Pakistani TV journalist escapes abduction attempt
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the attempt to abduct a television journalist in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 2. The IFJ demands a thorough investigation to arrest those involved in the abduction attempt. Azaz...
Internet: Oxygen for Journalism
Quetta-based journalist Saadullah Akhter says that internet shutdowns are tantamount to shutting down journalism itself, especially in the remote areas of conflict-prone Balochistan. In the 21st century when the world is virtually a global village and the internet has...
New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17 report released
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day 2017 today by releasing “New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17”. The 15th edition of the annual report...
Journalism student lynched in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the gruesome killing of journalism student Mashal Khan in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan on April 13, 2017. The IFJ demands immediate investigation into the incident, and prosecution of the perpetrators to...
Newspapers forced to close down in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the act of the regional authorities that has forced the closure of all local newspapers in the remote, mountainous Gilgit-Baltistan territory. On March 21, all local newspapers in...
Technology has made it easier to harass women
Farzana Ali is Bureau Chief, AAJ TV- Peshawar, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan What are you experiences with online harassment and trolling from your work? Whenever I do any programs about the government of Khyber Pakhtunkwa (KPK), which is not as per their...
I tweet but am very selective and very careful
If technology has made it easier to harass women in general and journalists in particular, it has also given women space to break the silence and talk about it. They will find they have a whole army behind them to back. For example, the #shoutingback or Everyday...
Cameraman killed in targeted attack in Karachi, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the brutal killing of a journalist in Karachi, Pakistan on February 12. The IFJ demands immediate arrest of the killers and justice for the killed cameraman. Taimoor Abbas, 22-year-old assistant...
Journalism has an increasingly murderous price in Asia Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today launched the IFJ list of journalists and media staff killed in 2016, documenting the deaths of colleagues killed in the line of duty. In the Asia-Pacific region, 28 journalists were brutally murdered in 2016, an...
Prioritising safety
Despite the race for stories, media houses in Pakistan are now putting safety of their staff at a higher footing than ratings, says Lubna Jerar Naqvi. Terrorism and murder are the main causes for media deaths in Pakistan and five media personnel were killed in 2016....
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Pakistan: Politician punches press club leader
The president of Karachi Press Club (KPC) was punched and pushed from a chair by a politician from Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during a live TV broadcast on June 24. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
Pakistani journalist’s home stormed by police
Jang reporter Shahid Sultan’s home in Rawalpindi in Pakistan was stormed by police in the early hours of May 24, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have strongly criticised the raid and demand...
Pakistan journalist charged with cyber terrorism over tweet
Pakistani journalist has been charged for cyber-terrorism over comments made about the Pakistan Army. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the charges and demand they be dropped...
Pakistan: Fatwa puts journalists in serious danger
The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
News channels blocked in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities took Channel 24 News and its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticized the decision and...
Pakistani government monitoring journalists’ social media activity
Several journalists were placed on a ‘watch list’ by the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing over criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit to Pakistan in February 2019. The International Federation of Journalists...
Pakistan: TV journalist victim of online harassment campaign
Journalist Gharidah Farooqi has been victim of a malicious online harassment campaign for doing her job in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the targeted online abuse...