Pakistani journalists express solidarity with Palestine
Journalists wear black armbands while performing duties to register their protest
Photo: Anadolu Agency
KARACHI:
Journalists in Pakistan on Tuesday observed a day of mourning against Israel s bombing of a media center in Gaza during its 11-day assault on the blockaded coastal enclave.
The day was observed on the call of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, a nationwide body of media workers, the Karachi Press Club and the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ).
Journalists wore black armbands stating Free Palestine , while performing their duties.
The Palestinian flag was also hoisted on the Karachi Press Club building, a historic landmark in the coastal city which is a hotspot for protests, to express solidarity with Palestinian and foreign journalists who were injured, tortured and harassed by the Israeli forces.
KARACHI: The journalists and other media practitioners shall have protection against disclosure of professional sources of information under The Sindh Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 that also bars government officials and institutions from forcing them to disclose the identity of their professional sources.
According to the draft of the new media law, the protected information gathered by journalists and other media practitioners includes, but is not limited to, information gathered in the field through interviews or personal observations, telephone conversations, and information gathered online or through digital platforms.
Besides, the draft bill says that no journalist or other media person shall be subjected to any unlawful or arbitrary restrictions on their ability to perform their work independently, and without undue interference.
Bill for protection of media persons presented in Sindh Assembly
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KARACHI: The journalists and other media practitioners shall have protection against disclosure of professional sources of information under The Sindh Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 that also bars government officials and institutions from forcing them to disclose the identity of their professional sources.
According to the draft of the new media law, the protected information gathered by journalists and other media practitioners includes, but is not limited to, information gathered in the field through interviews or personal observations, telephone conversations, and information gathered online or through digital platforms.
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