Pakistan slammed for unjustly arresting journalists, curbing press freedom - Yes Punjab News IFJ and PFUJ demand release of journalist Sohrab Barkat, alleging legal harassment and misuse of PECA laws in Pakistan.

Pakistan slammed for unjustly arresting journalists, curbing press freedom yespunjab.com?p=217376

#SohrabBarkat #PressFreedom #PakistanMedia #IFJ #PFUJ #PECA #JournalismUnderThreat #HumanRights #LahoreHighCourt #NCCIA #FreedomOfPress #MediaRights #PakistanNews

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Pakistan: Another journalist held under Peca sent to prison - Yes Punjab News Pakistani journalist Muhammad Aslam Shah was sent to judicial remand under PECA 2025, raising fresh concerns over press freedom in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Another journalist held under Peca sent to prison yespunjab.com?p=203394

#PakistanNews #JournalistArrest #PressFreedom #PECA #MuhammadAslamShah #NCCIA #MediaRights #IFJ #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression #JournalismUnderThreat

Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.

So look who is joining this already elite group of "journalistic institutions" - such as
One America News,
Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, and LindellTV aka MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s streaming service. #WarOnMedia #JournalismUnderThreat #Trump
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Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in Sindh's Mirpur Mathelo - Yes Punjab News Pakistani journalist Tufail Rind shot dead in Sindh’s Ghotki district; police launch probe amid growing concerns over press freedom.

Pakistan: Journalist shot dead in Sindh's Mirpur Mathelo yespunjab.com?p=170523

#PakistanNews #TufailRind #JournalistKilled #PressFreedom #Ghotki #Sindh #MediaRights #PFUJ #RIUJ #HumanRights #PakistanMedia #YesPunjab #JournalismUnderThreat #DawnNews

Kazakhstan denies accreditation to 16 journalists from Radio Azzatyq, raising serious press freedom concerns. The IFJ calls the move a direct assault on journalists’ rights.
#Kazakhstan #PressFreedom #JournalismUnderThreat #IFJ #MediaRights #RadioAzzatyq
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Mexican investigative crime reporters receive death threats The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Mexican authorities to urgently investigate death threats against reporters Óscar Balderas and Luis Chaparro and ensure the safety of all journalists coverin...

Threats to press freedom in Mexico escalate. CPJ urges authorities to investigate death threats against journalists Óscar Balderas and Luis Chaparro, and ensure safety for all who report on organized crime.
#PressFreedom #Mexico #JournalismUnderThreat #OscarBalderas #LuisChaparro #CPJ #StopImpunity

Citizen Lab: US-backed Israeli Spyware Targeted European Journalists, Raising Concerns in Italy | AI News Brew <p>ROME - Spyware developed by a U.S.-backed Israeli company has been used to target at least three prominent European journalists, including two editors at an Italian investigative news site, accordi...

Citizen Lab: US-backed Israeli Spyware Targeted European Journalists, Raising Concerns in Italy
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#Spyware #PressFreedom #Surveillance #EUPrivacy #CyberSecurity #JournalismUnderThreat #ItalianPolitics #CitizenLab

Freedom of expression shrinks in Pakistan as PECA Amendments take toll: report Freedom of expression in Pakistan is under threat, as the 2025 Freedom Network report reveals increased arrests, censorship, and legal restrictions following amendments to PECA, posing serious risks t...

The Freedom Network’s 2025 report reveals how amendments to PECA have intensified threats to journalists, with rising censorship, legal action, and attacks on media freedom in Pakistan.
#PressFreedom #PECA #PakistanMedia #FreeSpeech #JournalismUnderThreat

Belarus Intensifies Crackdown on Independent Journalists, Dozens Imprisoned | AI News Brew <p>TALLINN, Estonia - Belarus has intensified its crackdown on independent journalism, with dozens of reporters facing harsh prison conditions and long sentences, according to recent reports and testi...

Belarus Intensifies Crackdown on Independent Journalists, Dozens Imprisoned
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#BelarusMediaCrackdown #PressFreedom #JournalismUnderThreat #HumanRights #Lukashenko

حکام نے شہریوں سے اپیل کی ہے کہ تصدیق شدہ معلومات کے بغیر کسی خبر کو سوشل میڈیا پر نہ پھیلائیں
مزید پڑھئیے www.aaj.tv/news/30453600/
#AajNews #PECAAct #JournalismUnderThreat #FreedomOfSpeech #MediaFreedom #BreakingNews

Journalist Farhan Mallick remanded to FIA custody in fresh case Karachi journalist Farhan Mallick has been remanded to FIA custody for five days in a new fraud case. The FIA alleges his involvement in a call center scam defrauding foreign nationals.

Another blow to press freedom? Journalist Farhan Mallick has been remanded to FIA custody in a fresh fraud case. His lawyer calls it harassment. What's really happening? #FarhanMallick #PressFreedom #Pakistan #JournalismUnderThreat #FIA

Pakistan's media censorship widens: Renowned analyst Imtiaz Gul faces TV ban Senior analyst Imtiaz Gul joins the growing list of journalists and commentators banned from Pakistani television, raising fresh concerns about declining press freedom in the country.

Senior journalist Imtiaz Gul banned from Pakistani TV screens as media censorship widens. Several other journalists and political commentators were silenced in recent weeks. Read our full report. #MediaCensorship #PakistanMedia #JournalismUnderThreat

2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 reporters killed, Committee to Protect Journalists says Of the 124 journalists and media workers who were killed in 2024, 82 were killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

2024 was deadliest year for journalists with 124 reporters killed, Committee to Protect Journalists says www.cbsnews.com/news/journal... via @cbsnews.com #Journalism #CPJ #JournalismIsNotACrime #JournalismUnderThreat #GazaWar #Myanmar #Sudan #Mexico #Lebanon #Pakistan #Syria

A Plea for Urgency from Newsrooms and Their Allies Four big things we need to do now.

A Plea for Urgency from Newsrooms & Their Allies
by the former president of @propublica.org, @dicktofel.bsky.social

Four big things we need to do now.
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#journalism #JournalismUnderThreat #JournalismMatters #News #newsrooms

Taliban sentence Afghan journalist Sayed Rahim Saeedi to three years in prison A Taliban court in Kabul has sentenced Sayed Rahim Saeedi, editor of ANAR Media, to three years in prison on charges of disseminating anti-Taliban propaganda. Press freedom continues to face severe th...

Press Freedom Under Attack! Taliban court sentences journalist Sayed Rahim Saeedi to 3 years in prison for alleged anti-Taliban propaganda. He was denied due process and suffers from serious health issues. #JournalismUnderThreat #PressFreedom

say are part of a broader strategy to suppress dissent and gain leverage in international negotiations. Italy’s foreign ministry is working to secure her release from Evin prison, where political prisoners and dissidents are frequently held. #CeciliaSala #IranDetentions #JournalismUnderThreat