10+ hour, 16+ min ago   (939+ words) ISLAMABAD — Eight journalists and media workers faced death threats, physical intimidation, attacks on their homes, or legal pressure across Pakistan during August 2026, according to a Freedom Network report released on September 11. The documented cases ranged from threats against journalists and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (853+ words) Why it matters: Yousfi’s detention followed an online smear campaign and brought the number of journalists imprisoned in Tunisia in cases connected to their work to four, according to CPJ. His case adds to concerns that financial-crime allegations are being…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1322+ words) This week’s Tracker shows how pressure on journalism can move rapidly from the street to the courtroom, and from visible intimidation to surveillance that most reporters never see. Journalists were detained, assaulted, threatened with costly legal action, restricted from reaching…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1462+ words) PALESTINE — Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Abdulrahman Abdul Karim Mohammed Hassan, 39, during a raid in Bethlehem. No charges or grounds for his detention were publicly disclosed. (WAFA, August 19, 2026) Why it matters: The arrest highlights the risks Palestinian journalists face during…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (811+ words) ISLAMABAD — The Human Rights Council of Pakistan has condemned the detentions of journalist Razi Tahir and Kashmiri poet and journalist Ahmad Farhad, demanding that authorities disclose the legal basis for holding them and ensure their access to lawyers and the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (849+ words) KARACHI — Journalists, editors, digital media practitioners, artists, academics and human rights defenders have agreed to establish a national alliance to challenge growing restrictions on freedom of expression in Pakistan. The agreement was reached at a roundtable convened by the Human…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (702+ words) BETHLEHEM — Israeli forces arrested Palestinian journalist Abdulrahman Abdul Karim Mohammed Hassan during an early Wednesday raid in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. WAFA, citing a Palestinian security source, reported that troops…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1507+ words) ISLAMABAD — At 7:30 on a winter morning, 34-year-old video journalist Imran Khokhar is already on his aging motorcycle, heading toward Islamabad's Seventh Avenue. The assignment desk wants him there for a live weather report. He has not had breakfast. His salary,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1536+ words) This edition of Pakistan Media Monitor brings together the most significant developments between August 4 and 17, examining not only what happened but what these developments mean for journalists, news organizations, policymakers, researchers, and Pakistan’s wider media environment. The measures drew criticism…...