by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Attack, Censorship, Impunity, India, Release
Eight years on since unidentified gunmen fired upon journalist Tongam Rina in Arunchal Pradesh, the country’s media community is speaking out on the abject failures by police and the justice system in India. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Attack, Impunity, India, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Two men have been arrested for a brutal assault on journalist M Karthi who sustained serious head injuries an attack in Sivakasi on March 3. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the attack and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Gender, Human Rights, India, Trade Union Rights
The Indian Journalists Union urged women journalists to join and strengthen the unions. At the same time, it called upon the Union Labour Ministry to ratify the ILO Convention 190 to end violence and harassment in the world of work, as these have devastating...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Attack, Impunity, India, Media Rights Violations
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the brutal attack on Kumadam reporter M Karthi by AIADMK supporters in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Though two persons have been arrested yesterday, the IJU demands the police investigate thoroughly and expose the main persons at...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Impunity, India, Media Rights Violations
The Indian Journalists Union joins its affiliate the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists in condemning the shocking apathy by State authorities in getting justice for senior journalist Tongam Rina and The Arunachal Times in cases filed by them eight years...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
Malayalam-language news channels Asianet News and MediaOne received bans for alleged “bias” content covering the Delhi protests amidst the climbing death toll. The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the...
