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'Campaign of fear' drives Pakistan's journalists to self-censorship as pressure mounts ahead of General Election

With the Pakistan General Elections just a month away, journalists in Pakistan claim a "campaign of fear" is being run "against anyone criticising the establishment" especially the military

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index; among worst offenders in Asia Pacific for graft, press freedom

India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region

Gauri Lankesh murder: Coverage shows complete disregard for journalistic principles as 'outrage' replaces objectivity

Much of the reportage and opinions around Gauri Lankesh's death were based on presuppositions that the Right-wing was behind her murder even before any arrests were made or FIR was filed in the case

Gauri Lankesh murder: India turning more unsafe for journalists with govt unwilling to act, suggests data

Even as many are comparing the murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru on Tuesday with the killing of Kannada writer, scholar and rationalist MM Kalburgi two years ago, her death threw sharply into focus, yet again, the ever increasing perils of being a journalist in India.

Journalist watchdog CPJ calls for probe into death of scribe who was set on fire in UP

A US-based journalists watchdog has called for an investigation into the death of a freelance journalist who died of burn injuries at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh this week.

Four of Al Jazeera's journalists held in Egypt after hotel broadcast

Four Al Jazeera journalists have been arrested in Egypt, the station said on Monday, after the Interior Ministry accused the Qatar-based channel of broadcasting illegally from a hotel suite with a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.