CPJ, partners urge Pakistan to halt arbitrary deportations of Afghan journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

CPJ, partners urge Pakistan to halt arbitrary deportations of Afghan journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, May 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists, alongside PEN International and 13 partner organizations, has issued a joint statement urging Pakistan’s government to immediately halt the arbitrary mass deportation of Afghan journalists and other nationals at risk of Taliban persecution. The statement expresses grave concern over Pakistan’s “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” which was publicly announced on October 3, 2023. The …

PEN International calls on govt to halt mass deportations of Afghans from Pakistan

Urges int'l community to continue to provide safety to at-risk Afghans who fled Taliban’s persecution.

Cultural, Media Organizations Urge Pakistan to Halt Afghan Deportations – KabulNow

More than a dozen Afghan cultural and media organizations have jointly urged the Pakistani government to immediately stop the mass deportation of Afghan refugees, warning that the forced returns are putting thousands of lives at serious risk. The post Cultural, Media Organizations Urge Pakistan to Halt Afghan Deportations appeared first on KabulNow.

CPJ, partners call on Pakistan to immediately halt deportation of Afghan journalists

A coalition of journalist rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists and PEN International, has called on the Pakistani government to immediately suspend the deportation of Afghan journalists, citing grave risks to those fleeing Taliban persecution. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, May 28, the undersigned organizations renewed their call for Pakistan to halt its “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” a policy annou…

More than a dozen international and domestic cultural and media organizations have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the “arbitrary mass deportations” of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. The statement, released yesterday (Wednesday, June 27), states that writers, artists, journalists, and human rights defenders will continue to face serious threats, including arbitrary detention, torture, and imprisonment, if deported to Afghanistan.

Pakistan asked to halt mass Afghan deportations

An association of writers has urged the Pakistan government to immediately halt the mass deportation of Afghans.