by SAMSN Admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Sajid Hussain, a Pakistani journalist granted political asylum in Sweden in 2017, is reported as missing. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Svenska Journalistförbundet (SJF) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Access to Information, Censorship, India, Release
The Supreme Court of India ordered media to only refer to, publish and broadcast the official version of the information on the health crisis, citing a need to avoid inaccuracies and widespread panic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Censorship, India, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over attempts by the Union government to resort to backdoor censorship of media covering COVID-19 by urging the Supreme Court to issue direction “to prevent fake and inaccurate reporting, whether intended or not,...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Labour rights, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
विश्वव्यापी महामारीका रुपमा फैलिएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड–१९) को संक्रमणले नेपाल पनि उच्च जोखिममा देखिएपछि नेपाल सरकारले कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण थप फैलिन नदिन यही चैत ११ गतेदेखि ‘लकडाउन’ लागु गरेको थियो र आइतबारको मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकले ‘लकडाउन’ चैत २५ गतेसम्म लम्ब्याउने...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Azhar-ul Haq Wahid, a reporter with Channel Five TV and the newspaper Khabrain was released on bail after more than two months in jail for criticising the Pakistani government on social media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the...
