Mob Besieging Dawn Offices In Islamabad Is Condemned
ISLAMABAD, 04 December 2019: National media watchdog organization Freedom Network is alarmed at the nature of protest against senior Dawn management including its well-respected editor…
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Sindh To Legislate On Combating Impunity For Crimes Against Journalists And Media
KARACHI: 13 November 2019: Sindh Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mr Saeed Ghani announced Tuesday (12 November 2019) that Pakistan People’s Party’s government in the province…
E-Bulletin For October 2019
Offline Media Monitoring Oct 01:PEMRA bans analyst HafeezullahNiazi for 30 days over defamatory comments against Azam Swati. https://www.dawn.com/news/1508396/pemra-bans-analyst-hafeezullah-niazi-for-30-days-over-defamatory-comments-against-azam-swati Oct 04: Media bodies, APNS, CPNE, PBA…
100% Impunity For Killers, 0% Justice For Pakistan’s 33 Murdered Journalists In 2013-19
New report reveals how the legal system has failed the murdered journalists of Pakistan none of whom have received justice High impunity – of 33…
11 Cases Reported Against Journalists During September 2019
FN Threat Data Analysis – SEPTEMBER 2019 Punjab, Sindh and federal territory Islamabad witnessed all the 11 cases, including murder, detention, written and verbal threats,…
Freedom Network & IRADA React Strongly To Govt Proposal For Special Media Trials
ISLAMABAD, 18 September 2019: The federal government’s announcement of setting up special tribunals for taking up complaints against media without prior consultations with primary stakeholders…
Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists Goes Unchecked In Pakistan
FN Threat Data Analysis – August 2019 A journalist in Punjab province was killed at doorstep while two others survived attempted murder in Balochistan and…
E-Bulletin For August 2019
Media Monitoring August 2019 Aug 04: Court issued a notice to anchorperson Najam Sethi on defamation suit filed by PM Imran Khan for passing derogatory…
Access To Information In Tribal Districts Hindering Journalism
Ibrahim Shinwari Things have not changed much for journalists reporting for different media organizations from the newly merged tribal districts as they still face difficulties…
Media in former FATA region needs support
By Ibrahim Shinwari With the newly merged seven tribal districts still in transition after the passage of 25th Constitutional Amendment in May 2018, the local…
Censorship, Online & Offline Harassment Of Journalists
FN Threat Data Analysis – July 2019 Five cases of attacks, injuries to two journalists, a legal case against a journalist and offline and online…
New Coalition Launched To Combat Impunity Of Crimes Against Journalists
ISLAMABAD, August 8, 2019: A new initiative has been launched to facilitate establishment of a collaborative national safety mechanism to combat impunity of crimes against…
State Institutions Should Protect Journalists: KPC President Farhan
By Ghulam Mustafa Institutions run by the government should not only be supportive but should help in providing a security blanket for journalists, President Karachi…
A Journalist, Blogger Murdered In June 2019
FN Threat Data Analysis – June 2019 A journalist and a blogger were killed while 15 other information practioners faced, arrest, attacks and verbal threats…
Shahzaib Gillani Case & Misuse of Cybercrime Law
Ghulam Mustafa It was a sunny and warm afternoon – but the air conditioner had ensured that the temperature was bearable. Sitting behind the elongated…
“Just Need Justice From The Govt”
Gohar Ali Khan Much like most of the country is not safe for journalists – so is the southern district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
Journalist Killed In Sindh Province
FN Threat Data Analysis – May 2019 A journalist was murdered, another survived attempt to murder while seven other cases of arrests, offline harassment, verbal…
E-Bulletin For April 2019
Media Monitoring Report April 2019 April 06: Senior journalist Shahzeb Jillani, who works for Dunya News TV channel, booked under cybercrimes law for alleged hate-speech…
E-Bulletin For March 2019
Media Monitoring Report March 2019 March 15: Hassan Abbas, senior journalist of Daily Express newspaper is assaulted by police official and was stopped from coverage…
E-Bulletin For February 2019
Media Monitoring Report February 2019 Feb 10: Federal Investigation Agency arrests Rizwan ur Rehman Razi of DIN News TV channel in Lahore for allegedly uploading…