by SAMSN Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics
Since the Indian government imposed Covid-19 restrictions on March 25, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has recorded 17 legal cases brought against journalists in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 9, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses profound concern over continuing harassment of journalists through filing of FIRs, be it senior journalist and TV anchor Vinod Dua in Delhi or Uttar Pradesh Fathepur district’s Vivek Mishra and Ajay Bhadauria. Though all three...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 5, 2020 | India, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) believes that in a vast democracy like India, where the freedom of expression is fortified within it’s Constitution, the freedom of the press to report without fear and favour should be properly protected. Any attempt to...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Sakal Media Group announced plans to close two of its publications leaving at least 45 editorial staff and non-editorial staff unemployed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India), strongly condemns the closure of Sakal Tiems and Gomantak Times under the pretext of COVID19 pandemic. Nearly 45 of the editorial staff from both the papers will be laid off, along with a lot of employees from marketing and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The Indian Journalists Union has expressed serious concern over the rise in downsizing or shutting down of newspapers during COVID-19 and journalists being laid off. The latest in the series is English daily Sakal Times, based in Pune, Maharashtra and its sister...
