A group of British-based Pakistani journalists held a protest in London Thursday to call attention to what they say is a media crackdown by the Pakistani government. At least two news outlets have faced recent attacks after running criticism of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s decision to continue with a foreign trip as the floods hit.

Pakistani journalist and attorney Abid Hussain: “They’ve clamped down on a number of media outlets and shut them down so we can’t expose the bad governance and all these issues that are happening with regards to the lack of governance and the lack of help for these flood victims, and, of course, trying to portray what’s actually the true sentiment and feelings of the overseas Pakistanis and the Pakistanis at home. So this protest is actually against the government, against Zardari, against civilian dictatorship, in order to ensure that we have a free and democratic media in Pakistan and overseas.”