by SAMSN Admin | Nov 4, 2016 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the killing of a journalist in an explosion in Helmand province, in southern Afghanistan on Friday, November 4. The IFJ demands...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2016 | Impunity, India, Release
Thousands of journalists across the country on Wednesday observed ‘International Day against Impunity on crimes against Journalists’ by observing two minutes silence to commemorate the memory of the journalists killed on the line of duty following the call given by...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2016 | Impunity, India, Pakistan, Release
The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN), together with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), today issued a stern call to governments in the region to make greater efforts to address toxic levels of impunity that continue to blight journalism and...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 30, 2016 | Impunity
Number of journalists killed since 2005: 73 Prosecutions: 0 Most Vulnerable: Small town and rural journalists India is the largest democracy in the world, with a robust judiciary and vibrant, independent media. Yet, its dismal record of punishing the murderers of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 30, 2016 | Impunity
Number of journalists killed since 2005: 102 Prosecutions: 3 One journalist killed every two months on average Most Dangerous: Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and FATA Pakistan has long been among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with 102...
