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Press Statement Pakistan: Vice President of PFUJ extends solidarity to female journalists working in Afghanistan and Jammu & Kashmir20 Sep, 2021 While showing her concern for the educated and outspoken women of Afghanistan, especially affiliated with the field of journalism, Sheher Bano, the female Vice President of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, extended her solidarity towards her sisters in profession in the war torn country. Terming them the lone voice for the rights of women of Afghanistan, she vowed to extend all out support to her sisters in profession in these testing times. In her statement from the PFUJ platform she said after the establishment of Taliban government, female journalists are concerned about their security and careers. The Vice President said she has been watching media reports closely where many Afghan female journalists have expressed their concerns but she is hopeful that soon the Afghan government will announce a clear policy about the protection of women in general and female journalists in particular, as has been obvious from various statements given by top Taliban government officials. She urged the Taliban Government to remove fear and anxiety of Afghan journalists, especially female journalists, as they are the eyes and ears of the society and journalism is the fourth pillar of the state. She said at the moment the women journalists are facing economic, social and psychological problems, but assurance from the government will soothe this situation. She said like always, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists is standing by Afghan journalists, especially female journalists, and will extend all out support if any of them faced any difficult situation. She said Afghanistan was ranked 122nd out of 180 countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index and doing journalism was very difficult, but given the situation where press freedom is guaranteed in the new set up this index can show a positive trend. Reiterating her support for Afghan female journalists, she announced her plan to convene a nationwide meeting of PFUJ women leaders to chalk out future plans for extending support to their Afghan sisters in profession. She urged the Afghan government to preserve the voice of free media, guarantee freedom of speech and safety of women journalists and ensure their career progression in a gender balanced society to ensure peace in the country. She also showed her concern on the plight of journalists, specially female journalists, in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where a ban on freedom of speech, threat to lives of journalists, suspension of internet for days and months, has crippled media for the past many years. She observed that since August 5, 2019, after Indian government ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, grave human rights violations have occurred making media and journalists vulnerable to extreme pressures. She also criticized the media policy of the Indian government, which is simply meant to control and curb media freedom and many journalists and media persons were apprehended, jailed, charged, interrogated, detained and threatened by the Indian forces for various reasons under this policy because the journalists were accused of not following the narrative of the government. She termed the new media policy released by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, as being against the norms of the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press. She criticized the human rights violation faced by women journalists who often face disrespected or are abused by the Indian forces. She extended her strong support on behalf of entire PFUJ and praised the bravery of Kashmiri female journalists who are performing their duties under extreme pressure, despite facing communication blackout, media gag, sexual harassment, intimidation and risk to their lives and career. She said Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has always supported press freedom in the region and has extended full support to journalists working in the countries of the region and beyond, through its strong statements in support of freedom of speech, which is the constitutional right of every individual. Ihtsham-ul-haq PFUJ Secretary Information & Coordinator Written By Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists 8A Aboot Road, Lahore, Pakistan Phone: +92 321 4613322 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement नेपाल ः पत्रकार नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण06 Jan, 2021 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ काठमाडौं शाखाका सचिव तथा टिभी टुडे टेलिभिजनका कार्यक्रम सञ्चालक मोहन पन्त, महासंघका केन्द्रीय पार्षद तथा सञ्चार खबर डटकम अनलाइनका सम्पादक मानध्वज लामा र आजको नयाँ संश्लेषण मासिकका कार्यकारी सम्पादक शेरबहादुर विश्वकर्मालाई नेपाल प्रहरीको केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान व्युरो (सिआइबी) को टोलीले नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । पुस २० गते नेपाल प्रहरीको केन्द्रीय अनुसन्धान व्यूरोले पत्रकारहरु पन्त र लामालाई दिनभरी नियन्त्रणमा लिएर साँझ छोडेको छ भने विश्वकर्मा अहिले पनि हिरासतमा हुनुहुन्छ । महासंघ विश्वकर्माको रिहाइको माग गर्दछ । राज्यको जिम्मेवार निकायबाट नै पत्रकारलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएर मानसिक पीडा दिने, पेशाप्रति हतोत्साही गर्ने कार्यको महासंघ घोर भत्सना गर्दछ । साथै, महासंघ यस घटनाको सत्यतथ्य छानविनगरी दोषिमाथि कडा कारबाहीको माग गर्दै पत्रकार तथा प्रेस स्वन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप बन्द गर्न र स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारिताको वातावरण सृजना गर्न सरकारसंग माग गर्दछ । रमेश विष्ट महासचिव Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download