South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: October, 2017
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on November 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
Afghan journalist injured, security killed in attack
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the attack on the head of a television channel in Baghlan province in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, October 12. The IFJ...
Journalist threatened and assaulted for seeking information in Afghanistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the assault on a journalist by the public health official in Helmand province of Afghanistan on September 23. The IFJ demands...
IFJ, SAMSN call for end to internet shutdowns
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) express serious concern over the growing trend of internet shutdowns in South Asia and call on governments to stop internet shutdowns. Internet shutdowns is an act...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: June 2017
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on July 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
Private company guards assault journalists in Afghanistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the assault on two television journalists in Surkhrud district of Nangrahar province in eastern Afghanistan on June 13. The IFJ...
Journalists among victims in Kabul bomb explosion
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemn the brutal attack in Kabul today, May 31, which saw at least two media staff killed and 11 other media staff injured. The IFJ and AIJA...
Afghan provincial governor cuts off interview and detains TV journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in criticizing the actions of the provincial governor of Baghlan, who walked away from an interview with journalists and then ordered their...
Suicide attackers target Afghanistan’s state broadcaster
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the deadly suicide attack on the Afghanistan Public Radio and Television (RTA) station at Jalalabad city in Nangrahar province on...
New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17 report released
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day 2017 today by releasing “New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17”. The 15th edition of the annual report...
OTHER NEWS
Afghan journalist survives assassination attempt
Afghan journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi survived an assassination attempt in Helmand, Afghanistan on March 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned the assassination attempt on...
Attack on radio station in Afghanistan kills two journalists
In an attack on the offices of Radio Hamsada in Telagan, Afghanistan, on February 6, two journalists were killed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning this brutal...
Two killed in attack on radio station in Takhar, Afghanistan
On the evening of February 5, 2019, gunmen stormed office of local radio station Hamsada in the center of city of Talegan, provincial capital of Takhar Province. The unidentified gunmen killed two employees in their office. The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan...
Afghanistan: Concerns over media access to upcoming elections
As Afghanistan prepares to go to the polls on October 20, concerns have been raised about the access that provincial journalists will have at polling stations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists...
Photojournalist killed in targeted attack on election rally in Afghanistan
Photojournalist M Asif Hakimi was among 22 killed in a bomb blast on an election gathering in northern province of Takhar, Afghanistan on October 13. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Afghan Independent Journalists Association...
Two Afghan journalists killed, five injured in back-to-back suicide bombings
Two television journalists were killed and another five injured in a brutal twin blast in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on September 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in...
Taliban burn down radio and TV station in Ghazni, Afghanistan
Taliban attacks on Ghazni province in Afghanistan saw the incineration of a local radio and television station; and the death of media technician Mohammad Dawood on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the...