Pakistan Press Foundation

Muhammad Hussain Khan, a staff correspondent with the daily “Dawn”, was assaulted by workers of the Sindh National Front.

Crews from the Samaa and Business Plus television stations were assaulted and harassed by enraged mobs who were part of a procession that was rocked by a bomb blast.

The dead include a police officer, the press club’s accountant and two pedestrians.

Several days after “Tawar” newspaper correspondent Rehmatullah Shaheen went missing, police confirmed that he had been arrested.

The chief justice said the case is under judgment and, if necessary, the court would pass an order restraining the media from discussing it.

Calling on the international community to protect Somali citizens, particularly journalists, 26 IFEX members appeal for justice following the 3 December 2009 attack that killed more than 25 people, including three journalists.

In a call received after the incident, the caller said the shooting was the “trailer”, and that if the journalist was not careful about what he wrote he would see the “complete movie.”

IPI plans to use the Vienna Declaration as a tool that can be employed around the world to rally support for freedom of expression and press freedom.