by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The parents of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on May 2, a day before the World Press Freedom day, in an effort to reverse the Sindh High Court’s ruling that overturned the convictions of four men in murder of their...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2020 | Alert, Pakistan
Previously missing Sajid Hussain, 39, editor-in-chief of Balochistan Times was found dead in Sweden’s Uppsala on April 23. On May 1, Swedish police confirmed the dead body found in Fyris River outside Uppsala, was Hussain. The deceased journalist was last seen at 11am...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing since April 27 and was found dead two days later. The International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ) joins with its...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Economic pressure, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
After years of industrial conflict, Jang and Geo employees continue to work without pay. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) call on Jang and Geo Group’s administration to immediately...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 14, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The second post-mortem report of the slain journalist Aziz Memon indicates that he was murdered. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the alleged murder and call on the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 7, 2020 | Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Four men accused of the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002 were rearrested on April 4, a day after a court controversially overturned their convictions. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the...
