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…
Category Archives: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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…
Concern Over Halting Blogger Malala Yousafzai’s Book Launch
The action of government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to withdraw security from launch ceremony of book of blogger Malala Yousafzai is clear breach of right of…
Charsadda Reporter Under “Death Threat”
A journalist in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was hurled at death threats after his report on a sexually assaulted girl was published. …
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…
November 2013 Media Review
Attacks on journalists, curbs on online freedom and passage of Right-to-Know Bill by the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Legislative Assembly were hallmark of media safety review…
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…
Unanimous Resolution Seeking Public Prosecutor Office
At a special meeting, the journalist community, political parties and civil society members unanimously endorsed Saturday demand for setting up office of special prosecutor to…
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…
October Attacks Review
October proves one of the deadliest months for journalists’ safety in Pakistan. A working journalist and a media assistant were killed, a district reporter remains…
‘Criminals’ Kill Reporter For Covering Crimes In Karak
Ayub Khattak, a journalist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern Karak district, was shot dead outside his home on Friday (11 October 2013) days after he filed…
Dawn Reporter Under Taliban Threat In Kohat
A senior journalist in southern Kohat district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has gone public about “life-threatening” call he received from Taliban militants days after…
We Are Killing Journalists
Investigative journalist Ali K. Chishti had a nightmare in Karachi on evening of August 30, 2013. He had been traumatized after being roughed up for…