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Press Statement Pakistan: Broadcaster blocked amid Prime Minister visit to Washington29 Jul, 2019 Pakistan’s private broadcaster Geo News was forced off air and its channel number abruptly changed in many parts of the country during Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the US. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this media blockage and calls on the authorities to end the restrictions on press freedom. The blockage began on July 21, just hours before Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistani army chief general Qamar Javed Bajwa and the head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) lieutenant general Faiz Hameed arrived in Washington D.C. for an official visit. According to the broadcaster’s managing director Azhar Abbas, the channel was blocked without any notice or explanation from the country’s media regulator, government, or military. This is not the first time Geo News has been put under political pressure. On July 1, Geo News was forced to pull off an interview with Pakistan’s former president within minutes of commencing broadcast, drawing criticism of high level interference and attempt at controlling Pakistan’s media. Last year, the channel was blocked in major parts of the country, including Karachi, Lahore and Multan. On February 1 journalists from Geo News staged a protest in newsrooms across Pakistan demanding unpaid salaries of over three months. The issue remains on-going. “Pakistani media is going through an extremely tough time with increased pressure from anti-democratic forces that are trying to silence the media,” said Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) president GM Jamali in a statement. Earlier this month, privately owned channels Capital TV, 24 News HD and Abb Tak were also taken off air after broadcasting an “unedited live telecast” of an opposition politician. The IFJ said: “Blocking Geo News from broadcasting is a clear indication that censorship remains a serious issue in Pakistan. Combined with all other recent developments against media freedom, we are concerned Pakistan’s media is increasingly faced with restrictions by its government. We condemn such developments and demand authorities to rectify the situation.” 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, 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
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Press Statement बिना अवरोध समाचार संकलनको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न माग04 Jul, 2017 कीर्तिपुरस्थित अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट मैदानमा जारी एसियन प्रिमियर लीगको समाचार संकलनमा आज असार १९ गते पुगेका जनता टिभीका पत्रकार मदन ढुंगाना र सुमन चापागाईलाई आयोजक एसियन क्रिकेट फेडरेसनले समाचार संकलनमा रोक लगाएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । जनता टिभीका महाप्रबन्धक लक्ष्मण हुमागाइका अनुसार हिजो प्रसारण भएको समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर आयोजक एसियन क्रिकेट फेडरेसनले नियोजित रुपमै जनता टिभीलाई समाचार संकलनमा रोक लगाएको जानकारी दिनुभयो । जनताको सुसूचित हुने अधिकारका लागि खटिएका पत्रकारमाथि समाचार संकलनमा बन्देज गरिनु आफैमा खेदजनक छ । महासंघ जनताको सुसूचित हुने अधिकारको सम्मान गर्न र बिना अवरोध समाचार संकलनको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित पक्षसंग 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, 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