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…
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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…
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…
E-Bulletin For June 2017
June 2017 June 02: Two unidentified men attacked Zeeshan Ali, an Iranian photojournalist, working for the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in Islamabad. He was…
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…
Young Journalist Booked Under Cybercrimes Law After Critical Posts On Facebook
Young journalist Zafarullah Achakzai is handed over to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on June 28, 2017, to try him under Prevention of Electronic Crimes…
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…