Pakistan: Two journalists face charges by district authorities
Journalists Fayaz Zafar and Amjad Ali Sahaab are facing similar misinformation and defamation charges in the Swat Valley region, amid a rising number of incidents of detention, assault, and harassment against Pakistan’s media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), condemn the legal and physical harassment against the journalists and urge the local authorities to withdraw all charges immediately.