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New FN Report: Censorship, Harassment, Legal Barriers Highlight Precarious State of Media Freedom in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD (AJK) 17 September 2025: Uniquely influenced by its geopolitical and socio-culture context, native media lays the landscape for journalism and its practitioners with censorship, harassment, legal barriers and systematic shortcomings highlighted the precarious state of media freedoms in Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Pakistan, a Freedom Network research report has revealed.

September 18, 2025 No Comments

Journalists Face Complex Set Of Challenges In South Punjab: New Research Study

LAHORE, 10 July 2025: Findings of a new research study by media watchdog Freedom Network have highlighted an alarming and complex set of challenges for

July 10, 2025 No Comments

Freedom Network Board of Advisors Worried By State Of Freedom Of Expression In The Country

ISLAMABAD, 28 May 2025: The Board of Advisors of Freedom Network has expressed deep concerns at state of press freedom in the country with PECA

May 29, 2025 No Comments

Yaqeen Media Viability Fund: Call for Proposals Now Open for Media Innovation Small Grants

As part of the Yaqeen: Media Viability Fund, IMS and Freedom Network are delighted to announce the call for proposals for Media Innovation Small Grants

May 20, 2024 No Comments

FN At 10: In Pursuit Of Safety Of Journalists In Pakistan

By Iqbal Khattak Looking back the past decade, it becomes evident that attacks on journalists were considered routine in Pakistan, both by the media and other

May 23, 2023 No Comments

PM Shahbaz Sharif Reaffirms Commitment To Protecting Journalists

Press Release ISLAMABAD (13 December 2022) – Independent media watchdog organisation Freedom Network and multi-stakeholders advocacy entity the Pakistan Journalists’ Safety Coalition (PJSC) organised the

December 13, 2022 No Comments

Dramatic Escalation In Climate Of Intimidation And Harassment Of Media In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 30 April 2021: A dramatic escalation in the climate of intimidation and harassment of media and its practioners adversely affecting freedom of expression and access to information environment was discovered, according to media watchdog Freedom Network’s annual state of Pakistan Press Freedom 2021 report.

March 30, 2021 No Comments