Articles by Pakistan Press Foundation
Pakistani court seeks to impose restrictions on live TV coverage, journalists oppose curbs on media
Following the live broadcast of a standoff between police and an assailant in Islamabad, the Pakistan Supreme Court has directed the government to consider restrictions on live TV coverage.
Pakistani journalists thrashed by political party activists
During a protest in Lahore against alleged rigging in local elections, political party supporters used clubs and iron rods to attack various journalists.
Media offices attacked in Karachi
Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the entrance of the offices of the Express media group in Karachi, Pakistan, injuring the security guard and a female marketing staff member.
Over 150 groups urge President Obama to protect whistleblowers and journalists
Over 150 IFEX members and partners of ARTICLE 19 appealed to US President Obama to drop charges against whistleblower Edward Snowden, update the Whistleblower Protection Act and pass a media shield law.
Groups call for review of Ecuador’s restrictive communications law
Over 30 IFEX members write to President Rafael Correa, calling on him to submit the recently-approved Ecuadorian Communications Law to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for a Consultative Opinion.
Global coalition stands against unchecked surveillance
People are encouraged to join around 200 organisations supporting the adoption of 13 basic principles applying existing human rights law to modern digital surveillance.
35 IFEX members call for amendments to Somalia’s draft media law
IFEX members issued a joint call for amendments to a deeply-flawed draft media law in Somalia before it goes to parliament for approval in August.
Six journalists killed in Pakistan in 2013, says PPF report
At least six journalists have been killed in the line of duty in Pakistan during the first four months of 2013, according to a report by the Pakistan Press Foundation.