Pakistani security officials assault and briefly detain journalists
July 24, 2017 5:51 PM ET
New York, July 24, 2017--Pakistani police should launch a thorough investigation into allegations that Federal Investigation Agency officials assaulted and briefly detained journalists in Islamabad last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Death threats sent to Pakistani journalist Kamran Shafi and his family
August 27, 2014 4:51 PM ET
New York, August 27, 2014--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to immediately investigate threats made against Pakistani journalist Kamran Shafi and his family, and to ensure their security....
Blasphemy charges, threats loom for outspoken journalist in Pakistan
August 1, 2014 12:16 PM ET
Forty-nine year-old magazine editor and publisher Shoaib Adil fled his home in the eastern city of Lahore last month and went into hiding with his wife and children. Adil faces threats and possible charges of blasphemy--a crime punishable by life...
Roots of Impunity
May 23, 2013 12:01 AM ET
Sidebar: Verbatim: Threats, Promises, and Fears “No half-hearted police measures or words of consolation from the highest offices in the land will suffice in the aftermath of the brutal treatment meted out to journalist Umar Cheema of The News.” —Editorial...
Pakistani journalist tortured, killed in Karachi
April 19, 2012 3:33 PM ET
New York, April 19, 2012--Pakistani authorities must thoroughly investigate the death of prominent editor and writer Murtaza Razvi, determine a motive in his killing, and apprehend all those responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
The HRCP's call to address threats against journalists
January 10, 2012 2:23 PM ET
A quick pointer to a statement issued by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on Monday: It said, in part, that "The HRCP is alarmed at reports of threats received by journalists on account of their work." The commission asked...
More safety guidelines for Pakistan's field reporters
August 1, 2011 4:40 PM ET
Pakistan's journalists, watching the domestic stories they are covering become increasingly more dangerous, have started taking safety matters into their own hands. Zaffar Abbas, editor at the English-language daily Dawn, just forwarded to me a safety guide for journalists he...
Time to step up protection for media in Pakistan
February 5, 2010 12:09 PM ET
Three vicious bomb blasts in Pakistan in the last two days—one in Lower Dir that wounded three reporters on Thursday, and Friday’s double attack in Karachi that we’re still investigating—highlight just how dangerous it has become for journalists, particularly...