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Press Statement Journalist missing after house raided in Karachi10 Jul, 2017 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the disappearance of a journalist who was picked by a dozen men in plainclothes in the early hours of Sunday, July 9 in Karachi, Pakistan. The IFJ demands urgent action from government to ascertain his whereabouts and ensure his safe recovery. Abdullah Zafar, a staff reporter at The Nation daily, was taken away by over a dozen men in plainclothes who raided his family house at the Lawyers Society, Sacchal in Karachi. Zafarullah, the father of the missing journalist, said that the men arrived in three vehicles accompanied by two police vans. “Over a dozen personnel in plainclothes arrived at my home at late night,” he told The Nation. “After entering our home, they went to my son’s room and after a two-minute talk with him, they took him away.” The police, paramilitary force and counter-terrorism department have all denied carrying out the raid or detaining the journalist. The missing journalist’s family have accused the police of not registering the incident for investigation. The Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ) has condemned the disappearance and demanded that the concerned authorities to take notice to ensure the information about the whereabouts of the journalist. The IFJ said: “The IFJ is seriously concerned about the safety and wellbeing of journalist Abdullah Zafar, who was picked up by plainclothes personnel on July 9. It is a concerning trend in Pakistan for the security agencies to unlawfully detain journalists under false accusations. The IFJ demands urgent action from the Pakistan government to find out Zafar’s whereabouts and ensure his safe recovery.” The IFJ also notes that journalist Zeenat Shahzadi is still missing from Lahore, Pakistan, since August 2015 and the authorities have failed to ascertain her whereabouts. Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists who are subjected to frequent threats, attacks and killings. In 2017, three media staff have already been killed in Pakistan. 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 - 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
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई बदनाम गरिएकोमा महासंघको विरोध24 Jul, 2016 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ कालिकोट शाखाका सचिव रत्न कार्कीलाई प्रकाशित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर नेकपा माओवादी केन्द्रका जिल्ला कमिटि सदस्य खेमबहादुर सिंहले पत्रकार सम्मेलन गरी सचिव कार्कीको नामै किटान गरेर खेद प्रकट गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । साउन २ गते स्थानीय कर्णाली पाईला साप्ताहिकको रैबार स्तम्भमा प्रकाशित सामाग्रीलाई लिएर साउन ५ गते पत्रकार सम्मेलन गरेर पत्रकार कार्कीको बद्नाम गरिएको कालिकोट शाखाले जनाएको छ । प्रकाशित समाचारप्रति चित्त नबुझे वा कुनै गुनासो रेह त्यसउपर कानुनी उपचारका विकल्पलाई छाडेर पत्रकारलाई यसरी सार्वजनिकरूपमा बद्नाम गराउनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतमाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ पत्रकारलाई बद्नाम गराउने यस घटनाको कडा भत्र्सना गर्दै घटनाको छानबिन गरी सत्यतथ्य सार्वजनिक गर्न स्थानीय प्रशासनसँग माग गर्दछ । साथै, प्रेसको संवैधानिक अधिकारको सम्मान गर्न सम्बन्धित पाटीको पनि ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 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