Newsroom

 Published last month:  Taliban authorities detained TOLOnews journalists Imran Danish and Mansoor Niazi in Kabul, raising international concern about press freedom in Afghanistan.

 Published last month:  Information Minister Tarar suspended federal ads to Suno News after it laid off 160+ staff, urging provinces to withhold ads until dues are paid.

 Published last month:  Layoffs at international and Pakistani news outlets are accelerating digital restructuring and shifting editorial priorities toward subscriptions, AI-assisted workflows and cost-cutting.

 Published last month:  Journalist Imtiaz Chandio faces a terrorism FIR in Sindh after social media criticism of the SPSC, prompting concerns over use of penal laws against journalists.

 Published last month:  Doxxing is the public release of private information online without consent, threatening journalists, activists and public figures in Pakistan and beyond.

 Published last month:  The Tracker documents censorship and legal, economic pressure on journalists and media in Pakistan and beyond, with arrests, surveillance and growing regulation.

 Published last month:  Niger's junta has suspended nine French media, including AFP and France 24, citing national security concerns and raising alarm over press freedoms.

 Published last month:  Bahrain detained 41 people accused of links to Iran's IRGC in a sweep rights groups say tightens media controls and escalates pressure on journalists amid unrest.

 Published last month:  Quetta journalist Maqbool Ahmed Jaffar was produced before a judicial magistrate and remanded to the Federal Investigation Agency for two days amid inquiries.

 Published last month:  Suno News dismissed 160 staff without April pay; closed its Quetta bureau and fired nine staff, triggering union protests and scrutiny of media employers.

 Published last month:  CPJ calls for an independent probe into the death of Rwandan YouTuber Aimable Karasira Uzaramba, who died during pre-release procedures amid reports of a medication overdose.

 Published last month:  A tribute song to slain journalist Arshad Sharif has renewed focus on his legacy after colleagues urged people to support his inactive YouTube channel.

 Published last month:  This brief highlights Pulitzer probes, Ted Turner's death, newsroom layoffs, legal crackdowns and AI debates affecting press freedom in Pakistan and beyond.

 Published last month:  Shaheen Sehbai is recovering after a four-hour brain surgery in the US to remove a tumor that affected his speech and breathing.

 Published last month:  PUJ warned Samaa News over feared layoffs and salary cuts linked to an evaluation process, threatening protests if staff are dismissed.

 Published last month:  Palki Sharma launched India Global Review, a digital-first platform delivering fact-based global news from an Indian perspective, backed by investors.

 Published last month:  Pakistan warns that nearly 20 percent of social media accounts may be fake, fueling fraud, harassment, and blackmail risks and complicating investigations as internet use expands.

 Published last month:  Pakistan considers provincial cybercrime bodies as online offences surge, straining the NCCIA after 154,000 complaints and amid 140 million internet users.

 Published last month:  A Senate panel was told 13 FIRs were filed against journalists, 11 cancelled; PECA 2025 routes cyber complaints to NCCIA while police handle other crimes.

 Published last month:  61 MEPs urged EU leaders to press Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza, warning that restricted media access undermines verification and endangers Palestinian reporters.

 Published last month:  Press freedom organizations renewed calls to free jailed Vietnamese writer Phạm Đoan Trang after Vietnam's low ranking in 2026 press freedom assessments.

 Published last month:  Study finds Indigenous journalists in seven Asian nations are underrepresented and face threats, censorship and economic exclusion covering land and environmental issues.

 Published last month:  Ted Turner, founder of CNN and a media pioneer, has died at 87; his launch of the first 24-hour news channel transformed global journalism.

 Published last month:  NCCIA Punjab arrested 13 people across several cities over alleged anti-state social media campaigns, seizing digital evidence and charging them under PECA.

 Published last month:  Anand RK and Suparna Sharma won the Pulitzer for illustrated reporting that exposed the human cost of cybercrime and cross-border digital surveillance.

 Published last month:  CPJ urges China to grant medical parole to jailed journalist Dong Yuyu, saying he needs urgent treatment for a possible lung tumor and related heart problems.

 Published last month:  Argentina eased restrictions on journalists' access to Casa Rosada after criticism, restoring broader but limited accreditation for presidential coverage.

 Published last month:  Reuters and AP won 2026 Pulitzers for investigations exposing government and tech firm abuses, highlighting the role of accountability journalism.