PAKISTAN MEDIA MONITOR – April 2021
PAKISTAN MEDIA MONITOR – April 2021 A monthly report on trends relating to state of journalism and media rights, policies and practices Tracking: Media related…
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Tribal journalists’ challenges stay despite political reforms in ex-FATA
Gohar Ali Reforms in former tribal areas, known as ‘Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), merging the seven border districts with northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province appear…
21 Cases Of Murder, Legal Cases, Harassment & Verbal Threats Against Journalists During April 2021
Among the 21 cases reported included seven legal cases – the highest number. In Freedom Network’s annual State of Press Freedom Report 2021, legal cases against journalists emerged as the biggest threat.
DIGITAL PAKISTAN MONITOR – March 2021
A monthly report on trends relating to digital rights, policies, practices & media Tracking: Internet and digital policies and regulations Digitalization in governance and…
A Journalist Investigating Extrajudicial killing Murdered In Sindh
FN Threat Data Analysis – March 2021 A young reporter Ajay Kumar Lalwani was shot dead in Sindh province and another was detained in Karachi…
Digital Journalist Wounded In Balochistan Grenade Attack
FN Threat Data Analysis – February 2021 A digital journalist escaped attempt of murder in Balochistan and a mob attacked head offices of Jang newspaper…
Press Freedom And Fact-Checking
Malik Ramzan Isra Ultimate freedom for the media has become a distant dream in Pakistan with no-one can speak openly and write anything clearly. Under…
PAKISTAN MEDIA MONITOR – September 2020
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…
Social Media Activist Shot Dead In Balochistan
A social media activist in Barkhan district of restless Balochistan province was shot and dead on 23 July 2020 (Thursday evening) and a provincial government…
E-Bulletin For May 2020
Media Monitoring May 2020 May 07: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority suspends license of NEO TV after the expiry of its show-cause notice period…
Tightening State Controls Harming Pakistani Media
M. Ziauddin In its 72 years of mostly perilous existence, the Pakistani media has seen it all. From special coercive laws to blatant censorship of…
Access To Information In Tribal Districts Hindering Journalism
Ibrahim Shinwari Things have not changed much for journalists reporting for different media organizations from the newly merged tribal districts as they still face difficulties…
Media in former FATA region needs support
By Ibrahim Shinwari With the newly merged seven tribal districts still in transition after the passage of 25th Constitutional Amendment in May 2018, the local…
Censorship, Online & Offline Harassment Of Journalists
FN Threat Data Analysis – July 2019 Five cases of attacks, injuries to two journalists, a legal case against a journalist and offline and online…
New Coalition Launched To Combat Impunity Of Crimes Against Journalists
ISLAMABAD, August 8, 2019: A new initiative has been launched to facilitate establishment of a collaborative national safety mechanism to combat impunity of crimes against…
A Journalist, Blogger Murdered In June 2019
FN Threat Data Analysis – June 2019 A journalist and a blogger were killed while 15 other information practioners faced, arrest, attacks and verbal threats…
April 2019: Dangerous Month For Journalists
FN Threat Data Analysis – April 2019 One journalist in a remote town of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was killed while twelve other cases of abduction,…
State Of Press Freedom In Pakistan
Iqbal Khattak Main theme for this year’s edition of World Press Freedom Day, falling on 3 May, is relationship between the press and democracy. The…
Online Harassment: Women Journalists Need Protection
Gharidah Farooqi Social media has changed life. It has changed the world – for better or worse. Today is the age of social media. World,…
Online Harassment Of Journalist Gharidah Farooqi Condemned
ISLAMABAD: Female TV journalist Gharidah Farooqi is harassed, intimidated and threatened for her online opinion and “facts” she believes a journalist should be reporting. “Open…