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…
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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…
Freedom Network wins prestigious French Human Rights Prize
PARIS, December 12, 2017: French Justice Minister Ms Nicole Belloubet on Tuesday (December 12, 2017) handed Freedom Network, a Pakistani civic liberties organization working on issues of freedom of expression,…
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…
SPECIAL REPORT: BLACKOUT IN BALOCHISTAN: MEDIA REPORTING IN FEAR, LIVING UNDER THREAT
November 2: International Day to End Impunity of Crimes against Journalists The Worsening State of Impunity against Media in Balochistan: Special Report by Freedom Network…
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…
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…
Zafar Achakzai: On “Trial” For Social Media Posts
Paramilitary force raided house of Zafarullah Achakzai in Quetta on June 25 this year. Three days later, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) lodged a case…
E-Bulletin For August 2017
August 2017 Aug 02: Islamabad High Court Bar Association bans Jang Group and Geo News channel on its premises for allegation that the group and…
Tribal Areas: “Security Concerns Creating Difficulties In Reporting”
Khyal Mat Shah Afridi Due to security concerns in areas of FATA and the Khyber Agency, tribal area journalists face difficulties in carrying out their…
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…
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…