by SAMSN Admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU), in condemning several incidents of attacks on journalists and media workers during the general strike on Tuesday,...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing concerns over ongoing Government-ordered arbitrary blocking of Internet-based voice and messaging services. The Bangladesh Telecommunication...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expresses its strong concern over new press guidelines for Pakistan’s television and print media. The IFJ said the guidelines, created in reaction to the horrific...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the attack on a photojournalist during a demonstration in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, January 16. Asif Hassan, a 38-year-old photojournalist working for the Agence France Presse (AFP), was shot...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 19, 2015 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of a radio journalist in Afghanistan on Friday, January 16. According to reports, Aqil Mohammad Waqar, a 20-year-old journalist working with the Speenghar Radio in Nangarhar province,...
