Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) organized a three-day Holistic security training workshop in Lahore from February 25 to 27, 2021 for bloggers and human rights defenders (HRDs). The training workshop included daylong sessions on digital, physical and psychosocial Security. Threats faced by journalists, bloggers and HRDs across the globe are rapidly changing and becoming increasingly complex, […]
LAHORE: In Lahore, the Aurat March started from the Lahore Press Club and culminated outside the Punjab Assembly building. The Aurat March Lahore organisers also laid out a “#MeToo blanket” on which women shared their experiences of sexual violence and abuse. As the attendees gathered, they chanted slogans calling for the independence of women. The […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan about the Digital Media Advertising Policy, which was proposed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for approval of the PM Office. Shibli called on Prime Minister along with Focal Person to PM on Digital Media Dr […]
LAHORE: On the International Women’s Day, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) joined the global call to recognise, protect and promote women’s rights. “Foremost, we demand an end to gender-based violence in all its iterations, from domestic abuse, rape and so-called ‘honour’ crimes, to forced conversions, trafficking and harassment at the workplace,” said a […]
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday suggested to the Supreme Court to live stream its proceedings to full public view when no secrets were involved and let common people from across the country have easy access to justice. “Instead of being an ostrich which buries its head in sand, let us regulate ourselves […]
A court notice published in Jang newspaper on February 28 has levelled allegations of criminal conduct against the secretary-general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and PFUJ have expressed concern at attempts to silence the voice of the union leader. The Karachi-based Urdu newspaper published the warrant notice […]
Within an already restrictive environment for free expression, in the past year, women in the Pakistani media industry were the subject of online abuse, threats, trolling and smear campaigns. While online attacks as well as criminalization of the media for content shared online have become increasingly active tools used as a whole, the gendered nature […]
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