CJA-UK examines complex media threats in Pakistan
From Index on Censorship By Milana Knezevic In March, Pakistani columnist Raza Rumi was injured in a gun attack that killed his driver. Weeks later, Hamid Mir, star journalist of…
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PEC condemns the killing of 9 palestinian journalists in three weeks in Gaza
Geneva, July 31 (PEC) – The Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) condemns in the strongest possible manner the killing of 9 journalists in Gaza by the Israeli offensive according to different…
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Palestinian Journalist and Teenage Daughter are Latest Victims of Israeli Attacks
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has issued a renewed demand for the safety and freedom of journalists in Gaza to be upheld following news of today’s latest media violations,…
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Veteran journalist Majid Nizami laid to rest
LAHORE: Majid Nizami, a veteran journalist and editor-in-chief of the Nawai Waqt Group, died here at a hospital in the small hours of Saturday. He was 86. Majid Nizami was…
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Pakistan seeks pardon for jailed journalist in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday appealed to Afghan president Hamid Karzai to issue a pardon to a journalist facing a four-year jail term in Afghanistan for “contacting terrorists.” Faizullah Khan, a…
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Afghan court to hear Pakistani appeal next week: FO
Karachi: The Pakistani government is extending all-out legal assistance to journalist Faizullah Khan in an Afghanistan high court, which is set to hear the appeal next week against his four-year…