JournalismPakistan.com | Published March 09, 2013
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The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum are to support the International Friends of Media Alliance on Safety, a new coalition that will work to protect journalists in Pakistan.
“Pakistan is a complex media environment and to end the killings and violence against journalists, a concerted effort is needed from all players in the country’s media, state and civil society,” said Cherilyn Ireton, Executive Director of the World Editors Forum.
The international alliance of over a dozen global media defence organizations will back local media and journalist support groups, united under the Pakistan Coalition of Media on Safety.
The partnership was the result of a two-day international conference on the safety of journalists that culminated with the promise of unified support to Pakistan’s embattled media.
Research by media watchdog Intermedia Pakistan, in collaboration with the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), found that 90 journalists have been murdered in the country since 2000 - with at least 70 murders taking place in the last five years alone. Hundreds more journalists have been attacked, injured, kidnapped, arrested and intimidated.
With the exception of the murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002, there have been no prosecutions or convictions in relation to any of these cases, with a culture of impunity devastating the media landscape.
"The establishment of a national alliance is a big step forward in articulating a unified plan of action to stop the impunity and killings,” said Adnan Rehmat, Executive Director at Intermedia Pakistan. “It is important that the international coalition mobilizes with the right kind of support to make a difference on the ground, and in saving lives."
Pakistan is one of the pilot countries for the United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists.
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