by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The parents of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on May 2, a day before the World Press Freedom day, in an effort to reverse the Sindh High Court’s ruling that overturned the convictions of four men in murder of their...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2020 | Alert, Pakistan
Previously missing Sajid Hussain, 39, editor-in-chief of Balochistan Times was found dead in Sweden’s Uppsala on April 23. On May 1, Swedish police confirmed the dead body found in Fyris River outside Uppsala, was Hussain. The deceased journalist was last seen at 11am...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2020 | Release
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates launch the 18th edition of the South Asia Press Freedom Report – States of Control: Covid, Cuts and Impunity. The...
by SAMSN Admin | May 2, 2020 | South Asia
The IFJ will launch the 18th annual South Asia Press Freedom Report – States of Control: Covid, Cuts and Impunity at 07:00 (New Delhi time) on May 3, 2020. Our launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, themed “Journalism without Fear or Favour”. As part...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing since April 27 and was found dead two days later. The International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ) joins with its...
