Sahar Habib Ghazi

Pakistani journalists holding an image of their colleague, Ahmed Noorani, condemn the attack on Noorani, in Karachi, Pakistan, 30 October 2017, AP Photo/Shakil Adil

For Pakistan’s unprotected and threatened journalists, can new legislation make a difference?

Despite the government’s promises of new legislation aimed at protecting journalists, groups that have been lobbying for journalist safety in Pakistan are worried that the bill fails to address the scale, context, and complexity of impunity for crimes against journalists and media workers.