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Asia program of the Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom. We defend the right of journalists to report safely. Also on https://t.co/KPs8h3S5Qe
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#Pakistan: Authorities must cease harassing journalists Ahmad Noorani (@Ahmad_Noorani) and Shahid Aslam (@ShahidAslam87) and allow them to work without interference.
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“Authorities must immediately release Khan and ensure that journalists can safely and freely comment on state institutions, including the military," said @pressfreedom program director Carlos Martinez de la Serna (@cmdelaserna).
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#India: Authorities must conduct an immediate and impartial investigation into the police harassment, assault, and detention of journalist Sakshi Joshi (@sakshijoshii) and hold the officers responsible to account.
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Pakistani authorities must stop harassing broadcast journalist Harmeet Singh, who has been summoned to appear for questioning on December 24 to the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cyber Crime Reporting Center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on allegations he engaged in
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“Pakistan authorities must end their campaign of harassment and intimidation of journalists in retaliation for their work,” said @pressfreedom program director @cmdelaserna.
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@ImranRiazKhan "His (@ImranRiazKhan) continued disappearance shows the dangerous environment #Pakistani journalists are operating in, where they often face retaliation for their critical reporting or commentary" @pressfreedom's @behlihyi tells @VOANews @AyazGul64 .
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“Pakistan authorities’ launch of a blizzard of harassing criminal investigations into journalists seen as sympathetic to the former ruling party makes a mockery of its claims to uphold press freedom,” said @CPJAsia's @StevenBButler.
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#India: CPJ condemns the harassment of @newslaundry reporter Anmol Pritam @anmolpritamND, who was threatened by members of the Hindu supremacist group Bajrang Dal while covering communal violence in #Haryana.
Thread.क्या गुरुग्राम में पत्रकारिता करना अपराध है?.गुरुग्राम: सैक्टर 70 में स्थानीय बजरंग दल कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा धमकी, मारपीट के डर से 200 मुस्लिम परिवार पलायन कर चुके हैं. जब मैं वहां रिपोर्टिंग कर रहा था तो मुझे दो बार धमकी दी गई. मेरा धर्म पूछा गया और कैमर��� बंद करा दिया गया
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#Pakistan: CPJ expresses grave alarm over reports of the abduction of journalist Matiullah Jan (@Matiullahjan919) in the capital Islamabad following his coverage of protests by supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Authorities must ensure Jan's safety and.
Matiullah Jan has been abducted from the parking of PIMS tonight at around 11 by unmarked abductors in an unmarked vehicle alongside Saqib Bashir (who was let go 5 minutes later). This follows his courageous coverage of the protests in Islamabad. I demand that my father be let go.
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has been unjustly jailed for over two years. He should be released immediately. #PressFreedom #India #JournalismIsNotACrime
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#Pakistan: Saturday marks 100 days of the disappearance of anchor @ImranRiazKhan, who has not been seen since his arrest on May 11. CPJ calls on authorities to immediately reveal his whereabouts and the conditions in which he is held.
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#Pakistan: CPJ calls on authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist @AsadAToor and to cease harassing him for his journalistic work. #ReleaseAsadToor #JournalismIsNotACrime .
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This is an outrageous infringement on freedom of the press!.
I can only say sorry to my viewers that an interview was started and stopped on Geo New I will share the details soon but it’s easy to understand who stopped it?We are not living in a free country.
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#Pakistan: CPJ expresses alarm regarding the health and well-being of journalist @AsadAToor, who reportedly initiated a hunger strike on Wednesday in response to his arrest earlier this week. The journalist faces an investigation under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act,
Toor has not eaten anything in the last 36 hours. #ReleaseAsadToor
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“Authorities should swiftly and unconditionally release journalist Jameel Farooqui, cease harassing him and journalist Ilyas Samoo, and allow them to continue their work without interference,” said @pressfreedom program director @cmdelaserna.
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Understanding how #China tries to influence the media is a first step to preserve #pressfreedom. Hong Kong and Taiwan are on the frontlines of this battle. Our program examines this influence in a new special report published today:
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Journalists have been arrested, attacked, and surveilled after the May 9 arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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“Forcing a popular news talk show host like Hamid Mir off the air after voicing criticism of Pakistan’s military—and support for a fellow journalist—only underscores the lack of true press freedom in Pakistan,” said @StevenBButler
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#Pakistan authorities must immediately and unconditionally release independent journalist Asad Ali Toor @AsadAToor, return his devices, and cease harassing him in retaliation for his journalistic work.
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.@Twitter should immediately unlock journalist @UmarCheema1's account.
#PressFreedom under threat even on @Twitter. @Twitter has locked account of #Pakistan' top investigative journalist @UmarCheema1 just because he reported a news story with facts about #ForeignFundingCase against ruling political party #PTI. @Twitter, @Jack must reconsider this.
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Journalist Siddique Kappan has been unjustly since October 5, 2020. He should be released immediately. #PressFreedom #India #JournalismIsNotACrime #UttarPradesh
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#Pakistan: Authorities must immediately drop their inquiry into journalist Sami Abraham (@samiabrahim) and cease subjecting members of the press to legal harassment in retaliation for their work.
