Turkey steps up attacks on press freedom

Feb 14, 2022

Nicosia [Cyprus], February 14 : The Turkish government, under autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been suppressing press freedom in the country and has...

Pakistan: Quetta Press Club faces new restrictions amidst press freedom concerns in Balochistan

Aug 29, 2024

In what is being seen as a move to further restrict freedom of speech, the Quetta Press Club in Pakistan has been directed not...

Pakistan slips further on World Press Freedom Index

May 04, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 : Pakistan has dropped further on the list of countries in terms of protection of journalists, according to Reporters Without...

Restrictions on press freedom undermine Pakistan's image: Blinken

May 04, 2022

Washington [US], May 4 : On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said restrictions on freedom of...

CJI Ramana says freedom of press is a sacrosanct Constitutional right

Dec 29, 2021

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 : Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana on Wednesday said that freedom of the press is a sacrosanct...

Spreading rumours not a part of press freedom, says Prakash Javadekar

Feb 07, 2021

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 : Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that he always wanted press freedom but...