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Pakistan: Govt targeting journalists, says former Minister Rasheed
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan's former Home Minister Shaikh Rasheed on Friday said that the government is targeting journalists in the country.
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Media watchdog asks Pakistan authorities to immediately release journalist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan authorities must immediately release journalist Imran Riaz Khan and ensure that members of the press can work freely and without fear of reprisal, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Thursday.
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Pakistan President condemns harassment and torture of journalists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Thursday expressed alarm and deep concern about the rising trend of harassment and torture against journalists in the country.
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Journalism is not a crime: Rights group slams Pakistan's crackdown on scri
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 7 (ANI): A prominent rights group has slammed the Pakistani government for the arrest of journalist Imran Riaz Khan and urged authorities to stop punishing dissenting voices.
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'They may kill me': Pakistan journalist arrested near Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan journalist Imran Riaz Khan was arrested on Tuesday on the outskirts of Islamabad, hours after he claimed that his life was under threat.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists continue protest demanding releas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], May 21 (ANI): In the wake of journalist and former Bara Press Club president, Khadim Khan Afridi's arrest, journalists in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district continue to stage demonstrations on Friday, demanding the authorities, the release of their colleagu
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Pakistan: Journalists protest against arrest of fellow journalist in Khybe
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Demanding the release of a fellow journalist Khadim Khan Afridi, the journalists of three press clubs in Khyber district staged a protest on Monday at the Khyber Chowk in Bara.
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Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor, on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material, has troubled academics and journalists alike and shows how the city authorities continue to punish dissenting voices.
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Mumbai: Journalist arrested over alleged attack on Sharad Pawar's residenc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): The Mumbai Police arrested one journalist from Pune in connection with the alleged attack outside the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Mumbai.
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Afghan family says journalist in Kandahar arrested
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 28 (ANI): The Taliban have arrested an Afghan journalist in Kandahar province for unknown reasons, media reports said on Monday.
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Delhi Police arrest freelance journalist for impersonating UP CM Yogi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Delhi Police's Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Special Cell arrested a freelance journalist for allegedly impersonating Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sending forged letters to several public sector units in a
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Turkish journalist arrested for insulting Erdogan on live TV
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], January 23 (ANI): A Turkish court ordered to arrest prominent journalist Sedef Kabas for making offensive remarks about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on live television, CNN Turk reported on Saturday.
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