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Twitter complying with Indian government's directive to withhold journalist @RanaAyyub's tweet and block columnist @cjwerleman's account in India are part of an unacceptable new trend of censorship on social media. This must stop! Journalists voices are essential for a democracy.
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#Pakistan: Social media platform X remains restricted for the fifth day in a row. Authorities must ensure unfettered access to social media platforms and allow a free flow of information to facilitate media reporting about post-election issues in Pakistan #KeepItOn.
This now seems to have become a regular practice of disrupting or closing access to social media platforms or the internet. It is akin to restricting free speech in Pakistan and undermines citizens’ right to freedom of expression. Read: #TwitterDown
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The spate of investigations come amid physical, legal, and online harassment of journalists following the parliament’s election of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on April 11.
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After arresting @ImranRiazKhan from Punjab's Sialkot Airport on May 11, authorities have repeatedly failed to present him in court amid a larger crackdown on the media documented by CPJ.
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As #India holds a #G20 meeting on tourism in Kashmir, #pressfreedom remains under attack in the region. CPJ calls on the Indian government to end its brutal crackdown on the media and immediately release the four arbitrarily detained Kashmiri journalists. #FreeThePress
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On Tuesday, the Punjab police failed to present Imran Riaz Khan at the Lahore High Court for fifth time since his May 11 arrest. CPJ calls on Pakistan authorities to immediately reveal his whereabouts. #ReleaseImranRiazKhan.
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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CPJ is concerned by reports that journalists Mandeep Punia & Dharmender Singh have been detained while reporting on the #farmersprotests in Delhi. They should be released immediately & Indian authorities should allow journalists to do their work without interference. @DelhiPolice.
Newslaundry learned that a local resident wanted to pass through and was in conversation with police personnel when Punia began filming the conversation. The police reportedly manhandled Punia and took him away, along with Singh.
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.@JmuKmrPolice must immediately release @QaziShibli, the editor of @TheKashmiriyat, who was detained last evening by the Cyber Crime Cell in Srinagar. #ReleaseQaziShibli #PressFreedom #Kashmir #India #JournalismIsNotACrime.
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We condemn the ongoing targeting and harassment of @AnuradhaBhasin_ and the Kashmir Times. Authorities must stop trying to silence independent and critical voices and should respect press freedom.
Today, Estates Deptt locked our office without any due process of cancellation & eviction, same way as I was evicted from a flat in Jammu, where my belongings including valuables were handed over to "new allottee". Vendetta for speaking out! No due process followed. How peevish!
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#India: CPJ is monitoring the ongoing coordinated attack on journalist #SandhyaRavishankar on Twitter and calls on the authorities in Tamil Nadu to immediately take action against those threatening @sandhyaravishan. @mkstalin @CMOTamilnadu . #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime.
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Pakistani TV anchor Hamid Mir @HamidMirPAK gets death threats after speaking up for press freedom.
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On January 13, FIA officers arrested journalist Shahid Aslam, alleging he was involved in coverage of the assets of General Bajwa and his family. He was released on bail on January 18.
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Mainstream Pakistani news channels have ceased coverage of the former prime minister following military pressure. Anchor Imran Riaz Khan has been missing since May 11 following his arrest at Punjab’s Sialkot Airport.
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#Pakistan: CPJ condemns the harassment of @lok_sujag reporter Fatima Razzaq (@FatimaRazzaq20) on December 24 following her days-long coverage of the Baloch women protest in Islamabad. Five plainclothes men, two of whom were armed with guns, reportedly held Razzaq while she was
Lok Sujag registers grave concern over the harassment of our female journalist for covering the ongoing Baloch women's protest. #JournalismIsNotACrime
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#India: CPJ is highly concerned after Indian investigative journalist @RanaAyyub’s personal number was leaked online and, separately, local intelligence personnel followed and repeatedly questioned her throughout a reporting trip in Manipur in October.
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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“The attacks against journalists Ayaz Amir and Ahmed Shaheen underscore the significant dangers facing members of the press in Pakistan, which must be urgently addressed by the country’s new government,” said @pressfreedom program director @cmdelaserna.
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Transcript of Meryl Streep's speech. Thank you Ms. Streep for your support to press freedom and CPJ!
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Hong Kong police charge Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai with ‘foreign collusion’ under national security law
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#Pakistan: CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that security agencies disrupted a @pressfreedompk meeting with journalists addressing safety, security challenges, and media freedom in the Seraiki belt of Punjab province. We urge Pakistani authorities to investigate this incident.
Administration and police officials have barred representatives of the @pressfreedompk from holding a meeting with local journalists over their safety and challenges to media freedoms in #DeraGhaziKhan. The media representatives were ordered to leave the district immediately.
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#Kashmir: CPJ welcomes the NIA court's judgement discharging photojournalist @kamranyousuf_ of the accusation of receiving terror funding. The authorities failed to prove any of the allegations. Yousuf, who spent six months in prison, should never have been charged.
