Journalists observe black day
The journalists’ community observed a ‘black day’ on Wednesday against restrictions imposed on the media and closure of TV channels. A protest meeting was held at the Karachi Press club.
The black day was organised under the second phase of the protest plan announced by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). The three-day protest camp set up outside KPC ended with different community leaders including trade unionists, civil society organisations members and political party leaders continuning their visits to the KUJ camp and expressing their solidarity with the media people.
The protest camp was set up on Monday in which lawyers, retired Judges and politicians assured all-out supports to the community.
The journalists shouted slogans against gagging of the media, demanding immediate lifting of ban on TV transmissions, withdrawal of the two PEMRA ordinances. They wore black armbands to register their protest, staging sit-ins and protest demonstrations. They also staged a sit-in at the Jang office to express solidarity on the issue of closure of Geo TV and recorded their statement in the book placed outside Geo’s office, in the street which was renamed’Azadi Gali’
Source: The News
Date:11/29/2007
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