Afghanistan: UN expresses concern over detention of two Afghan journalists

Mar 18, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 : The Taliban detained two staffers of leading Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews, media reports said on Friday.

China is world's biggest captor of journalists: Reporters Without Borders

Dec 09, 2021

Beijing [China], December 9 : At least 127 journalists are currently under detention in China for reporting on 'sensitive' topics, said Reporters Without Borders...

Pak journalists protest against raid at press club, detention of scribe

Apr 15, 2021

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], April 15 : Scores of journalists protested in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday against the government's high-handedness in raiding a...

Human Rights Council of Balochistan condemns abductions of journalists, social activists

Aug 30, 2024

The Human Rights Council of Balochistan has strongly condemned the persistent harassment, detention, and enforced disappearances of journalists and social activists by Pakistani forces.

Amnesty International accuses Pakistan of using administrative detention to silence activists, journalists

Jul 15, 2026

Amnesty International has accused Pakistani authorities of increasingly using administrative detention laws to suppress peaceful dissent, calling for the immediate release of Pashtun Tahaffuz...

488 journalists detained worldwide in 2021, China tops list

Jan 02, 2022

Paris [France], January 2 : Journalists' detention set a "new record" in 2021 and out of 488 detained, 127 were reported from China, who...