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#Kashmir: CPJ stands in solidarity with the 11 Kashmiri journalists who were described as supporters of terrorism in an op-ed published on Thursday. Such accusations put the journalists at further risk of violence in an already hostile environment for the press.
Digipub is deeply concerned and fearful for the safety of several independent journalists in Jammu and Kashmir who were described as terrorists sympathisers
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Six months following the killing of #Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in #Kenya, CPJ spoke to Sharif's wife, Javeria Siddique (@javerias), about the lack of justice for her husband and her hopes for how the international community can help.
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Chinese journalist Lu Yuyu describes abuse and mistreatment over 4 years in prison
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Hong Kong journalists struggle to carry on as national security law hits Apple Daily
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CPJ is extremely alarmed by reports that journalist @Matiullahjan919 has been kidnapped in Islamabad. We urge Pakistani authorities to ensure his safe return.
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“Pakistan authorities must spare no effort in investigating the attacks against Amir and Shaheen, ensuring the safety, and holding the perpetrators accountable," said @pressfreedom program director @cmdelaserna.
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#Pakistan's FIA should stop harassing journalists over social media posts. Is there any wonder why journalists wave the flag of #JamalKhashoggi? He was one of them, murdered for his work.
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Authorities in #HongKong keep inventing new ways to harass media entrepreneur @JimmyLaiApple. These attacks only undermine Hong Kong's independent media and they need to stop, now.
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Hong Kong police should stop harassing pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
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Jimmy Lai has been detained since Dec. 2. “China appears intent on crushing what remains of Hong Kong’s much vaunted tradition of press freedom. Lai should be freed at once, and all the charges he is facing should be dropped.” - @StevenBButler.
On Dec. 1, 2020, CPJ documented 274 journalists jailed worldwide. Since then, at least 3 more journalists have been jailed in Asia:. - Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.- Haze Fan in China.- Lady Ann Salem in the Philippines. They should be freed immediately.
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We are concerned by news reports that the Indian government's Enforcement Directorate raided the office of @newsclickin today. We urge authorities to respect press freedom. #PressFreedom #India.
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In #China, journalists are serving long sentences or are jailed in #Xinjiang without any charge disclosed. Uighur news website Uighurbiz founder #IlhamTohti is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism since 2014. Read more about his case here:.
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China’s COVID-19 countermeasures include restricting press freedom
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In #China, journalists are serving long sentences or are jailed in #Xinjiang without any charge disclosed. Uighur news website Uighurbiz founder #IlhamTohti is serving a life sentence on charges of separatism since 2014. Read more about his case here:.
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has been in prison for the last 1000 days. He has repeatedly been denied bail. Aasif was arrested after publishing a story on militant Burhan Wani in August 2018. #FreeAasifSultan immediately. #JournalismIsNotACrime.
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#India: CPJ is concerned by reports that police questioned @thewire_in staff today following the outlet's work on the #PegasusProject. Authorities should immediately cease harassing journalists covering issues of public interest.
Not just another day at the office for @thewire_in after #PegasusProject. Policeman arrived today with inane inquiries. 'Who's Vinod Dua?' 'Who's Swara Bhaskar?' 'Can I see your rent agreement?' 'Can I speak to Arfa?' . Asked why he'd come: "Routine check for Aug 15" . Strange.
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Journalist Zhou Weilin #周维林 @Zhouweilin_86, who wrote and posted about labor issues and disability rights for Chinese-language human rights news website @Weiquanwang was tried on anti-state charges, and was awaiting a verdict as of December 1.
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#India: @CPJAsia is monitoring developments as tax officials search the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai, weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authorities must not harass journalists doing their jobs.
The move comes weeks after the BBC, the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom, released a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
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A full-page ad by CPJ and partner organizations in the @washingtonpost on Wednesday highlights the #pressfreedom crisis in #India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official state visit to the @WhiteHouse. @wppressfreedom @RSF_inter @globalfreemedia @IWMF @JamesFoleyFund
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In 2004, Yahoo handed over Chinese journo Shi Tao's email info to Chinese govt. Shi was given a 10-year sentence.
Exclusive: Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence - sources, by @josephmenn for @Reuters
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Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan has spent more than 800 days behind bars. He should be released immediately. #PressFreedom #India #JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAasifSultan.
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Hong Kong police arrest, charge producer Choy Yuk Ling for research on mob attack documentary
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“The arrest of journalist Mohammad Zubair marks another low for press freedom in India, where the government has created a hostile and unsafe environment for members of the press reporting on sectarian issues,” said @CPJAsia's @StevenBButler.
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Wednesday marks two years since the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya. Despite an investigation ordered by Pakistan's Supreme Court in 2022, no verdict has been issued and the case remains open and unresolved. The lack of progress underscores the dangers
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“The arrests of five executives at the pro-democracy Apple Daily today under Hong Kong’s Orwellian National Security Law destroy any remaining fiction that Hong Kong supports freedom of the press,” says @StevenBButler
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