by SAMSN Admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Vinay Tiwari, a journalist working for local Hindi news website Bundelkhand Times, was seriously injured in an attack allegedly by the family of Dhaurra village head and a number of other assailants in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The International Federation...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 10, 2020 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
G. Moses, a reporter for Tamilian TV, has been hacked to death in the western suburb of Kundrathru, Tamil Nadu, allegedly for his coverage of illegal land grabbing in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the journalist’s brutal attack...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2020 | Afghanistan, Alert, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Yama Siawash, former TOLO news television journalist in Afghanistan was killed on November 7 in the targeted explosion in Makrorayan-e-Char area of Kabul. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) are...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 6, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Media columnist and social media activist Bayazid Kharoti, who was reported ‘missing’ since November 4, had actually been arrested in Quetta on charges of meddling in the work of police. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The National Union of Journalists (India) strongly condemns the illegal arrest of noted journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network Arnab Goswami. The forcible entry of the Mumbai police into the residence of Mr Goswami without serving him any prior...
