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…
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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…
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…
Second Journalist Killed In Less Than A Month In Pakistan
Unidentified people target-killed young journalist Bakhshish Elahi of Kay2 newspaper in a broad daylight on a street of Haripur city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “We…
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…
E-Bulletin For May 2017
May 2017 May 02: Lahore High Court asks government to add blasphemy punishment to cybercrime law. https://www.dawn.com/news/1330486/govt-told-to-add-punishment-for-blasphemy-to-cyber-crime-law May 03: Banned militant group ‘Balochistan liberation Front…
E-Bulletin For April 2017
April 2017 April 13: PEMRA fines two TV channels for “baseless news” against Sindh police chief. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1382834/pemra-fines-private-channels-baseless-news-sindh-ig/ April 13: A journalism student was killed 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…
2017 World Press Freedom Index – Tipping Point?
The 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reflects a world in which attacks on the media have become commonplace and…
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…
Arif Nizami Says Risks To Journalists Be Minimized
Lahore Press Club Safety Hum Manager Faheem Gohar Butt spoke to senior Editor Arif Nizami of Pakistan Today in February 2017 in Lahore. The following…