by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2017 | Human Rights, India, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the National Union of Journalists, India, (NUJI) in welcoming the passing of a law in Maharashtra state on April 7 aimed at protecting journalists. The IFJ demands effective implementation of the law in...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Gender, India, SAMSN Blog
Dhanya Rajendran is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The News Minute, a digital news platform reporting and writing on issues in India, with a specific focus on the five southern states. She is the former bureau chief, South India, for Times Now television. She has...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the online harassment and threats over the telephone to independent journalist Sandhya Ravishankar over her reporting of illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu, India. In January, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the police action against photojournalists in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 16. The IFJ demands action against the police personnel assaulting and abusing photojournalists on duty. According to reports, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the pre-meditated police attack on the photo journalists in Srinagar on Thursday. In a statement issued on Friday, 17 March 2017, S N Sinha, President, Sabina Inderjit, Vice President, Amar Devulapalli,...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists (India) condemn the police detention of a photojournalist in Bhubaneswar in Odisha, on March 6. The IFJ demands an inquiry into the detention and urges the Indian government to...
