Tag Archives: Freedom of the press

An Afghan journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Friday, the fifth journalist to be killed in the country in the past two months, a local spokesman said Friday. According to Associated Press, Bismillah Adil Aimak was driving near Feroz Koh, the provincial capital of Ghor, on his way …

Islamabad, Pakistan – Rights groups have demanded information about the whereabouts of a prominent Pakistani journalist, known for his criticism of the country’s powerful army, after he reportedly disappeared on Tuesday. Police said Matiullah Jan was last seen outside a government school in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Tuesday morning. …