Journalists to stage sit-in outside Jang office
Journalists will stage a sit-in outside the Jang office against curbs on the media and closure of TV channel Geo on Sunday (today), announced KUJ President Shamim-ur-Rahman at a sit-in at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on the first day of second phase of the media movement which started on Saturday.
Journalists staged a sit-in outside the KPC and chanted slogans, for free media, hum nahi mantey zulm key zabtey. They were carrying placards and banners inscribed with ëwe want freedomÃ.
They wore black armbands and a black flag was still hoisted atop of the KPC building, with banners still posted at the main gate of the KPC for Azadiye sahafat zindabad, aamriyat Murdabad.
A few journalists turned up for the sit-in outside the KPC, while many of them preferred sitting inside. KUJ President, however, said that the second phase of media movement had started and this campaign would continue till the ban on freedom of speech and expression was lifted.
Meanwhile, Secretary Association of TV Journalists (ATJ), Faisal Aziz, said that a protest camp and protest meeting would be held outside the Jang office on Sunday, while the second phase of the media movement would start from Monday Nov 26, under which protest demonstrations would be held outside all press clubs of the country.
He announced that countrywide black day will be observed on Wednesday, November 28. The black flag will be hoisted at all the offices of newspapers and channels.
Meanwhile, a candle lit vigil was held outside the KPC for closure of FM103 and Geo channels, organised by the Civil Society Organisation, with a handful of people turning up.
Source: The News
Date:11/26/2007
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