Islamabad, Feb 26 (IANS) Several international press freedom and human rights organisations have written to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, raising serious concerns over the continued deterioration of media freedom in Pakistan.In a joint letter, the Committee to Protect Journalists, alongside 17 other organisations, highlighted that the recent legal and institutional developments, coupled with persistent failures to ensure accountability for attacks on journalists, have created a worsen…
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Kabul, Feb 19 (IANS) The Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) has said Afghan journalists stuck in Pakistan and Iran face worsening conditions while they wait for their humanitarian visas, local media reported. The group said that many journalists who left Afghanistan as they faced security threats now risk deportation from host nations while relocation remains delayed, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported.AMSO warned that prolonged administrative delays and the absen…
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) A leading Afghan media watchdog has expressed deep concern over the repeated arrest of Afghan journalists in Pakistan and demanded immediate release of three detained reporters, local media reported on Friday. In a statement, Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) said that two journalists were arrested in Islamabad while another was arrested in Peshawar, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. The names of journalists who have been arrested in Pakist…
Kabul, Jan 11 (IANS) The Afghanistan Media Support Organization (AMSO) has criticised the arrest of four Afghan journalists and media personnel by police in Pakistan’s Islamabad, including the forced expulsion of one, terming the actions illegal and a serious threat to press freedom, local media reported on Sunday. In a statement on Saturday, AMSO stated that these arrest along with severe restrictions and pressure on Afghan journalists pose a significant risk to their safety and ability to do t…
Kabul, Jan 11 (IANS) Freelance Afghan journalist Ubaidullah Ahmadi has been detained by police in Pakistan’s Islamabad, sparking concerns regarding the safety of exiled reporters facing possible forced deportation, local media reported. The reason behind Ahmadi’s arrest remains unclear, and Pakistani police have not yet issued any official statement regarding the detention. His detention comes as Pakistani authorities have increased conducting house-to-house inspections in Islamabad to identify …