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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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China detains blogger Liu Hanbin for exposing protests over land seizures
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As of 2024, China is the world's largest jailer of journalists, with at least 125 media workers currently imprisoned. The country ranks a dismal 172nd out of 180 nations in RSF's 2024 World Press Freedom Index.
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Press freedom in China has reached lowest point to date: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The 2023 World Press Freedom Index, released on May 3 by Reporters Without Borders, ranks China as the second lowest out of 180 countries and territories worldwide, with only North Korea surpassing it.
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Govt doesn't agree with conclusions drawn on Press freedom by foreign NGOs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In his reply, Thakur said that the government does not subscribe to the views of the NGO findings and listed the reasons for the same.
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Pakistani media faces existential crisis as authorities continue to muzzle
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France]/New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan, which claims to be a Parliamentary republic, is seeing a spike in attacks on the media which has highlighted the looming threat to fundamental freedoms in the country.
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Hong Kong plummets in Press Freedom rankings as China tightens control
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 5 (ANI): Amid a slew of draconian laws introduced by the Chinese in Hong Kong, an annual report on press freedoms across the globe published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) indicates that Hong Kong, once a bastion for free press, has plummeted in the rankings.
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Shebaz Sharif denounces Imran Khan for dip in World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif slammed the former Prime Minister, Imran Khan for media censorship during his regime causing a dramatic plunge in the list of the World Press Freedom Index.
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Pakistan slips further on World Press Freedom Index
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan has dropped further on the list of countries in terms of protection of journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
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RSF urges UN to address press freedom issue during upcoming visit to China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 28 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to address the country's dire state of press freedom during her upcoming mission to China in May.
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China influencing global media to counter criticism, spread propaganda
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 28 (ANI): China is using a variety of strategies including ramping up international broadcasting, undertaking extensive advertising campaigns, and infiltrating foreign media outlets to counter criticism and spread its propaganda.
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