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,…
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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)….
The Pressures Of Censorship And Self-Censorship
Over 100 journalists and media workers, according to Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, have been killed in Pakistan in the new millennium at an average…
When The Suicide Bomber Was looking For Shamim Shahid
Over 100 journalists and media workers, according to Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, have been killed in Pakistan in the new millennium at an average…
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:…
TV Journalist Survives Attempted Murder Bid In Lahore
Senior journalist and TV anchor Raza Rumi, working with Express News channel, escaped attempted target-killing on Friday (March 28, 2014) in what appears sequence of…
Stranger Than Fiction – True Stories of Pakistani Journalists
Pakistan’s first ever book offering an intimate look into the harsh every-day life of journalists working in hostile conditions has been launched. The book,…
New Govt Commission to Combat Impunity In Pakistan
Freedom Network [FN] welcomes the March 19, 2014 announcement of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to set up a commission for safety and security of journalists…
February 2014 Media Mapping
Pakistan Media Mapping – February 2014 Feb 04: Two-member ministerial committee constituted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a day after killing of three media…
No Prosecution Yet In Musa Murder Case
The family, friends, colleagues and well-wishers gather every February 18 to observe death anniversary of Musa Khankhel, reporter of Geo News TV channel, who was…
January 2014 Media Mapping
Pakistan Media Mapping – January 2014 Jan 01: A TV journalist dies of bullet wounds Aab Takk bureau chief Shan Odho succumbed to his…
Courageous Journalist’s Historic Footage Brings Justice
Abdus Salam Soomro, a poor cameraman must be rewarded, not only for capturing the historic, although horrifying scene of the killing of a boy, but…
Security Threats: Govt, Media Meet To Control Situation
The two-member ministerial committee of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has met media houses’ representatives, working journalists and media development and safety expert to thrash…
Media Stakeholders Take Decisions To Fight Impunity
The Coalition on Media Safety (COMS) has demanded that federal and provincial governments to designate contact persons on violence against media so that media professionals,…
Missing Link Between Ethics & Safety
The buzz about journalists’ safety is louder now than ever before as serious threats continue to originate and impact from all sides in Pakistan with…
Becoming News: Pakistani Media in Ethical Controversy
A rare debate on media ethics has erupted within the media sector in Pakistan based on a controversy over privileged video reporting access to a…
TV Reporter, Charged With ‘Terrorism’ In Kohat, Freed on Bail
TV Journalist Farhan Ahmed Bangash has walked into free world after a high court judge in Peshawar ordered January 1 his release from prison…
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…
Unannounced Censorship In Pakistan
Exclusive Blog for Freedom Network “Don’t try to become a journalist. It’s a dangerous profession in Pakistan”. These were the words of my late…