Athens, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s strategy to silence opposition combines domestic authoritarianism with transnational repression. As the crackdown inside the country intensifies through arrests of journalists, censorship of media, and violent dispersal of protests – the drive to target critics who evade domestic crackdown but remain vocal abroad has also escalated, a report has highlighted. According to a report in the ‘Greek City Times’, Pakistan’s partners in Europe and North America face a …
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Paris, March 7 (IANS) A leading international press freedom organisation expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that the escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which Islamabad declared an “open war” on February 27, are being used as a pretext for the crackdown.According to the organisation, the “Afghan journalists who have taken refuge in Pakistan are being …
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) A new investigation, titled ‘Truth denied: How Pakistani authorities built an unsolvable case’, has revealed shocking shortcomings in the probe on 2014 killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, highlighting police misconduct, political inaction and years of impunity. Dahar was shot dead on the night of January 1, 2014 in Badeh, a city in Sindh province, while filming a video report on trafficking medicines. More than 12 years after the murder, his killers are still rem…
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 …