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CPJ urges Bangladesh interim govt to release journalist Anis Alamgir
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangladeshi authorities must immediately drop terrorism charges against veteran journalist Anis Alamgir, release him unconditionally, and stop targeting the press with national security offenses, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Wednesday.
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CPJ demands probe into journalist Abdul Latif Baloch's killing amid allega
Updated : 10 months ago IST
As per CPJ, masked gunmen entered Abdul Latif's residence in the Mashkay region of Awaran district on the morning of May 24 and fired multiple shots at him. Local authorities have stated that an inquiry is in progress, although the motive for the murder is still unknown, as noted by TBP.
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Pakistan: Judicial remand for journalist sparks outcry from media bodies
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mallick, the founder of Raftar media agency and a former news director at Samaa TV, was arrested on March 20 under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) and the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Pakistan: Senior Journalist Matiullah Jan remanded for two days amid deman
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The decision to keep him in police custody comes after he was reportedly detained in Islamabad on Wednesday night.
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Pakistan: Journalist arrested after altercation with police in Islamabad,
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday when Jan was stopped by police at an E-9 checkpoint.
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Chinese authorities cut off independent journalist's internet, cell servic
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Iris Hsu, CPJ's China representative criticised the move and called for the restoration of Gao Yu's communication services and the cessation of harassment through physical and digital surveillance.
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Committee to Protect Journalists demands Pak authorities to halt atrocitie
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has highlighted the case of Pakistani journalist Usman Khan, whose house was raided by the authorities three times in quick succession forcing him into hiding and urged police to halt atrocities against him.
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Committee to Protect Journalists demands release of two Kazakh journalists
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In a statement, the CPJ said that the Chinese authorities arrested Domalin and Koben in Urumqi a city in Xinjiang in April this year, and the arrests were reported by the Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights, a human rights organization based in Kazakhstan in June.
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International committee demands release of journalist Imran Riaz in Pakist
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Additionally, CPJ demanded Pakistan to stop harassing and detaining members of the press for their work, as the whereabouts of the Pakistani journalist still remain unknown.
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Committee to Protect Journalists expresses concern over health of Pakistan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) raised concerns over the health and well-being of journalist Asad Alit Toor as he initiated a hunger strike on Wednesday in response to his arrest earlier this week.
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Committee to Protect Journalists demands "unconditional release" of Pakist
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Pakistani authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Asad Ali Toor and to cease harassing him for his journalistic work.
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Committee to Protect Journalists condemns phone, internet disruptions duri
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Despite the regulatory Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's (PTA) earlier promise to maintain access to internet services on election day, the interior ministry announced on Thursday that mobile services had been suspended on grounds of security threats.
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