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'''Sohail Sangi''' is a senior journalist and activist of leftist movement in Pakistan. Presently working with [[Daily Dawn]]. visiting faculty of Mass Communication Department, [[University of Sindh]]. |
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Sohail was born in village [[Janjhi]] of [[Tharparkar]] district in 1953. He did his M.A in Englsih from [[University of Sindh]] Jamshoro in seventies. He was activist of left wing students organisation [[Sindh National Students Federation]] during student life. |
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He joined journalism in mid seventies. He was one of the pioneer of [[Daily Sindh News]] which was published under the editorship of [[Shaikh Aziz]] in 1975 and later, also worked with [[Daily Ibrat]], [[Daily Safeer]], [[Daily Awami Awaz]], and [[Daily Kawish]]. |
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Also worked with weekly [[Bedari]] and weekly [[Sachai]] with [[Ali Hassan]]. |
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He was founder of [[Daily Awami Awaz]] the first computerised newspaper of Sindhi language and [[Weekly Arsee]]. Sangi wrote and translated half a dozen books on different topics. |
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His reputation is for pioneer of resistance journalism in Sindh. |
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Sangi was arrested in July 1980 and he along with [[Jam Saqi]], [[Prof Jamal Naqvi]], [[Badar Abro]], [[Kamal Warsi]] and [[Shabbir Shar]] was tried by Special Military court in 1982-83 for bringing socialist revolution in Pakistan. He was declared Prisoner of Conscience by [[Amnesty International]] in 1984. Later was released in 1985. After his releaded he joined [[Daily Aftab]] Hyderabad edited by vetran journalist [[Shaikh Ali Mohammed]]. |
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Apart from other contribution, he brought progressive activists in Sindhi media which changed the colour and flavour of this media. |
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He had been freelance contributor of [[BBC Urdu]]. |
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== Reference == |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/news/story/2005/06/031021_zameen_mari_gas.shtml |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2005/08/050801_lb_polls_sind_zs.shtml |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/news/story/2005/06/031023_zameen_water_sindh.shtml |
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http://www.dawn.com/2007/04/12/fea.htm |
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http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/05/ed.htm |
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http://www.dawn.com/2009/01/20/ed.htm |
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* Book Zameer ke Qaidi in Urdu compiled by Nisar Hussain and Jam Saqi |
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* Sindh Ji Shagrid Tahreek ( Students Movement in Sindh) |
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* Peoples initiative for their rights in Urdu |
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* Jail Dairy of Badar Abro |
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* Jail Dairy of Shabbir Shar |
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