State Of Press Freedom In Pakistan
Iqbal Khattak Main theme for this year’s edition of World Press Freedom Day, falling on 3 May, is relationship between the press and democracy. The…
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Two Journalists Go Missing; Another Booked Under PECA Law
Freedom Network is extremely worried for two missing young journalists – reporter Matloob Hussain Mosavi and TV cameraman Syed Ali Mubashir Naqvi – who were…
Online Harassment Of Journalist Gharidah Farooqi Condemned
ISLAMABAD: Female TV journalist Gharidah Farooqi is harassed, intimidated and threatened for her online opinion and “facts” she believes a journalist should be reporting. “Open…
Attacks, Injuries, Verbal Threat & Legal Case Reported Against Nine Journalists In February 2019
FN Threat Data Analysis – February 2019 Nine journalists faced attacks, legal case, received injuries and verbal threat during February 2019 under Pakistan Press Club…
Lahore Police Stop Journalists From Coverage
Police in Lahore city used violence to bar journalists from covering production of a journalist to a lower court on February 23 snatching cameras and…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Reporting Takes Young Journalist’s Life In Punjab
Young journalist Abid Hussain in Dewan Sahib town in Borewala tehsil of Vehari district in Punjab province succumbed to injuries a day after he was…
RSF, FN Urge Caretaker PM To Ensure Media Covers #Elections2018 Freely
PARIS, July 2: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its local partner in Pakistan, Freedom Network (FN), sent a joint letter to caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul…