Press Freedom: Challenges For Pashtoon Belt In Balochistan
Hameedullah Sherani Journalists in Balochistan are facing multiple threats – be it in Baloch or Pashtoon areas. Freedom of expression has become scarce and threats…
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Journalists Face 15 Cases Of Assassination Bid, Abduction, Attacks, Harassment & Threats
FN Threat Data Analysis – February 2018 Fifteen cases of attempt to assassinate, abduction, harassment, attacks, verbal and written threats against journalists and censorship of…
Failed Abduction, Detention, Harassment & Shutting Down Radio’s Operations Key January 2018 Violations
FN Threat Data Analysis – January 2018 Nine cases, including failed attempt to abduct journalist, abduction of tribal journalist’s brother, shutdown of Radio Mashaal, harassment…
E-Bulletin For January 2018
January 2018 Jan 04: Federal Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Maryam Aurangzeb informs Senate Sub-Committee on Information and Broadcasting that her government decided…
Journalists Unsafe in Pakistan: Afzal Butt
Afzal Butt, the president of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), has acknowledged that journalists are not safe at all in this country. “They face…
Eight Journalists Assaulted, Injured & Four Others Harassed and Booked
Freedom Network Threat Data Analysis – December 2017 Eight journalists, all from electronic media, were attacked and injured in line of duty and all of…
Key Media Stakeholders Agree To Draft New Journalists Protection Law
Freedom Network welcomes unanimity reached among key stakeholders to protect journalists and media workers emphasizing the need for safety-focused law with federal government scrapping its…
E-Bulletin For November 2017
November 2017 Nov 01: Dalbandin press club in Balochistan was shut down after threats from Balochistan Liberation Front demanding media should report their activities as…
“12 Hours” Coverage of Vintage Car Rally
This piece is eyewitness account of arrest of five tribal journalists and office boy of Landikotal Press Club in Landikotal town in Khyber tribal region…
21 Journalists Attacked In Two Months In Pakistan
Mass Media Threats in Balochistan FN Threat Data Analysis – October-November 2017 Twenty-one journalists, including investigative reporter, cameramen and photojournalists, were attacked and injured, two…
Blanket Blackout Of TV Media And Social Media In Pakistan
In a major act of censorship, the Pakistan government enforced a blanket blackout of news and current TV channels as well as a shutdown…
Five Tribal Journalists Detained In Landikotal
Paramilitary force detained five tribal journalists and a press club employee after a magnetic bomb was discovered beneath the car they were riding in Landikotal…
E-Bulletin For October 2017
October 2017 Oct 1: Elite Police beat up local Geo TV cameraman Hasnain Qureshi in Dera Ismail Khan city. He was detained for hours before…
E-Bulletin For September 2017
September 2017 Sept 8: Additional district magistrate in Islamabad cancelled declaration of Taas newspaper after a news report about alleged “favouritism” in appointments by commissioner…
SPECIAL IMPUNITY REPORT: Full Risks, Zero Justice
Journalists Risk Lives and Livelihoods in Pakistan Special Report on Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Pakistan – 2017 Crimes against journalists are a thriving…
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…
International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances: States That Make Journalists Disappear
On August 30, the eve of International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reveals that a growing number of states…
In Pakistan, Safety Hubs Provide Support For Journalists At Risk
By Aliya Iftikhar/CPJ Asia Research Associate on August 17, 2017 12:36 PM ET When a criminal gang sent threatening messages to Ghulam Mustafa, the reporter said his only option…
E-Bulletin For July 2017
July 2017 July 03: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Division informed the Senate Committee on Delegated Legislation that intercepting telephone calls is lawful…
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…