Pakistan
Journalist safety laws remain 'on paper', Freedom Network report warns
A Freedom Network report says Pakistan's journalist protection laws risk staying on paper as commissions lack powers, staff and easy complaint routes.
Press freedom
All The Indus Compass coverage of press freedom: 3 stories.
Sindh
Iqrar ul Hassan handed to NCCIA on remand after night raid
Anchor Iqrar ul Hassan was produced in a Karachi court under a PECA case and handed to the NCCIA on four-day remand, a day after his family said he vanished.
Middle East
Gaza photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top Bayeux war prize
Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda won the Bayeux war correspondents' photography prize and the public vote for his Gaza work, 'What War Leaves Behind'.