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Pakistan: Journalists union slams regulatory body for suspension of news c
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): To protect the rights of journalists and protest against the curb on media freedom, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Monday strongly condemned the nationwide suspension of a Pakistani news channel by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regul
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Pakistani channel suspended in another curb on media freedom
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 9 (ANI): Hours after a Pakistani media portal aired a report that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has reportedly activated its strategic media cell to malign Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the outlet was suspended, in a clear
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Imran Khan's statement on Pak media freedom flies in face of reality: Pak
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed the statement of former Prime Minister Imran Khan that he did not have any hand in stifling the media, as against the facts and reality.
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Brussels drags Hungarian PM Orban to European Court of Justice over LGBT r
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 16 (ANI): The European Union dragged Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over a restrictive law on LGBT issues and media freedom.
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Journalists union calls on Pakistan govt to revoke laws gagging media free
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Sunday called upon the government to revoke the 'black laws' gagging media freedom in the country and also asked it to ensure the complete freedom of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PE
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Pakistan journalist suffers rib injuries in brutal police assault
Updated : 8 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): In an act of retaliation for his reporting on alleged police malfeasance, Pakistan's Punjab police assaulted and detained journalist Jahangir Hayat, including his family, leaving the media practitioner with rib injuries.
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Free media in Afghanistan is 'under attack': UN Special Rapporteur
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
.Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): UN Deputy special envoy for Afghanistan criticized the arbitrary detention of journalists and media workers and said that free media in the country is under attack.
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Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hong Kong, April 21 (ANI): The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor, on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material, has troubled academics and journalists alike and shows how the city authorities continue to punish dissenting voices.
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Afghan TV presenter detained, beaten by Taliban in Kabul
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 19 (ANI): Amid the rising concern over media freedom in Afghanistan, another Afghan journalist said that he was detained in Kabul and was beaten.
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US State Dept report paints grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakista
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Citing numerous cases of extrajudicial killings, suppression of media freedom and highlighting 'pervasive corruption' in politics and the government, the US State Department report painted a grim picture of human rights abuses in Pakistan.
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UN envoy calls upon Taliban to allow girls' education
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 10 (ANI): The UN's envoy has called for urgent steps from the Taliban regime to ensure that all Aghan girls are able to attend schools in Afghanistan.
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Pakistani government increasing digital clampdown: Report
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): The Pakistani government is further tightening its grip on cyber laws after showing utter disregard for media freedom in the country, a report said. It means it will deny people the right to express themselves, especially on social media.
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