DAY 4: FC’s attack on Balochistan’s fearless Press
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar Following the forced closure of Daily Aassap, FC troops had laid a siege of the offices of Daily Balochistan Express and Daily Azadi, two prominent independent newspapers from this backward Province of Balochistan. It is the fourth consecutive day that the FC troops laid the siege, checking and intimidating the staff … Read more
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DAY 3: Khakis Press, Repress, Suppress
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on August 23, 2009 · 3 Comments
By Malik Siraj Akbar The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel continued the siege of the offices of Daily Balochistan Express and Daily Azadi on the third consecutive day on Friday. The siege included body search and intense questioning of the newspapers’ staff members on their arrival at and departure from the office. They had blocked the … Read more
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