by SAMSN Admin | Sep 26, 2017 | India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the increasing number of crimes against journalists and incidents of press freedom violation in India. The IFJ urges the Indian government to institute measures to ensure the safety of...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 25, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of a senior journalist and his mother in Mohali, Punjab state in northern India on September 23. The IFJ demands urgent...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 23, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the murder of senior journalist K J Singh and his mother in Punjab on Saturday. He and his mother were found dead in their house at Mohali near Chandigarh. According to police his throat was slit while his mother...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 22, 2017 | India, Killing, SAMSN Blog
Shantanu Bhowmick was clearly marked out since he worked for DinRaat channel which was perceived as being pro-CPM, the ruling party, journalists in Tripura tell Geeta Seshu about his killing. “Shantanu Bhowmick was caught and lynched in full view of the police. They...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) strongly condemn the killing of journalist Santanu Bhowmik in Mandwai near Agartala, capital of Tripura state in northeast India on September 20. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 13, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the detainment of Kamran Yusuf, a freelance photojournalist, in Kashmir, India on September 4. The IFJ demands immediate release of the photojournalist. Yusuf, a 23-year-old native of...
