by SAMSN Admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Matiullah Jan, a senior Pakistani journalist who was abducted in broad daylight on July 21 in Islamabad was released late at night on the same day near Fateh Jang, Punjab. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Censorship, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Lahore High Court directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore license of private TV channel 24NewsHD on July 7. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Attack, Pakistan
After being missing for four days, two Pakistani reporters reappeared on June 20 with their bodies covered in injuries. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges authorities to conduct an independent investigation into the torture of the two...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Nearly a decade after the murder of Geo News journalist Wali Khan Babar, Pakistan police finally arrested one of his murderers ‘at large’ in an operation on June 15. The International federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Unidentified assailants shot Sindhi daily Koshish journalist Jamil Mahar on June 2 leaving him critically injured. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attack and call...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 2, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Rao Ghulam Murtaza, a journalist affiliated with Daily Jahan-e-Pakistan was shot dead by robbers in broad daylight in Jodhpur in the Punjab province on June 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of...
