Zaffar Abbas terms PEMRA ban on ARY show an attack on press freedom
ISLAMABAD—Dawn Editor Zaffar Abbas (pictured) termed a PEMRA move to ban ARY News program Off the Record for two months as a direct attack on the freedom of the press….
Author: Editorial Staff
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Journalists demand lifting of restrictions on internet in occupied Kashmir
Journalist bodies of occupied Kashmir urged the Indian government to lift the ongoing ban on the internet in the region, which entered its 165th day on Wednesday. In a session…
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PAKISTAN FAILING BASIC DUTY OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
ANNUAL REPORT BY RIGHTS WATCHDOG SLAMS GROWING CRACKDOWN ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION UNDER PTI-LED GOVERNMENT The growing crackdown on freedom of expression in Pakistan throughout 2019 is a failure of…
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Human rights defenders discuss way forward for Pakistan
LAHORE: At a seminar held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on constitutionalism and human rights, a high-profile panel of human rights defenders discussed a way forward for…
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India: Court finds Kashmir shutdown “impermissible”
The Supreme Court of India ordered the Indian government to review restrictive orders on internet service in Indian-administered Kashmir on January 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its…
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No web, no jobs: People in Occupied Kashmir board ‘Internet Express
SRINAGAR:Braving the snow and cold, Abrar Ahmad, 18, is one of thousands of Kashmiris who regularly spend hours journeying on a packed train just so that they can go online…