Civil society groups denied registration while journalists and activists are being silenced Published at 01.03.2019 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure surveillance HRD detained HRD killing censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Lack of accountability for Pashtun rights protesters killed and injured in North Waziristan Published at 04.07.2019 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment surveillance excessive force enforced disappearance killing of protestors time,place restrictions censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Blogger Murdered in Pakistan Published at 11.07.2016 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance killing of journalist prevention of protest protest disruption excessive force Read more
Authorities in Pakistan shut down critical women's rights group Published at 02.11.2016 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption office raid CSO closure intimidation harassment HRD detained HRD killing negative court ruling bureaucratic restriction censorship surveillance non state actors Read more
Little room for dissent in Pakistan: Civic freedoms under constant attack Published at 12.05.2017 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption release of HRDs harassment attack on journalist public vilification enforced disappearance killing of journalist killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction non state actors Read more
Sounding the alarm over sharp increase in enforced disappearances Published at 08.01.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment Read more
Human rights activists abducted and ill-treated for protesting against illegal occupation of lakes Published at 25.01.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on HRD torture/ill-treatment political interference intimidation harassment environmental rights protest Read more
Pashtun protests continue despite pressure from authorities Published at 01.05.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship funding restriction attack on HRD CSO closure intimidation harassment surveillance protest enforced disappearance political interference censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
Blatant attempts to manipulate elections and assault civic freedoms, says Pakistani civil society Published at 23.07.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women attack on HRD intimidation harassment surveillance attack on journalist torture/ill-treatment political interference journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Civil society says shutting down of international NGOs an ‘attack on civic freedoms’ Published at 17.10.2018 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship women CSO closure minority groups travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation killing of journalist censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists disappeared or arrested in Pakistan while media faces restrictions and threats Published at 08.01.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women intimidation HRD detained excessive force enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Pashtun activists targeted amid pandemic while press increasingly muzzled in Pakistan Published at 12.05.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women minority groups harassment HRD killing protest political interference censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Activists and journalists facing harassment, being forcibly disappeared or killed in Pakistan Published at 21.08.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation enforced disappearance killing of journalist torture/ill-treatment journalist detained Read more
Targeting of human rights defenders and enforced disappearances in Pakistan continue Published at 14.12.2020 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance harassment HRD prosecuted Read more
Attacks on Aurat March, minorities and critics highlight shrinking space for dissent in Pakistan Published at 02.04.2021 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women minority groups intimidation harassment HRD detained protest public vilification prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law Read more
Unrelenting assault on the media and other civic freedoms in Pakistan Published at 01.07.2021 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling minority groups harassment attack on journalist HRD detained criminal defamation torture/ill-treatment censorship HRD prosecuted Read more
Civil society slams harassment of journalists, proposed media law, stifling of protests in Pakistan Published at 28.09.2021 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest enforced disappearance prevention of protest journalist detained Read more
Pakistani journalists, activists remain at risk while new restrictions against online dissent passed Published at 03.03.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: women intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD killing public vilification torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalists and critics continue to be targeted despite political transition in Pakistan Published at 16.08.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption harassment attack on journalist excessive force enforced disappearance restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Authorities in Pakistan continue harassment of journalists, persecution of activists and stifling of protests Published at 31.12.2022 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption minority groups harassment excessive force criminal defamation protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Pakistan: Authorities bring terrorism charges against protesters, arrest the opposition and target the media Published at 24.05.2023 Country Pakistan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force criminal defamation enforced disappearance internet restriction killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained Read more
