Pakistan suspends Geo News TV for 15 days
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PERMA) decision to suspend the Geo News for 15 days and impose a Rs 10 million...
Pakistani Journalist Missing in Afghanistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in demanding the Pakistani and Afghan governments ensure the safe return of a Pakistani TV journalist missing in Afghanistan for three weeks.
IFJ Condemns Call to Shut Down Pakistan’s Largest TV Station
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned a request from the Pakistan Ministry of Defence for the government to shut down the country’s largest television news station, Geo TV. According to media reports, on Tuesday April 22, in the first action...
Another Journalist Shot Dead in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the killing of a journalist in Mianwali of Punjab Province on Tuesday, April 23. According to reports, Shahzad Iqbal, 28, a...
Senior Pakistani Journalist Hamid Mir Injured in Murder Attempt
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the attempted murder of senior Pakistani journalist and renowned anchor of Geo News TV Hamid Mir in Karachi on Saturday April...
Express News Targeted in Another Deadly Pakistan Attack
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the attempted assassination of a Pakistani television presenter and the murder of his driver on Friday night, March 28....
Journalist Killers Convicted in Historic Ruling in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) acknowledged the pivotal significance of the judgement of Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorist Court this week when it handed down the country’s first successful...
Journalist Abrar Tanoli killed in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) to strongly condemn the killing of a journalist in Abbotabad, in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. On Sunday March 2,...
Two Media Offices Attacked in Karachi as Pakistan Media Violence Continues
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is gravely concerned about the ongoing violence targeted against journalists in Pakistan after two separate media organisations were attacked with hand grenades on the evening of Monday, February 17. IFJ affiliate the...
PFUJ member killed and threats to journalists continue in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), to express its sympathy for murdered journalist and PFUJ member Afzal Khawaja in Baluchistan provinceearlier this week and again calls on government action after a separate incident involving threats to the news director of Karachi-based Geo News TV.
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Pakistan arrests suspects in media staff murder
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in welcoming the arrest on 5 January of two suspects in connection with the murder in 2014 of three media workers of the TV channel Express News....
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: December, 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on January 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
End Violence Against Women
Today marks, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Globally, Violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious – and the most tolerated – human rights violations. Female journalists often face threats and violence for simply doing...
Pakistani journalist killed in Peshawar
The International Federation of Journalists condemns the murder of a journalist in Peshawar in northern Pakistan. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the murder, the second this month in Pakistan. On Sunday, November 22, Pakistan journalist...
Abducted Pakistani journalist released after 15 hours
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the abduction of a journalist in Quetta, Balochistan of Pakistan on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the abduction to find and punish the culprits. Afzal Mughal, who...
South Asia’s battle with impunity
On November 2, the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched the Global and the Asia-Pacific regional campaigns that will see activities and events to raise awareness...
Senior journalist gunned down in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of senior tribal journalist in the Tank district of Khyber Pahktunkhwa province in Pakistan on Tuesday, November 3. The IFJ and...