The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip.
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
The video showed body cam footage, mostly GoPro videos, cut together with clips from CCTV, dashboard cameras and the mobile phones of both Hamas gunmen and victims, which were sourced from Hamas's body cameras and victim's devices and social media.
Meanwhile, following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them.
Speaking to ANI on the issue, Yechury said, "First of all you tell whether there is any government agency that has been given the responsibility to conduct such surveillance against opposition leaders. And why did this alert come only to opposition leaders and some journalists and not to any
As Pakistan sets the deadline to expel undocumented migrants from the country, the federation issued a joint statement with international media and journalist advocacy organisations and called for collective action to prevent the expulsion of journalists and media professionals.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday inaugurated the Inter-District Journalists' Conference in Mandya and said that journalists should feel free enough to write about any flaws they find in the Congress government in the state.
The Committee to Protect Journalists confirmed that 31 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war since October 7, The Times of Israel reported.
The Pakistan government authorities and state agencies have been accused of being involved in the persecution of journalists, including kidnapping, physical assaults and registration of serious legal cases against them such as sedition, treason and electronic crimes.
After a video of actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi misbehaving with journalists surfaced online, the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) said in a press release on Saturday that Suresh Gopi should admit his mistake and issue an apology.
Several members of the United Nations Security Council members have expressed concerns about human rights violations and women's rights in Afghanistan, stating that women, including female journalists and human rights activists, are facing violence in public places, Khaama Press reported on
"In a resolute crackdown on corruption within the state, the Vigilance Bureau Punjab made a significant arrest on Friday by apprehending two individuals extorting Rs 50,000 as a bribe from a government official under the guise of being journalists," said the release.