World Press Freedom Index
Middle East-North Africa most dangerous for journalists, says RSF’s 2021 press freedom index
Press freedoms in almost 75% of the 180 countries evaluated in the index have significantly declined. This has been aggravated by the COVID-19 outbreak which many countries have used as justification for exercising more control over the news media
Rights groups demand probe into mysterious death of woman journalist in Pakistan
Shaheena Baloch was the editor of Baloch magazine Daz Gohar and an anchor at the Pakistan Television Network – Bolan wing. As per her family members, her death may be a case of “honor killing” involving her husband
Torture of journalists triggers protests in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan State
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in a statement called it completely unacceptable for representatives of the security forces to commit acts of torture against journalists reporting from the region