• September 24, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Freedom (PPF) in letter to Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines expressed concern over the threats to freelance journalist Gretchen Malalad and Jamela Alindogan Caudron correspondent of Al Jazeera. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged Philippines government to ensure safety of Malalad and Alindogan Caudron, also identify and penalize the […]

• September 23, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Prime minister of Iran expressed concern over the arrest of two Iranian journalists, Sadra Mohaqeq and Yashar Soltani. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged Iranian government to immediately release both journalists and ensure that media exercises freedom of expression. According […]

• September 22, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal welcomed the swift action of district police of Nepal to arrest the attackers of a reporter. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Nepal to prosecute the attackers for their violent act. According to […]

• September 21, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Front Page, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Enrique Pena Nieto, President of Mexico expressed concern over the killing of Aurelio Cabrera Campos, the founder and editorial director of a weekly news magazine, El Grafico de la Sierra in Mexico. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Mexican government to thoroughly […]

• September 20, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia expressed concern over the arrest of Festus Poquie, editor of New Democrat newspaper the UK-based Daily Mail. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Liberian government to order for a speedy investigation into the matter. According to […]

• September 19, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines expressed concern over the arrest of Bong Encarnacion for libel in North Cotabato, Philippines. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the Philippines government to thoroughly investigate the matter and review libel law which is 79-year old. According to […]

• September 17, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt expressed concern over the unlawful persecution of Gamal Eid, director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, and Hossam Bahgat, founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government […]

• September 17, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand expressed concerns over the media regulation bill proposed by military-appointed the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA). PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Thailand to redraft the bill that will not curb the press freedom. […]

• September 17, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of South Sudan express concern over the closure of The Nation Mirror English daily newspaper by the South Sudan National Security. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of South Sudan to take action against shutting down of […]

• September 15, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Ali Khamenei, Prime minister of Iran expressed concern over the five years imprisonment charges to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for secret charges and her continued detention. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Iran to immediately release Zaghari-Ratcliffe and the remaining journalists, artists […]

• September 10, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Abdulla Yameen, President of Maldives expressed concern over the harassment on ‘Maldives Independent’, an English language daily newspaper. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of Maldives to immediately stop harassing the media and assure the Maldives Independent editor Zaheena Rasheed that […]

• September 8, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates expresses concern over the detention of Jordanian journalist Tayseer al-Najjar. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter urged the government of UAE to investigate the case of Al-Najjar if he is responsible for any crime […]

• September 7, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Yahya Jammeh, President of Islamic Republic of The Gambia expressed concern over the forced disappearance of Ebrima Manneh, a Gambian journalist. According to Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), On July 7, 2006 officials of The Gambia’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) arrested Manneh from his office in […]

• September 6, 2016
• Freedom of Expression, Protest Letters by PPF

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) in a letter to Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia expressed concern over the increasing rate of interference and restrictions faced by the fundamentals of freedom of expression and assembly from the kingdom of Cambodia. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in the letter called on the Cambodian government to end […]