RIUJ protests fake cases against Naushahro Feroz journalists
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 24 February 2018
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Journalists protested in Islamabad against fake cases filed against their colleagues in Naushahro Feroz. The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists organized the event, calling for justice and government accountability.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Journalists on Saturday protested the fake cases registered against Naushahro Feroz (Sindh) journalist Maluk Abbasi and others and called for dropping them immediately.
The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) organized the protest which was led by Afzal Butt, President Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ).
Addressing the protesters, he said that a landlord occupied a graveyard and the locals there protested this. The journalists there reported the protest and fake cases were filed against them.
Journalists across the country held similar protests.
Butt called on the chief justice to take notice of this and urged the Sindh government to drop the cases.
President RIUJ Mubarak Zeb Khan, Secretary General Ali Raza Alvi, and President of National Press Club also addressed the crowd.
They said that such actions of the Sindh government would not be taken lying down.
Key Points
- RIUJ organized a protest against fake cases in Islamabad.
- Maluk Abbasi and other journalists are targeted with false accusations.
- Protesters demanded the Sindh government drop the cases.
- The protest received support from journalists nationwide.
- Leaders urged the chief justice to intervene in the matter.
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