• September 4, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia has expressed concern over the sentencing of Australian documentary maker, James Ricketson to six years imprisonment for espionage. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, condemned the unjustified conviction of Ricketson and called on Cambodian authorities to immediately release […]

• September 4, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Win Myint, President of the Republic of Myanmar has expressed concern over the sentencing of two Reuter’s reporters to seven years imprisonment, for illegal possession of official documents and breach of Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act, during their reporting of a massacre of the Rohingya. PPF Secretary General […]

• September 1, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana has expressed concern over the attack on Jerry Azanduna, a senior reporter with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Bawku, in the Upper East region of Ghana. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, condemned this attack on […]

• August 31, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico has expressed concern over the killing of Javier Enrique Rodríguez Valladares, a cameraman for a local television channel. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, condemned this brutal attack on the cameraman and urged the Mexican government to thoroughly […]

• August 31, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Mladen Ivanic, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina has expressed concern over the attack on Vladimir Kovacevic, a journalist at BN TV, on Sunday, August 26. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, condemned the attack on the journalist and urged the authorities to investigate the incident […]

• August 30, 2018
• Media Safety, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Peter O’Neill, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has expressed concern over the attack on PNG journalist Ms. Dorothy Mark and online abuse of Samoan journalist Ms. Lani Wendt Young. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter, condemned the attack on PNG journalist Ms. Mark and […]

• August 28, 2018
• Protest Letters by PPF, Radio

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria has expressed concern over the demolition on August 19, of the Music House in Ibadan city, which houses the offices of Fresh FM, a radio station owned by music producer Yinka Ayefele. His music studio was also in the same building. PPF […]

• August 27, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon has expressed concern over the one-year ban on local broadcasts of France 2, and on shutting down Gabonese tri-weekly newspaper Echos du Nord for a month. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned these steps by the country’s media regulator, […]

• August 24, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda has expressed concern over the assault and detention of photojournalist James Akena for covering demonstrations in Uganda on August 20. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali has condemned this attack and called on the Ugandan authorities and military to respect press […]

• August 20, 2018
• Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania has welcomed the release of two senior journalists after eight days imprisonment. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter welcomed the release of journalists and praised the media fraternity of Mauritania for its unity. PPF also condemned this […]

• August 18, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada has expressed concern over the attack on award-winning photojournalist Stan Behal by a protestor in Toronto. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter commends the Toronto police for launching an investigation into this incident in response to the complaint […]

• August 18, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Media Safety, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Michel Temer, President of Brazil has expressed concern over the attack on Brazilian reporter Adenilson Miguel on August 9. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter condemns this incident and urged authorities to immediately take action against those responsible and ensure the safety of Miguel […]

• August 16, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria has expressed concern over the arrest of Premium Times newspaper reporter, Mr. Samuel Ogundipe on August 14. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter condemned this action and urged the Nigerian government to immediately release Samuel Ogundipe. PPF also called […]

• August 15, 2018
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ruhakana Rugunda, Prime Minister of Uganda expresses concern over the frequent attacks on journalists covering election campaigns of the Arua Municipality Parliamentary by-elections in Uganda. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government and security officials of Uganda to ensure the safety of journalists in the […]