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In another setback to Freedom of Press in Pakistan, a prominent journalist was taken off air for speaking against the Imran Khan administration and military.

Pakistan's Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari scorched Prime Minister Imran Khan for allegedly lying to the world about the press freedom in his country

Last Updated: Pakistani Military Flexes Muscles Again: Journalist Hamid Mir Taken Off Air Post Criticism On Monday, senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was stopped from hosting his talk show Capital Talk by the Geo News channel after he criticised the military. Image: AP On Monday, senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir was stopped from hosting his talk show Capital Talk by the Geo News channel after he criticised the military establishment. He has been sent on forced leave and another an...

Even in peaceful countries, journalists are increasingly being identified as ‘public enemies’ In this photo from 18 October 2017, members of the press and EU representatives participate in a vigil in Brussels, Belgium, in memory of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was murdered on 16 October of that same year. The journalist was investigating the so-called Panama Papers and corruption cases in her country. (Mauro Bottaro/EC-Audiovisual Service ) 3 March 2021 Share this page...

Celebrating Kazi Nazrul Islam, Rebel Poet of Bengal Kazi Nazrul Islam. Unknown author, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In November of 1922, the young poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976) was arrested in Calcutta, India, accused of sedition by the British government. He had recently published the poem “Anandomoyee Agomone” (“The Coming of Anandamoyee”), invoking the Hindu goddess Durga, who is beloved and celebrated with particular verve across Bengal. In the poem, however, Nazrul ...

Views: Visits 12 The number of journalists murdered in retaliation for their work more than doubled in 2020, as criminal gangs and militant groups targeted reporters working in violent but democratic nations. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published on December 22 by its deputy director, Jennifer Dunham, the number of journalists killed in relation to their work has doubled in the year 2020. The numbers are worrying and it is clear that even in Nige...

The numbers are worrying and it is clear that even in Nigeria, journalists are not safe. The co-founder of the Centre Against Brutality and for Safety of Journalists in Africa (CAPSOJA), Barrister Ugochukwu Ezekiel, stated that at least four journalists were killed in Nigeria this year, while many suffered injuries. The timeline of deaths In January, Alex Ogbu, an editor with Regent Africa, was killed by the police during a protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja. I...

Women journalists demand 33 percent representation in PFUJ and other bodies      Court orders government to ban social media app TikTok      Women quitting journalism in Afghanistan due to security fears      Criminal accusation notice published against union leader Rana Azeem      Three female media workers slain in separate attacks in Afghanistan      PFUJ demands Shehbaz Gills removal for trolling women journalists      RISJA elects Ayaz Akbar as president, hono...

Dec 17, 2020 WorldComments Off on Killing of Afghan TV Presenter Underscores Unrelenting Danger to Journalists KABUL — The shooting death of Afghan TV presenter Malala Maiwand last week underscores the vulnerability of journalists — particularly female journalists — in the war-torn country. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing Maiwand, a presenter for Enikass Radio and TV in Jalalabad, and her driver, Mohammad Tahir, about 150 km east of Kabul on Dec. 10. Maiwand had b...

Killing of Afghan TV Presenter Underscores Unrelenting Danger to Journalists Killing of Afghan TV Presenter Underscores Unrelenting Danger to Journalists Comments Off on Killing of Afghan TV Presenter Underscores Unrelenting Danger to Journalists KABUL — The shooting death of Afghan TV presenter Malala Maiwand last week underscores the vulnerability of journalists — particularly female journalists — in the war-torn country. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing Maiwand,...