Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety

Month: January 2023

Amnesty International calls for restoration of internet in Gwadar

Amnesty International South Asia on Tuesday decried the reported internet shutdown in the port city of Gwadar which came after an emergency law was reportedly imposed as protests arose over illegal fishing. “Such disruptions are neither necessary nor proportionate, and inhibits the ability of the people of Gwadar to communicate, access information, seek safety and […]

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Shutter down strike and protests in Gwadar as tension prevails: Mobile networks and internet services suspended

All mobile networks and internet services are completely suspended in Gwadar, including Pasni, and Ormara. The protesters staged a dharna in front of Pasni Press Club and blocked the main highway for traffic and a heavy contingent of police has been deployed up to zero point, 6 km from Ormara city. On Tuesday, a Policeman […]

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Shutter down strike and protests in Gwadar as tension prevails: Mobile networks and internet services suspended

All mobile networks and internet services are completely suspended in Gwadar, including Pasni, and Ormara. The protesters staged a dharna in front of Pasni Press Club and blocked the main highway for traffic and a heavy contingent of police has been deployed up to zero point, 6 km from Ormara city. On Tuesday, a Policeman […]

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15 including a journalist arrested from Gwadar

GWADAR: At least 15 people including a journalists from Gwadar have been arrested at shifted to the central jail in Turbat, Bol News reported on Monday. Police said they were arrested during a crackdown on the Haq Do Tehreek Police said they were arrested during a crackdown on the Haq Do Tehreek in Gwadar. Senior […]

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Nearly 1,700 journalists, including 93 from Pakistan, killed over last 20 years: RSF

Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed worldwide, including 93 from Pakistan, over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to an analysis published by Reporters Without Borders. The two decades between 2003 and 2022 were “especially deadly decades for those in the service of the right to inform”, said […]

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