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Rescue workers stand near a damaged vehicle at the site of the suicide bomb attack in Peshawar, 16 April 2013, REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

Pakistani journalist killed, two injured, in suicide blast

Journalists were covering a political rally for the Awami National Party in Peshawar, Pakistan when a suicide bomber blew himself up killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens.

Members of the OAS participate in the OAS 42nd Assembly in June 2012, David Mercado/REUTERS

IFEX members concerned over undermining of OAS Special Rapporteur

Over 30 IFEX members express concern at a set of proposals put forth by the government of Ecuador and due to be discussed on 8 March in Ecuador that seek to reform the OAS Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.

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Journalist gunned down in Pakistan, second in three days

The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the murder of Mehmood Ahmed Afridi, a correspondent for the Urdu-language newspaper Intikhab in Pakistan.

A member of the Balochistan Union Of Journalists holds a photograph of his colleague Imran Sheikh, during a silent sit-in in Quetta to protest bomb blasts and the killings of members of the media, 11 January 2013, REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed

Three Pakistani media professionals killed in bomb blasts

Three media professionals were killed and three others injured in Quetta, Pakistan; they were reporting on an explosion that had occurred about a few minutes earlier, when a second bomb exploded, killing and injuring many.

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Senior Pakistani journalist narrowly escapes bomb attack

It is not clear who placed an explosive devise under Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir’s car but he had been criticised by the Taliban for speaking out against the shooting of a teenage rights activist in October.

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Journalist shot dead in restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen riding a motorbike opened fire on Pakistani journalist Rehmatullah Abid while he was in a shop in Panjgur, Balochistan.

Journalists Baboucarr Ceesay (left) and Abubacarr Saidykhan have had charges against them dropped., MFWA

Decision to drop charges against two Gambian journalists welcomed

MFWA welcomes the move by Gambian authorities to drop charges against two journalists for seeking permission to peacefully protest the execution of death row inmates, but calls for investigation into death threats against journalists.

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Taliban threatens Pakistani media

The head of the Pakistani Taliban, enraged by widespread media coverage and scathing criticism of an assassination attempt on a teen blogger, has ordered the targeting of media organisations.