by SAMSN Admin | Mar 3, 2016 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly protested against taxing 60 percent of the accumulated amount in the Employees Provident Fund at the time of withdrawal from 1 April 20016 terming it as retrograde and anti-employee measure. Presently the withdrawal of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 2, 2016 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Union of Journalists (IJU) in strongly condemning the continued harassment of a news anchor of Malayalam TV channel in Thiruvananthapuram of Kerala, India. The IFJ reiterates its calls on...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Release
A high level delegation of National Union of Journalists (India) called on President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee and demanded enactment of a Journalists Protection Law and constitution of Media Commission and Media Council. The delegation, led by NUJ(I) president...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, India, Release
नेशनल यूनियन ऑफ जर्नलिस्ट्स (इंडिया) ने राष्ट्रपति श्री प्रणब मुखर्जी को पत्रकार सुरक्षा कानून बनाने, मीडिया कमीशन व मीडिया काउंसिल के गठन और पत्रकारों की अन्य समस्याओं को लेकर एक ज्ञापन सौंपा। एनयूजे के अध्यक्ष रास बिहारी की अगुवाई में आठ सदस्यीय प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and its affiliate Kerala Journalists Union (KJU) strongly condemned the abuse telephone calls to a News Anchor of Malayalam TV News Channel Asianet News by alleged sympathizers and activists of some Hindutva outfits owing allegiance...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 25, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, India, SAMSN Blog
Visualize this. For two days, journalists covering news within the premises of the Patiala House Courts in Delhi were repeatedly attacked. They were targeted; and their mobile phones and tablets grabbed and smashed. Women journalists were among those who were...
