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China crushes people's freedom in Hong Kong using National Security Law
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 24 (ANI): Imposed by China, the National Security Law in Hong Kong has led to the detainment of former opposition politicians and high-profile journalists and curbed the freedom of many others.
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Pakistan: PTI leader Mazari alleges US embassy 'tracking' journalists, her
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari on Saturday accused the US Embassy in Islamabad of "tracking" journalists and her party leadership.
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Journalists Welfare Fund to be increased by Rs 2 crore, says Uttarakhand C
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that the Journalists Welfare Fund (corpus fund) would be increased by Rs 2 crore, said the Chief Minister's Office.
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Government does not maintain data of arrested journalists, says MHA
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed in a written reply in Loksabha that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain any specific data with respect to the arrest of journalists.
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Imran Khan's statement on Pak media freedom flies in face of reality: Pak
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed the statement of former Prime Minister Imran Khan that he did not have any hand in stifling the media, as against the facts and reality.
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Hiding behind Shehbaz government, Pakistan army tightens grip on journalis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 16 (ANI): Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has cautioned Pakistan's army high command against further harassment of the media, which it says would seriously undermine Pakistani democracy.
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Pakistan courts failed to take firm action against 'enforced disappearance
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 13 (ANI): The cases of kidnapping and enforced disappearances of activists, journalists, and even students have become common in Pakistan but still, the court has not taken any concrete steps to put a full stop to the rising number of cases.
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Pakistan: Senior Journalist Imran Riaz Khan sent to CIA custody
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Senior journalist Imran Riaz Khan, who was arrested on Tuesday night, has been handed to the Lahore's Crime Investigation agency in a case lodged against him at the civil lines police station.
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Pakistan: Govt targeting journalists, says former Minister Rasheed
Updated : 3 years, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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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Journalist shot dead in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Pakistani journalist Iftikhar Ahmad Khan was shot dead by unidentified people on Saturday night in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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