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Press Statement Pakistan: PEMRA imposes 24NewsHD’s shutdown10 Sep, 2020 Media workers from Pakistan’s 24NewsHD are facing the possibility of job-losses after the channel was suspended by The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and ceased operation on August 31. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) condemn the suspension order and urge the PEMRA to bring 24NewsHD back on the air. The PEMRA suspended the 24NewsHD’s license following a complaint about the broadcasting of “hate material during its special ‘Muharram 10 transmission’. The PEMRA saw the broadcast as a violation of its policies and suspended the license under section 30(3) of the PEMRA ordinance. The regulatory body has issued a show-cause notice to the channel asking it to reply within 14 days. The channel’s license will be suspended until the completion of the inquiry. Following the suspension, the future of around 700 journalists and media workers affiliated with the television is uncertain. The issue comes as an intense blow to media workers already challenged by job and pay cuts, leave without pay, and the shutdown of media houses during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is not the first time PEMRA has targeted the channel. On July 2, the regulatory body suspended its license for airing a current affairs program on the grounds that its license only permits the broadcasting of entertainment. Similarly, in June 2019, the regulatory authority issued a notice to analyst Najam Sethi for his comments about the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a 24NewsHD talk show. The Pakistani authoritiestook 24NewsHDand its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan in April, 2019. Suspension of broadcast licenses and unnecessary interference with broadcast news content are some of the frequent actions by PEMRA, which has already been threatened by the Lahore High Court in July for not restoring the program. The PFUJ Secretary General Rana Muhammad Azeem said: “The PFUJ is alarmed that the PEMRA’s politically motivated shutdown of 24NewsHD may lead to unemployment of hundreds of media workers of the Channel during the Covid-19. If somebody does unlawful activities, he/she should be held account. Booking the CEO of the Channel and suspending license is not the appropriate action.” The IFJ said: “The suspension of the license may lead to the closure of the channel permanently thereby making hundreds of journalists jobless. It also makes the livelihood of the journalists and their families associated with the channel difficult during the pandemic. The IFJ urges the PEMRA to reverse the suspension order immediately and to ease the process of changing the license type.” 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 पत्रकारलाई धम्की दिइएकोमा महासंघको विरोध24 Oct, 2016 अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगका निलम्बित प्रमुख आयुक्त लोकमानसिंह कार्कीको विषयमा समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा राजधानी दैनिकका सम्पादक राजन शर्मा, समाचार सम्पादक गणेश वस्नेत र वरिष्ठ समाचारदाता टपेन्द्र कार्कीलाई अज्ञात फोनबाट धम्की दिइएको समाचारप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । २०७३ कात्तिक ७ गते साँझ राजधानी दैनिकमा फोन गरी लगातार धम्की दिइएको समाचार सम्पादक बस्नेतले जनाएका छन् । अज्ञात नम्बरबाट राजधानी दैनिकको ‘ल्याण्डलाइन’ मा फोन गरी पहिले सम्पादक शर्मालाइ र पुनः फोन गरी प्रेस चौतारीका अध्यक्ष समेत रहेका समाचार सम्पादक बस्नेत एवं वरिष्ठ समाचारदाता कार्कीलाई ‘ज्यान प्यारो भए कार्कीको विषयमा कुनै नकारात्मक समाचार नलेख्नु’ भनी एउटै भाषा प्रयोग गरी धम्की दिइएको बताइएको छ । महासंघ यस घट्नाको घोर भत्र्सना गर्र्दै दोषीलाई तत्काल कानुनी दायरामा लिई कारबाही अघि बढाउन तथा पत्रकार र सञ्चारमाध्यमलाई निर्भयपूर्वक काम गर्ने वातावरण बनाउन सरकारसँग 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, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download