2025 deadliest year ,161 media workers killed in 31 countries
Geneva, 18 December 2025 (PEC) 2025 was the deadliest year for journalists since the beginning of the century, after 2024. According to the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) tally, 161 media…
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RMNP Condemns Government Advertisement Ban on Dawn Media Group
The Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) has strongly condemned the continued suspension of government advertisements for Dawn Media Group, including its newspapers, television channel, and radio service, terming the move…
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Pakistan’s Media in Turmoil: Financial Collapse, Political Polarisation, and Growing Threats to Journalists
Overview Pakistan’s media industry is undergoing an unprecedented crisis. From deepfake attacks and public harassment to massive layoffs, shutdowns, and government withdrawal of advertising, the challenges confronting journalists today are…
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RMNP welcomes the formation of the National Commission for the Protection of Journalists
The Rural Media Network Pakistan (RMNP) has welcomed the formation of the National Commission, calling it “a positive and long-awaited step toward institutionalising journalist safety in Pakistan.” RMNP leadership stated…
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Government’s Major Step: Formation of a 12-Member National Commission for the Protection of Journalists
The federal government has taken an important and long-awaited step by establishing a 12-member National Commission to ensure the rights, safety, and welfare of journalists and media professionals across the…
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Government Forms 12-Member Commission for Protection of Journalists; RMNP Welcomes Decision
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has constituted a 12-member Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Media Professionals, a long-awaited step aimed at safeguarding the rights, safety, and welfare of media…
