Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Journalists in Pakistan have urged the Parliament to review all media laws and termed the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 “draconian black law, specifically engineered to facilitate the arm-twisting of journalists and the suppression of Pakistan’s media landscape”, reports said. A declaration issued at the conclusion of the National Journalists Convention on “Media Laws, Regulations, and Ethics”, organised by the Pakistan Fede…
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Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) Media bodies and civil society organisations have voiced concern over increasing curbs on press freedom and growing risks to journalists in Pakistan, local media reported on Monday. In a joint statement released to mark the World Press Freedom Day, the Joint Action Committee — comprising the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), the Association of Electronic Media Editors an…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Leaders across the political spectrum extended greetings to journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, highlighting the vital role of a free and independent press in strengthening democracy and shaping public awareness.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took to X and wrote, “Heartfelt congratulations to all esteemed journalist colleagues on ‘World Press Freedom Day’. Your impartiality, fearlessness, and independence always work to strengthen democ…
Geneva, May 1 (IANS) Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, called on the Taliban authorities to “immediately and unconditionally” release all detained journalists while ensuring that media workers in the country can carry out their duties without fear of reprisal, harassment, or arrest.The appeal from the UN expert came ahead of World Press Freedom Day to be observed on May 3.Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Bennett warned that th…
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Pakistan’s media landscape saw a reduction in space for free expression during the past year due to increasing legal, regulatory, and economic and other pressures, Islamabad-based media watchdog Freedom Network detailed in a report. Titled ‘Regulatory Repression of Freedom of Expression – Legal Controls and PECA Undermine Media and Journalism in Pakistan’, the report stated that the amended Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) law is the most “consequential i…