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2025 a "bleak year" for press freedom in Pakistan, says watchdog
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a report released on Friday to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, the PPF highlighted a range of threats faced by journalists, including physical assaults, detentions, criminal complaints, censorship orders, and internet shutdowns, despite
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On key day for journalists, Pakistan grapples with unresolved murders
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
It reported that on Aug 13, Jan Muhammad Mahar was shot dead soon after leaving his office at the Kawish Television Network (KTN) in Sukkur where he was the bureau chief. Less than a week earlier, another journalist, Ghulam Asghar Khand, was shot at least nine times while on his way home in
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Media under threat as crimes against journalists continue in Afghanistan:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Surge in crime against journalists in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its report the human rights violation of at least 200 reporters. Over 45 per cent of journalists have quit since the terrorist outfit assum
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UN lauds courage of Afghan journalists, calls for end to crimes against th
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has paid tribute to the Afghan reporters for their courage and said that the impunity for crimes against journalists should be ended, reported TOLOnews.
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Two dozen Pak journalists prosecuted under PECA act in 2 years: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 2 (ANI): A report of the Freedom Network launched on the eve of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, said that nearly two dozen journalists in Pakistan were charged in the last two years and most of them were prosecuted under th
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US slams govt-imposed internet shutdowns, seeks accountability for crimes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI): Ahead of the World Press Freedom Day, the United States condemned the use of government-imposed internet shutdowns to prevent the exercise of freedom of expression online and urged governments to investigate and seek accountability for all crimes against jour
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