by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A Kashmiri editor was arrested in a late night raid on his home in Srinagar on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly criticise the circumstances of the raid and the misuse of law as yet...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, India, Killing, News, Release
India’s increasing spate of attacks and murders of media workers has prompted a direct call to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent action into India’s poor record on journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates,...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Attack, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
The president of Karachi Press Club (KPC) was punched and pushed from a chair by a politician from Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during a live TV broadcast on June 24. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement has released a letter written to Hon Minister of Justice & Prison Reform on revision of laws relating to false news distribution and hate speech Read the letter here
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, News, Release, Sri Lanka
Read English statement here Read Sinhala statement here
