by SAMSN Admin | Apr 23, 2020 | India, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
Expressing profound concern over the trolling of Tongam Rina, Associate Editor of The Arunachal Times, the Indian Journalists Union joins its colleagues in Arunachal Pradesh in demanding legal action against online abusers at the earliest, following filing of an FIR...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Access to Information, Censorship, Human Rights, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Threat
Police in Srinagar filed separate First Information Reports (FIR) against Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra and journalist Gowhar Geelani and questioned special correspondent Peerzada Ashiq. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Access to Information, Bangladesh, Censorship, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the Digital Security Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses grave concern over the misuse of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Economic pressure, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
After years of industrial conflict, Jang and Geo employees continue to work without pay. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) call on Jang and Geo Group’s administration to immediately...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Around 3,500 jurists, academicians, actors, artists, writers have protested against the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government for filing criminal charges under a First Information Report (FIR) against The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan. The International Federation of...
