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Press Statement Pakistan: Broadcaster Geo TV blocked & relocated after reporting editor arrest16 Mar, 2020 Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ordered cable operators to relocate Geo TV’s broadcast on March 13 in apparent retaliation for the network’s coverage of the arrest of its editor in chief. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) urges the authority to lift its order. Just a day after the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the Jang and Geo Group, Mir Shakilur Rahman, PEMRA issued a show-cause notice on March 13 to Geo News for “airing unipolarity of views in its news bulletin and programmes” and for discussing “under investigation/trial matters barred under PEMRA laws”. A separate PEMRA order also requested cable operators to block the Geo TV broadcast or move the channel to last on the list of channels. PEMRA accuse Geo TV’s bulletins of biased in the reporting of the arrest of Mir Shakilur Rahman by Pakistan’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB). A show-cause notice ordered Geo to appear for a hearing on March 20. Geo News, director news Rana Jawad confirmed the link between the arrest and attempted shutdown of Geo TV’s broadast. “This is a manifestation of the conspiracy to shut down, silence and end media,” he said. Geo has said that the channel was blocked without any notice or explanation from Pemra, government, or military. The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) condemned the relocation of Geo News and that the action had been taken by Pemra without assigning a reason or giving it a hearing. PBA demanded Pemra restore the channel immediately and specify any complaint against the channel or if it had violated the code of conduct. The PFUJ said it talked to PEMRA and the prime minister’s adviser from the Federal Information Ministry, Dr Firdaus Ashiq Awan, who denied issuing any directive was given to block the broadcaster. Cable operators have allegedly been threatened with legal action if the order is not complied with yet some local cable operators had still refused to comply to the PEMRA order. As a result, the Geo’s broadcast has only been partially blocked or relocated in some parts of Pakistan. While it said PEMRA was within its rights to pursue action, PFUJ said: “We understand that this may affect the rights of the media workers associated with the said news channels. We stand by them and will do everything to restore the affected channels as soon as possible.” The IFJ said: “The blocking of Geo TV is a clear and blatant abuse of power and censorship of a key media outlet for covering an issue in the public interest. IFJ calls for a prompt investigation into the legality of such an order and PEMRA is strongly urged to revoke the restrictions on Geo TV with immediate effect.” 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 नेपाल ः कोरोनाको समाचार संकलन र सम्प्रेषण सुरक्षित ढंगबाट गर्नुपर्नेमा पत्रकार महासंघको ध्यानाकर्षण24 Mar, 2020 विश्वभर कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण फैलिरहेको र नेपालमा समेत कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमित पुष्टि भएको सन्दर्भमा समाचार संकलन र सम्प्रेषणको गहन दायित्व बोकेका पत्रकारहरूलाई सुरक्षित ढंगबाट काम गर्ने वातावरण निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने विषयमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यार्कषण भएको छ । सरकार र सम्बन्धित पक्षले कुनै पनि समाचार वा सूचना प्रवाह गर्न भिडभाडसहितको पत्रकार सम्मेलन नगरी आधिकारिक सामाजिक सञ्जाल, संचारमाध्यम वा प्रेस विज्ञाप्तिको माध्यमबाट गर्न महासंघ आग्रह गर्दछ । पत्रकार सम्मेलन गर्नै परे पूर्वसतर्कताका सम्पूर्ण उपायहरु अवलम्बन गर्न आग्रह गर्दछ । साथै, महासंघ पत्रकार र संचारमाध्यमले पनि आफूलाई पूर्ण सुरक्षित राख्दै आधिकारिक रुपमा पुष्टि भएका समाचार सामग्री मात्र सम्प्रेषण गर्न आग्रह गर्दछ । भ्रमपूर्ण र अफवाह फैलने कुनै पनि सामग्री संप्रेषण नगर्न महासंघ आग्रह 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, 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