by IFJ Asia Pacific | Sep 23, 2015 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
September didn’t begin well for the Pakistani media. In less than 24 hours, two media personnel were killed and two seriously injured in a series attacks in two cities. On the night of September 8, 2015 a DSNG van of Geo News was attacked by unknown gunmen riding a...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the murder of a young freelance journalist in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province in Northern Afghanistan. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2015 | Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the continued threats issued by a Pakistani Taliban faction against the media. The IFJ calls on the Pakistani government to take the issue...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 17, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, SAMSN Blog, Threat
On September 15, 2015, I was at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu in front of the Constituent Assembly (CA) as there was a demonstration. The protesters were demanding that Nepal should be declared a Hindu state in the new constitution which the CA voted against. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the threat against journalists by burning them alive by an ex-parliamentarian and central committee member of political...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 15, 2015 | Bangladesh, Bulletin, India, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on October 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
