Pakistan suspends ARY News TV licence
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly critcising the decision by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) to suspend the broadcasting license of ARY News TV channel on...
Supreme Court of Pakistan to indict TV chief and anchor for contempt
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing deep concern over the legal course against ARY News channel’s CEO and its anchor over a broadcasting of a program that challenged Pakistan’s...
Two journalists assassinated in separate incidents in Punjab, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly deploring the murders of two journalists in two separate incidents in Hafizabad, Punjab province, in recent days. With the tally of...
IFJ Demands Justice for Murdered Pakistan Journalist Nadeem Hyder
The International Federation of Journalists has called on the Pakistani government to take every step necessary to bring the murderers of journalist Nadeem Hyder to swift justice. According to reports, Nadeem, a correspondent for Dunya News, was shot dead by two...
Afghanistan hands over freed journalist to Pakistan union delegation
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have commended the Afghanistan government on its decision to release Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan. Khan was handed over to Pakistan at the...
Jailed Pakistani journalist freed in Afghanistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in welcoming a decision by the Nangarhar High Court in eastern Afghanistan this week to release a Pakistani television journalist imprisoned in the...
Pakistan Opposition leader Imran Khan condemns attacks on media
The IFJ welcomes the outcome of a of a meeting between the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the chairman of opposition party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, on Friday, September 19, to draw attention to the recent attacks on journalists and...
Shots fired at home of senior leader of Pakistan journalist union
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) reiterates its serious concerns towards safety of journalists in Pakistan after the senior leader of the IFJ affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), had shots fired at his home this week....
Second attack on Geo News HQ as Pakistan rallies target media
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack at the Islamabad office of Pakistan’s leading TV channel Geo News on Sunday, September 7. It is the second time that the Geo News TV...
IFJ calls on Pakistan government, political parties to respect media rights
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued letters to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and opposition leaders Imran Khan, of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), condemning their...
OTHER NEWS
Journalists in Pakistan facing lots of problems: PFUJ
Speakers at the seminars held on World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) have said that working journalists were facing lot of problems and different hindrances by state and non state actors to perform their duties and the media profession was no more threat free despite UNO's...
The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16 report released
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day by releasing The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16. The 14th annual report documents the press freedom situation,...
Karachi Press Club and journalists violently attacked by mob
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the targeted attack on the Karachi Press Club and journalists in Pakistan. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the...
Journalist killer sentenced to life imprisonment in Peshawar, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in welcoming the conviction in the 2013 murder case of a journalist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan. Today, March 16, the District and Sessions Court...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: March 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on April 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
Geo making the workplace safer
The importance of a safe working environment cannot be emphasized enough, especially with a larger number of women joining the work force. It is imperative that organizations take serious steps to protect women employees so that they can concentrate on their work and...
Journalists injured in media attack in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the attacks against the media at the Hyderabad Press Club, and other attacks in Lahore and Karachi on Friday, March 4. The IFJ...