by SAMSN Admin | Mar 7, 2016 | Gender, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
The importance of a safe working environment cannot be emphasized enough, especially with a larger number of women joining the work force. It is imperative that organizations take serious steps to protect women employees so that they can concentrate on their work and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 7, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the attacks against the media at the Hyderabad Press Club, and other attacks in Lahore and Karachi on Friday, March 4. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The PFUJ strongly condemn the mob attack at Hyderabad press club & others cities. PFUJ President Rana Azeem and Secretary General Amin Yousuf said that it is highly unfair to attack journalists’ community. Journalists, Cameramen and Photographer are not...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
On February 5, 2016, UNESCO, the IFJ and the WAN-IFRA organized a conference ‘News Organisations Standing Up for the Safety of Media Professionals’ at its headquarters with an aim of strengthening the safety of journalists globally by working out possible...
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...