Police and protestors brutality attack media in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn a series of brutal attacks and manhandling of journalists by state security forces and protesters during the ongoing political protests in...
Bureau chief and two media staff shot dead in Balochistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Irshad Mustoi and his two colleges in his office at MA Jinnah Road, Quetta, Balochistan on Thursday,...
IFJ, PFUJ concerned with political violence targeting journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) are concerned at incidences of violence being directed at media workers, particularly those from Geo News in Pakistan. The IFJ has called on all political leaders to...
Call for release of jailed Pakistani journalist
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joints its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in urging the Afghanistan government to pardon the Pakistani journalist jailed for crossing the border into Afghanistan without complete documentation....
Afghan court jails Pakistani journalist for four years
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing concern over the harsh prison sentence imposed on TV journalist Faizullah Khan and demands the Afghan government review the case with a view to...
Journalist’s home bombed in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the bomb attack on the home of a journalist in Peshawar, Pakistan on July 2, 2014 – the third attack on the journalist’s home...
Pakistan suspends license of second TV channel
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the decision of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) to suspend the license of ARY TV and impose a fine of Rs. 10 million...
IFJ calls for release of Pakistani journalist detained in Afghanistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in calling on Afghanistan authorities to speed up the procedure for the release of a Pakistani TV journalist being detained in Afghanistan since April 22, 2014....
Another Jang Group journalist beaten in Pakistan as dire situation escalates
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on Zafar Aheer, a resident editor for the Daily Jang newspaper. Half-a-dozen unidentified armed and masked men attacked Aheer and left him injured in Multan, Punjab province on Saturday, May 31....
IFJ calls on Pakistan to resist Geo TV closure
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan FederalUnion of Journalists (PFUJ) are concerned by events involving the Jang Group of Publications
OTHER NEWS
PFUJ condemn mob attack at Hyderabad Press Club
The PFUJ strongly condemn the mob attack at Hyderabad press club & others cities. PFUJ President Rana Azeem and Secretary General Amin Yousuf said that it is highly unfair to attack journalists’ community. Journalists, Cameramen and Photographer are not...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: February, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on March 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
Journalists attacked covering protests in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in raising concern for the treatment of journalists by law enforcement agencies in Karachi on February 2. The IFJ and PFUJ call on the Pakistani government to...
Dangers of reporting in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Senior Tribal journalist and former president of Tribal Union of Journalists Zaman Mehsud was shot and killed a day after Pakistani journalists observed International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in November, 2015. [Since Mehsud's murder, three...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: January 2016
Happy New Year 2016! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on February 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities and to...
Deadly week for media in Pakistan – two journalists killed in KP province
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the killing of two journalists in the past week in the troubled Khyber-Pakhtunhkhwa province in Pakistan’s north-west. The IFJ demands...
TV office attacked in Islamabad
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the Islamabad office of the Pakistani television channel ARY News on Wednesday, January 13. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the attack by authorities. According to ARY News,...