Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Asia & Pacific round-up: Film screening criminalised, free expression refugees trapped on Manus Island, and more
February: Censorship in Malaysia and Pakistan; deadly attacks against journalists in Bangladesh and Pakistan; global action to support three Iranian refugees
TV channel employee shot dead: Taliban claim responsibility
Media worker Taimor Abbas was killed when unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle fired at the Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) van of Samaa television channel in Karachi.
Monthly round-up: Attacks on secular voices, transgender and land rights in Asia
In January: “Disappeared” bloggers, activist in Pakistan; LGBT community rights threatened in Indonesia; new independent outlets in Hong Kong; activists see no justice in Cambodia.
Four bloggers, social media activists go missing in Pakistan
Four bloggers and social media activists known for airing views critical of authority, extremism and intolerance, have gone missing from Islamabad, Lahore and Nankana Sahib, in Punjab province.
IFEX’s Asia Pacific round-up
A global campaign for journalist safety, Malaysia’s clampdown and female journalists as human rights defenders in Burma are among the top stories in our monthly round-up of Asia Pacific news.
State regulator suspends two television stations on slander charges
The two channels, along with a third media outlet, have also been fined one million rupees (US$9,500) over comments criticizing the judiciary.
Egypt’s Draft NGO Law Dismantles Civil Society
We, the undersigned civil society organisations unequivocally condemn the law on civic associations (non-governmental organisations) adopted by Egypt’s Parliament on 15 November 2016. The Parliament has debated and approved the bill in its entirety in record time, and referred it to the State Council for legal review (non-binding on the Parliament in this case). If […]
Asia Pacific October round-up: Travel bans, award winners, and impunity in Afghanistan
October: Authorities use immigration rules to ban journalists and activists in Pakistan, Malaysia and Thailand; free expression advocates from Bangladesh and Malaysia win awards.