by SAMSN Admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Politics, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over restrictions imposed on the media and journalists in Kashmir, which is under unprecedented lockdown since August 5. With all means of communication including basic, mobile telephones and internet services...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Attack, Media Rights Violations, News, Release, Sri Lanka
Two Sri Lankan army spies were charged with serious assault on a journalist and his wife as they drove to work in January 2009. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) welcome the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Harassment, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, News, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
A journalist was obstructed from reporting on a Sri Lankan Air Force Commander’s visit to a Buddhist monastery in Kandy on Sunday, July 21. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | India, Labour rights, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Release
The National Democratic Alliance has introduced two labour codes that threaten journalism by abolishing the wage board and removing the Working Journalist Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supports its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Pakistan’s private broadcaster Geo News was forced off air and its channel number abruptly changed in many parts of the country during Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to the US. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this media blockage...
