Pakistan

November 26, 2024

Pakistani Journalists Granted Bail After Politically Motivated Case Draws Backlash

November 26, 2024 – Pakistan – A court in Hafizabad, Pakistan, granted pre-arrest bail to eight journalists who were accused of aiding “proclaimed offenders” during a […]
September 25, 2024

UN Demands Justice in Killing of Pakistani Journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya

September 25, 2024 – Pakistan/Kenya – Nearly two years after the fatal shooting of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya, calls for justice have intensified. The […]
September 13, 2024

Two Journalists Killed in Pakistan as Violence Against Media Intensifies

September 13, 2024 – Pakistan –  Pakistan’s deteriorating press freedom climate worsened further with the recent killings of two journalists, Muhammad Bachal Ghunio and Nisar Lehri, […]
September 12, 2024

PTI Politician’s Harassment of Female Journalists Sparks Outrage in Pakistan

September 12, 2024 – Pakistan –  At a political rally in Islamabad on September 8, 2024, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur—a senior member of […]
August 29, 2024

Pakistani Journalist Muhammad Bachal Ghunio Shot Dead in Sindh Amid Rising Threats to Press

August 29, 2024 -Pakistan –  On August 27, 2024, Awaz TV reporter Muhammad Bachal Ghunio, aged 35, was brutally shot dead by unidentified gunmen while working […]
July 15, 2024

Pakistani Reporter Malik Hassan Zaib Gunned Down in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amid Surge in Journalist Killings

July 15, 2024 – Pakistan – Malik Hassan Zaib, a journalist for the Urdu‑language Daily Aaj and a member of the Peshawar Press Club and Khyber […]