Female journalist attacked covering political protests in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by the growing number of attacks against female journalists in Pakistan in recent months. On December 8, a female journalist was attacked covering a political rally in Faisalabad, in Punjab, Pakistan, the...
Police withdraw protection to senior journalists leader despite threats for life
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concerns towards the safety of the senior leader of the IFJ affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), in Lahore, Pakistan after the Punjab Police decided to withdraw police...
Pakistan media staff injured as TV vans attacked
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attacks on Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) equipment of various television stations on Islamabad on Sunday, November 30. A number of...
Pakistani media worker commits suicide following non-payment of salary
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) are deeply saddened by the death of a Pakistani media worker and demand immediate action on the television station who have not paid his salary for four months. Imran...
Impunity Has Denied Us Justice, Says Family Of Saleem Shahzad
Syed Saleem Shahzad, a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist renowned for his incisive reporting of war and militancy and author of a book on militancy in the country, was abducted in broad daylight from the heart of federal capital Islamabad on May 29, 2011....
World condemns impunity while another Pakistan assassination takes toll to 14
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) deplore the brutal assassination of a journalist in Sindh province yesterday and demand the immediate arrest and persecution of the murderers. The IFJ...
IFJ and SAMSN write to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of the Islamic State of Pakistan Islambad, Pakistan CC: Mr Masood Khan – Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Pakistan Mr Abdul H.A. Hakeem – Officer-in-Charge at UNESCO Islamabad Mr Timo Pakkala – Resident Coordinator...
Nawaz Sharif #whatareyoudoing? – IFJ/SAMSN call on leader for action
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses solidarity with its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in their call to end the impunity and defend press freedom and has begun a month long campaign to push Pakistan’s leaders into...
Journalist detained for reporting on political corruption in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express concerns over the detention of a senior journalist and blogger in tribal area of Waziristan, Pakistan on Monday October 28, 2014. According to...
IFJ and SAMSN call on Pakistan Prime Minister to end culture of impunity
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asian Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) have joined the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in marking November 2 as a National Day of Action Against Impunity in Pakistan. Today, which also marks...
OTHER NEWS
Pakistan cybercrime law a setback for Freedom of Expression
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the passing of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2016 on Thursday, August 11. The IFJ urges the Pakistan parliament to reconsider...
Pakistan: two cameramen killed in suicide blast
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the killing of two cameramen in the Civil Hospital bomb blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in Pakistan. The IFJ demands an...
What happened to Zeenat Shahzadi?
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses grave concern for Pakistani journalist Zeenat Shahzadi who has been missing since August 2015. The IFJ demands Pakistan’s authorities to take immediate action to find her kidnappers and reveal the status of...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: May, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on June 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
Journalist and activist brutally murdered in Karachi, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in deploring the murder of a journalist and human rights activist, in Karachi on Saturday, May 7. The IFJ demands an immediate investigate into the...
Harassment and arrest of Pakistani journalists strongly criticised
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the arrest of journalists in Pakistan by local police. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of all the false cases against journalists...
Press freedom in Pakistan
Two incidents — one involving a media office in Islamabad and the other a seasoned journalist in Peshawar — in the span of little over a month, earlier this year, offered a glimpse into where the media and its practitioners stand today on the freedom of the press in...