by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Uttar Pradesh police initiated a criminal investigation against independent news- website The Wire and three journalists Rana Ayyub, Saba Naqvi, and Mohammed Zubair on June 15 for sharing a video. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
An investigation by media freedom organizations has highlighted the police investigation failures following the murder of senior journalist Zubair Mujahid on November 2007. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Intimidating journalist Sajeeva Wijeweera to disclose sources, a violation of the Right to Information Act and a threat to media freedom – Free Media Movement The Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has complained with the Galle Police Headquarters...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Sulabh Srivastava, a journalist affiliated with the private television channel ABP News, died a day after he filed complaints to Uttar Pradesh Police seeking protection. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates, Indian Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 17, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Release
Mina Khairi, a 27-year-old presenter of Ariana News, who was seriously injured in targeted explosion on June 3 in Kabul, later died in hospital the same day. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate the Afghan Independent...
