Global Press Freedom Groups Warn Pakistan over Harassment of Exiled Afghan Journalists

Media groups urge Pakistan to halt deportations of Afghan journalists

Three international press freedom organizations have urged Pakistan to stop the arrest and deportation of Afghan journalists living in exile, warning that forced returns could put them at serious risk. In a letter to Pakistan’s prime minister, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the Journalists in Need Network expressed what they described as “grave concern” over the detention and deportation of Afghan…

Global press freedom groups warn Pakistan over harassment of exiled Afghan journalists

In a joint letter to Sharif, the organisations, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Free Press Unlimited (FPU), said that Afghan journalists who fled Afghanistan to escape persecution by the Taliban regime are now being targeted in Pakistan.

Press Freedom Groups Call on Pakistan to Halt Deportation of Afghan Journalists – KabulNow

Three major international press freedom organizations have called on the Pakistani government to immediately stop the arrests, harassment, and deportations of Afghan journalists living in the country and to uphold the principle of non-refoulement. The post Press Freedom Groups Call on Pakistan to Halt Deportation of Afghan Journalists appeared first on KabulNow.