Alarm At Pike In Killing Of Journalists In Pakistan
The murder of two journalists within days of each other in Punjab province of Pakistan, a region not known for similar high levels of violence…
Category Archives: Balochistan
Afghan Journalist Leaves Pakistan After Threatening Calls
An Afghan journalist working for Voice of Germany (VoG) Pashto Service in Quetta, provincial capital of southwestern Balochistan province, has been forced to leave Pakistan…
Monthly E-Bulletin For August 2014
Aug 04: TTP writes letter to CPJ, RSF enveloping threats to Pakistani media over reporting of military operation in North Waziristan. Aug 05: Journalists…
Two Journalists, One Media Assistant Shot Dead In Quetta
Freedom Network [FN] joins families, colleagues and friends of journalist Irshad Mastoi, reporter Abdur Rasool and media assistant Muhammad Younas in mourning their brutal murder in the…
Media Freedom and Credibility Are Casualties Now: Hamid Mir
Life after attempt on life of one of Pakistan’s top journalists The first time I went to meet ace journalist Hamid Mir in…
Media Freedom & Credibility Are Casualties Now: Hamid Mir
Life after attempt on life of one of Pakistan’s top journalists The first time I went to meet ace journalist Hamid Mir in…
Call To Protect Khuzdar Journalists & Reopen Press Club
Freedom Network [FN] has expressed grave concern at security threats to journalists in Khuzdar district of Balochistan and closure of its press club and has…
Am I a traitor?
There are two types of traitors. The first type joins hands with foreign enemies and helps enslave his own people. Among the most prominent names…
State Of Media In Pakistan Report 2014
Media Fight Against Impunity Picks Pace in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, May 2, 2014: Murders of journalists, assassination attempts against senior journalists, fatwas against media, the…
Divided Media Endangering Safety Of Journalists
What happened within the media world in the country after the murderous attack on April 19, 2014, on one of Pakistan’s most powerful voices in…
Hamid Mir Attack Probe: A Litmus Test of Justice For Media
The space is shrinking for independent journalism in Pakistan because of continuous violence against journalists by militants and state agencies. The attack on Hamid Mir,…
Hamid Mir Shot & Wounded In Karachi
Freedom Network [FN] has demanded independent investigation into the attack on senior TV anchorperson Hamid Mir, one of the strongest supporters of press freedom and…
Hamid Mir Is Attacked In Karachi
Senior journalist and Geo news’ ‘Capital Talk’ show host Hamid Mir is attacked in Karachi minutes after reaching from Islamabad on Saturday (April 19, 2014)….
Monthly E-Bulletin For March
Monthly E-Bulletin For March March 01: An anti-terrorism court in Sindh convicts six killers of Geo News report Wali Khan Babar. March 5:…
Brother Of Under-Threat Baloch Journalist Shot Dead
Ijaz Mengal, brother of underground Baloch journalist Riaz Mengal, was gunned down in Khuzdar district of Balochistan on February 14 and a separatist group claimed…
Reporting From Hell
Media in Pakistan entered 2014 under the old threat to journalists’ lives. Caught in bloody crossfire between blind state power and extremist terror, journalism has…
Final Call For The Media
An attack on Express Media Group’s Karachi office on December 2, 2013, is a direct assault on “Freedom of the Press.” It is not simply…
Alliance Condemns Attack On Express Group Offices
Alliance for Access, a nationwide coalition of civil society organizations, corporations, media houses, telecommunication companies, academics, and student groups to promote open access in Pakistan,…
Call For Combating Impunity In Pakistan With Special Prosecutors
ISLAMABAD: Freedom Network [FN], Pakistan’s first media watchdog organization, has demanded of all the four provincial governments and administrations in other special zones to each…
Freedom Network Joins ‘Alliance For Access’
KARACHI: Freedom Network [FN], Pakistan’s first media watchdog organization, joined November 7 the Alliance For Access, a nationwide coalition of civil society organizations, corporations, media…