Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Year: 2016

Photojournalists stage demo against torture of colleague

MULTAN: Members of the Multan Photojournalists Association on Monday staged a demonstration against the alleged torture of their colleague by three security guards of the Nishtar Hospital. The protesters led by Multan Photojournalists Association chairman Shadab Anwar Amrohi staged a demonstration outside the press club. They demanded action against the accused security guards. Speaking on […]

Pakistan Press Foundation is concerned over the arrest of Nigerian journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria, expressed concern over the arrest journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Nigeria to drop all criminal charges against Dickson and release him immediately. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Dickson, […]

World Press Freedom Day: Journalists huddle to discuss issues of common interest

KARACHI: Around 119 journalists have been killed in the last 15 years in Pakistan, shared Reporters Without Borders representative Iqbal Khattak, at a conference on the safety of journalists and combating impunity in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on Saturday. Reporters Without Borders is a non-governmental organisation that promotes and defends freedom of press. […]

Cost of freedom

World Press Freedom Day, marked by Unesco since 1993, was observed around the world this week. According a report by Freedom House, press freedom in 2015 came down to a 12-year low. Around 85 percent of the world’s countries remain with limited or no press freedoms while only 13 percent of countries enjoy what can […]