US announces new initiatives to protect reporters on eve of Democracy Summit

Dec 09, 2021

Washington [US], December 9 : The US has announced new initiatives to protect reporters and independent journalism on the eve of the Democracy Summit.

HRCP raises alarm over shrinking space for independent journalism in Pakistan

Dec 16, 2025

Pakistan's Human Rights Commission and journalists' bodies have raised concern over a 13-month ban on government advertisements to the Dawn Media Group, calling it...

Kerala journalist should get justice, attempts being made to block independent journalism: Mullappally Ramachandran

Nov 10, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 10 : Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Mullappally Ramachandran said that journalist Siddique Kappan who was arrested during his...

Journalism in Pakistan "under threat"; journalists have become "punching bags": IFJ report

May 03, 2024

World Press Freedom Day, observed annually around the world on May 3, is an important occasion to raise awareness of the importance of journalism...

IFJ condemns new media regulations in Afghanistan

Sep 28, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The International Federation of Journalists denounced on Tuesday media restrictions announced by the Afghan national regulator under the Taliban,...

Pakistan's media freedom under severe threat as legal curbs, violence and economic pressure intensify: Freedom Network report

Apr 30, 2026

Titled Regulatory Repression of Freedom of Expression, the report presents a stark assessment of the country's press freedom environment, warning that independent journalism is...