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Pakistan: Journalists in Balochistan urge Govt to take steps to ensure the
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While addressing a gathering at the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation on World Press Freedom Day, leaders of the journalist community, including Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) President Khalil Ahmed and Quetta Press Club President Irfan Saeed, said media in Balochistan has been faci
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Press freedom under siege: Pakistan falls to 158th in global rankings
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The drop places Pakistan just one spot above the lowest category in RSF's rankings. Pakistani media reports attribute this decline to mounting political interference, financial strain on media organisations, and a surge in violence against journalists.
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"Editors removed... jailed since change of government," says senior Bangla
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
On World Press Freedom Day, concerns over media independence in Bangladesh have resurfaced, with journalist Golam Rahman, Editor of Ajker Patrika, a Bengali daily newspaper of Bangladesh, voicing alarm over growing censorship and lack of transparency in the country's media.
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Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists voices alarm over deteriorating pre
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As the world commemorates World Press Freedom Day, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has raised serious concerns over the increasing restrictions on freedom of expression in the country.
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Bangladesh celebrates World Press Freedom Day amid challenges
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bangladesh is celebrating World Press Freedom Day as the media face serious challenges. Political changes have shaken the media landscape in Bangladesh.
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Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma extends greetings on World Press Freedom Day
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma extended his greetings on Saturday on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.
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UKPNP slams crackdown on press freedom in PoJK, demands global interventio
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) has strongly criticised the filing of a case against the Daily Jammu and Kashmir newspaper by the authorities in Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK), viewing it as yet another disturbing example of Pakistan's ongoing repression of press f
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Pakistan: Judicial remand for journalist sparks outcry from media bodies
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks 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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Balochistan journalist who alleged Pakistan army intimidation goes missing
Updated : 1 year ago IST
A journalist from Balochistan's Barkhan district, Asif Kareem Khetran, has reportedly been forcibly disappeared, raising serious concerns over press freedom and human rights in the region.
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"Congress party's DNA has Emergency in it": BJP slams Congress over Revant
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"The Congress party's DNA has the Emergency in it. Just like how the Congress party has always attacked the rights of the media. Indira Gandhi ji imposed censorship during the Emergency. Nehru ji introduced the First Amendment, which imposed restrictions on freedom of speech. Majrooh Sult
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Karachi Press Club's Azaadi Convention condemns Peca as a threat to press
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Set against a gray background marked with splashes of red ink symbolizing blood, alongside images of a pen, notebook, camera, and microphone breaking free from bondage, speakers took to the podium one by one to caution about the impending dangers posed by Peca, which they claimed was hastily
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IFJ demands repeal of Pakistan's PECA law, cites threat to press freedom
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) president, Dominique Pradalie, has demanded that the contentious Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) law be repealed in light of recent changes made by the Pakistani government, according to The News.
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