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Press Statement Pakistan suspends Geo News TV for 15 days09 May, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PERMA) decision to suspend the Geo News for 15 days and impose a Rs 10 million (approximately USD 100,000) fine. The IFJ has called the suspension a blatant attack on press freedom and called for the ban and the fine to be lifted immediately. According to reports, PERMA sent a formal letter to Geo News on Friday, June 6 to shut down its transmission and pay the fine. The TV shut its transmission but officials have said the company will consider legal actions against the decision. The PERMA decision was the latest in a series of events following the shooting of senior journalist and popular anchor on Geo TV, Hamid Mir, on April 19. Following the attack, Mir and Geo News accused Pakistan army’s spy agency, the inter-service intelligence (ISI), for orchestrating the attack – claims which subsequently raised the ire of of the Ministry of Defense which urged the government to recommend the cancellation of Geo TV’s news licenses. The IFJ said the suspension has been imposed despite the Geo TV Network offering an apology on the ISI allegations. The PFUJ, other journalists unions and press clubs across Pakistan have condemned the PERMA decision terming it illegal and a gross violation of the freedom of the press. The PFUJ officials and others have visited Geo offices to express solidarity. The PFUJ said: “We strongly condemned the illegal decision of closing the Geo News by cable operators. They also demanded of the concerned quarters that after completing the 15-day ban on Geo News, the same should not be extended in any plea and no hurdles be made for Geo in performing its professional and journalistic activities.” The Geo TV issue has been further complicated by another matter, where religious extremists accused the network of broadcasting blasphemous material during a morning show. All the channels of Geo TV Network were shut down for nearly three months in 2007 following orders from General Pervez Musharraf. The IFJ expresses solidarity with the Geo News TV and has called on Pakistan’s media to show solidarity and unity against this unnecessary government intervention. The IFJ said: “The closure of any media on any ground is unacceptable. It’s a violation of press freedom and such action shows that the Pakistan government is not committed to democratic values. Any action should be undertaken only after due process and examination of the facts of the case and not at the whim of a state authority as a result of public witch-hunt driven by disgruntled oppositional forces.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific 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 पत्रकारमाथि भएको ज्यादतीको भर्त्सना04 Jan, 2016 समाचार संकलनको क्रममा सुर्खेतमा पत्रकारहरू सुदिप पुरी, सुशील खड्का, ईश्वर अधिकारी र कृष्ण आचार्यमाथि नेपाली सेनाबाट भएको दुव्र्यवहार र हातपातको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सुर्खेत शाखाका अनुसार २०७२ पुस १९ गते वीरेन्द्रनगरमा रहेको सैनिक आवासीय महाविद्यालयमा विद्यार्थीद्वारा शिक्षक कुटिएको विषयमा समाचार संकलन गर्न पुगेका पत्रकारत्रयलाई कर्णेल शिवप्रताव कार्कीले दुव्र्यवहार गर्दै ज्यान मार्ने धम्कीसमेत दि“दै पत्रकारहरूको क्यामेरा खोस्ने कार्य भएको छ । स्वतन्त्र रुपमा समाचार संकलन गर्न पाउने पत्रकारको संवैधानिक अधिकारलाई बञ्चित गर्नेगरी सेनाका जिम्मेवार अधिकारीबाट भएको यो कार्य प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको ठाडो हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ पत्रकारमाथि भएको यो ज्यादतीको कडा भर्त्सना गर्दै प्रेसको संवैधानिक अधिकारको सम्मान गरी पत्रकारको सुरक्षा र निर्वाध प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको उपभोगको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित पक्षलाई आग्रह गर्दछ । घटनामा संलग्न सैनिक अधिकारको उक्त व्यवहार के कति कारणले भएको हो तत्काल छानबिन गरी विभागीय कारबाही गर्न महासंघ सम्बन्धित पक्षसँग पनि माग गर्दछ । 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, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download