Two Citizen Journalists Killed While Others Face Threats, Harassment
Freedom Network Threat Data Analysis – November 2021 Two citizen journalists, one each in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, were killed while a journalist escaped…
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Pakistan Silencing Online Journalists Through Legal ‘Victimization’
Freedom Network Annual Impunity Report 2021 November 2 – International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists ISLAMABAD (November 1, 2021) – A chilling…
Journalists Abducted, Arrested, Detained & Harassed
FN Threat Data Analysis – September 2021 Journalists were abducted, detained, arrested, attacked and harassed as eight cases of threats against journalists were monitored and…
No Progress Yet On Absar & Toor Attacks; Hamid Mir Still ‘Under Censorship’
ISLAMABAD, 29 June 2021: It has been more than a month now since YouTuber Asad Ali Toor was attacked inside his apartment and broadcast journalist…
PAKISTAN MEDIA MONITOR – May 2021
PAKISTAN MEDIA MONITOR A monthly report on trends relating to state of journalism and media rights, policies and practices Tracking: Media related laws, policies and…
YouTuber Attacked Inside Home, Hamid Mir Censored
FN Threat Data Analysis – May 2021 Geo TV channel censored its renowned anchorperson Hamid Mir for his remarks while YouTuber and journalist Asad Ali…
No Justice For Slain Woman Journalist In Lahore
RSF Investigation: Violence and impunity in Pakistan A single shot to the head took the life of the young Pakistani reporter Arooj Iqbal in the…
Second Sindhi Journalist Murdered In Sindh This Year
Sindhi-language journalist, Zulfiqar Mandrani, was shot and killed in Jacobabad district of southern Sindh province on 26 May 2020, local journalists and family confirmed on…
Sindhi Journalist Found Dead In Mysterious Circumstances
FN Threat Data Analysis – February 2020 A senior journalist in interior Sindh was found dead in mysterious circumstances while a tribal journalist receiving life-threatening…
“Just Need Justice From The Govt”
Gohar Ali Khan Much like most of the country is not safe for journalists – so is the southern district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
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…
Eight Journalists Assaulted, Injured & Four Others Harassed and Booked
Freedom Network Threat Data Analysis – December 2017 Eight journalists, all from electronic media, were attacked and injured in line of duty and all of…
Key Media Stakeholders Agree To Draft New Journalists Protection Law
Freedom Network welcomes unanimity reached among key stakeholders to protect journalists and media workers emphasizing the need for safety-focused law with federal government scrapping its…
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…
Why Do You Need a Free Media?
Hamid Mir Do you know that only 13 percent of the world population enjoys a free press? According to Freedom House report “Press Freedom in…
Court Order Sentencing Murderer Of Journalist Ayub Khattak To Life Imprisonment
Freedom Network obtained attested copy of the verdict of a court in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a murder case involving journalist Ayub Khattak,…
Life Sentence For Killer Of Journalist In Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A court in Pakistan has awarded life imprisonment and fine of five million rupees ($50,000) to an accused charged with murdering journalist Ayub Khattak…
Unidentified Gunmen Kill Journalist Hafiz-ur-Rehman In Kohat
Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot and killed journalist Hafiz-ur-Rehman in Kohat city on Sunday – 22 November 2015 – becoming the second casualty this month…
Pakistan’s Largest Press Clubs Band Together To Improve Threat Responses
Five of Pakistan’s largest press clubs came together in Islamabad on November 5, 2015 to launch a new concerted plan supported by International Media Support…
Renaming Of Paris Street After Salim Shahzad Opportunity For Pakistan To Fight Impunity: FN
Freedom Network [FN] has welcomed the decision of Reporters Without Borders to temporarily rename the street on which Pakistan Embassy is located after slain Pakistani…