{"id":21938,"date":"2024-11-29T09:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=21938"},"modified":"2024-11-29T09:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:39:04","slug":"condemnation-of-the-arrest-of-matiullah-jan-and-the-terrorism-case-filed-against-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=21938","title":{"rendered":"Condemnation of the Arrest of Matiullah Jan and the Terrorism Case Filed Against Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FB_IMG_1732871419056.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FB_IMG_1732871419056.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/FB_IMG_1732871419056-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad :&nbsp;&nbsp; The International Federation of Digital Media Journalists** strongly condemns the recent arrest of senior journalist Matiullah Jan and the baseless terrorism case filed against him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matiullah Jan&#8217;s arrest is a grave attack on press freedom and a blatant violation of the fundamental rights and freedom of expression guaranteed under the Constitution of Pakistan. Accusing a journalist of terrorism is an attempt to tarnish their professional credibility and seems to be part of a larger conspiracy to silence independent voices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Journalism is a sacred profession that plays a vital role in promoting truth and transparency in society. Threatening journalists or levying false allegations against them goes against the principles of democracy and the rule of law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>International Federation of Digital Media Journalists<\/strong> demands the following:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Immediate release of Matiullah Jan.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Withdrawal of the fabricated terrorism case against him.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring the safety and protection of journalists, enabling them to perform their duties without fear or intimidation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>We also call upon global journalistic organizations, human rights institutions, and civil society to raise their voices on this matter and stand united for the protection of journalists&#8217; rights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>International Federation of Digital Media Journalists<\/strong> stands firmly for press freedom and will continue to speak out against any actions that seek to undermine it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad :&nbsp;&nbsp; The International Federation of Digital Media Journalists** strongly condemns the recent arrest of senior journalist Matiullah Jan and the baseless terrorism case filed against him.&nbsp; Matiullah Jan&#8217;s arrest&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":21939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[285,1110,2004,706,1897,844],"class_list":["post-21938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-ict-police","tag-journalists-health-insurance","tag-journalists-rights-violation","tag-national-press-club-npc-islamabad","tag-press-information-department-pid","tag-supreme-court-of-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21940,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21938\/revisions\/21940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}