E-Bulletin For November 2018
Media Monitoring November 2018 Nov 01: Journalists of Rawalpindi and Islamabad protested in front of the Parliament House to protest termination services of journalists and…
Category Archives: Pakistan
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“Calm” In Balochistan: A Temporary Relief For Journalists?
Adnan Amir Balochistan has been one of the most turbulent regions of Pakistan in the last decade. The violence also took its toll on journalism…
Journalist Murder Among 15 Cases Documented During October-November Documented
FN Threat Data Analysis – October-November 2018 A total of 15 cases in eight different threat categories, ranging from murder to legal cases, – 10…
Armed Men Raid Karachi Press Club
Several armed men in plainclothes late Thursday night – 08 November 2018 – raided Karachi Press Club harassing journalists and forcibly taking photos and examining…
E-Bulletin Form October 2018
October 2018 Oct 04: Press Freedom in Pakistan is under great threat as there is an unannounced censorship across the country according to Pakistan Federal…
How Pakistan’s legal system has failed the murdered journalists of Pakistan?
The Impunity of Crimes Against Journalists Pakistan Report 2018 High impunity – 26 journalists killed in Pakistan in 5 years, only 16 cases went…
Second Journalist Killed For Reporting On Drug
Hours after his story on arrest of alleged drug dealer was published in K2 Times newspaper in Haripur district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, young…
Lowest Violations In September Since January 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – September 2018 A total of six cases of assault/injuries, verbal threats, legal case and attack on home of journalists were…
13 Cases of Murder, Harassment, Arrest, Threats And Attacks Against Journalists In August 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – August 2018 Thirteen cases of murder, attack, arrest, harassment, verbal threats, censorship, legal casea, attack on home and robbery against…
Reporting Takes Young Journalist’s Life In Punjab
Young journalist Abid Hussain in Dewan Sahib town in Borewala tehsil of Vehari district in Punjab province succumbed to injuries a day after he was…
RSF, FN Urge Caretaker PM To Ensure Media Covers #Elections2018 Freely
PARIS, July 2: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its local partner in Pakistan, Freedom Network (FN), sent a joint letter to caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul…
Safety Advisory For Pakistani Journalists Covering #Elections2018
Freedom Network, Islamabad-based Pakistani media watchdog organisation, releases Safety Advisory to sensitise journalists, photographers, cameramen, media assistants and their organisations on need to take measures…
Seven Cases of Abduction, Arrest, Attack and Threats In June 2018
FN Threat Data Analysis – June 2018 Seven cases of abduction, arrest, physical attack, verbal threats and break-in against journalists were documented during June 2018…
Hafiz Hasnain: Jailed for Okara Farmers’ Coverage
Journalist Hafiz Hasnain Raza has spent almost 23 months behind bars since he was arrested on 26 April 2016 under terrorism charges for covering farmers’…
Chronicles of Shame: The Changing Threat Patterns and Demographics of Pakistani Media Landscape
ISLAMABAD, May 1, 2018: An award-winning Pakistan-based media rights watchdog Freedom Network has recorded over 150 cases of attacks and violations against media and its…
Pakistan Is Censoring Media Massively
Just months before the nation goes to general elections this year, mainstream as well as regional media is witnessing increased censorship brought together through court…
Bara Press Club Reopens After Militancy Shut It Down Five Years Back
Ibrahim Shinwari The construction of Bara Press Club was completed in early 2009 only when it was shut down in September the same year after…
FN Slams Ban On Journalism In Orakzai Tribal Region
PESHAWAR, 20 March 2018: Journalists are barred from visiting or reporting Orakzai tribal district for last five months and local tribal journalists’ pleas to lift…
FN Concerned At Mysterious Disappearances Of Journalists In Interior Sindh
Two Sindhi journalists were reported missing after people in plain clothes and police uniforms whisked them away from interior Sindh province where feudal, tribal chieftain,…
Journalists Face 15 Cases Of Assassination Bid, Abduction, Attacks, Harassment & Threats
FN Threat Data Analysis – February 2018 Fifteen cases of attempt to assassinate, abduction, harassment, attacks, verbal and written threats against journalists and censorship of…