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Restrictions on press freedom undermine Pakistan's image: Blinken
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said restrictions on freedom of expression undermine Pakistan's image and its ability to progress.
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Taliban closes radio station after arresting the journalists in Kandahar
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The Taliban on Monday closed a radio station named Voice of the Nation in Kandahar after arresting the journalists.
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Pakistan editors council slams Imran Khan for baseless allegations against
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors on Sunday reprimanded Prime Minister Imran Khan and demanded that government tender a collective apology over false and baseless allegations against the media.
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Hijab ban: US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson calls Karnataka
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], March 17 (ANI): The US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson Gregory Meeks on Thursday expressed his disappointment over the Karnataka High Court's verdict on wearing Hijab in educational institutions saying that the decision will restrict freedom of expression and eff
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Rights group raises concern about Pakistan's 'draconian' cyber law
Updated : 4 months ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government's amendment to its cybercrimes act is the latest in a concerted campaign to restrict freedom of expression and stifle dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Pakistan: Journalist bodies walkout of meeting with Imran Khan govt over
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Denouncing the law placing fetters on the fundamental rights of citizens, representatives of media and journalist organizations in Pakistan on Monday, walked out of a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, reported
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Pak Oppn leader Bilawal says Imran Khan biggest propagator of fake news
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday said that Pakistan's Prime Minister is the biggest propagator of fake news and he is taking away the freedom of expression of people under the guise of false news.
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State of Pakistani media worsened in 2021: Report
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 2 (ANI): Freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Pakistan last year remained under 'severe pressure', according to the report released by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Monday.
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Hong Kong: 2022 starts with 'mis-happenings' for press freedom
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 29 (ANI): The freedom of expression in Hong Kong witnessed a massive crackdown by the Chinese authorities in the past months and the latest example of it is a pro-democracy media outlet Citizen News, which was shut down at the starting of 2022.
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UNAMA, media-support organizations slam Taliban for banning press conferen
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 27 (ANI) The UN mission and a number of organizations supporting a free and fair media have slammed the Taliban for banning a press conference by the Afghan Media Federation on Wednesday calling it a restriction on the freedom of expression.
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Freedom of expression has diminished in Afghanistan: Survey
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI): The Afghan media community continues to face overwhelming challenges under the new Taliban regime and this has instilled a sense of uncertainty in them.
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95 pc Afghan journalists unable to access information, cover stories indep
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 17 (ANI): Lamenting over diminishing freedom of expression post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a media survey showed that 95 per cent of Afghan journalists have the problem of access to information and they cannot cover stories independently.
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