
March 2017 Report by Freedom Network Media Analysis March 2017: murder, assault and legal cases In March 2017, a total of 11 cases…
Media Analysis February 2017: Murder, Arrest And Threats
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: February 2017 Report by Freedom Network In February 2017, a total of 17 cases of…
FoE In Pakistan: 2017 Gets Off To An Ominous Start
Media Analysis January 2017: murder, arrests and fear Killings, Attacks and Threats against Journalists In the context of freedom of expression the year 2017…
Media Analysis December 2016: Abduction And Harassment Continue
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: December 2016 Report by Freedom Network In the month of December 2016 in Pakistan,…
Journalists Demand Early Federal & Provincial Laws On Their Safety
ISLAMABAD: December 27, 2016: The 20,000-strong community of working journalists in Pakistan on Tuesday (December 27, 2016) demanded the federal and provincial governments to expedite…
Threats, Attacks, Harassment Media Faced In Nov 2016
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: November 2016 Report by Freedom Network Media Analysis November 2016: harassment & Intimidation Killings, Attacks…
Media Analysis October 2016: Injuries and Threats Killings, Attacks And Threats Against Journalists
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: October 2016 Report by Freedom Network In the month of October 2016, a total of…
Sindh Rangers Tortures Samaa TV Reporter In Karachi
A senior Samaa TV reporter was treated inhumanly after Paramilitary force Sindh Rangers picked him up outside his residence in Karachi on October 18, 2016,…
Deaths, Injuries, Attacks and Harassment: A Month of Sorrows for Media
Monitoring and Analyzing Threats and Attacks against Media in Pakistan: August 2016 Report by Freedom Network Killings, Attacks and Threats against Journalists In the month…
An Expanding Digital Society: FN Launches Research On State Of Online Freedom In Pakistan
With the turn of the Century and the new Millennium, Pakistan has revolutionized itself by way of digital communications. Growth in telecom industry, convergence of…