by SAMSN Admin | Aug 7, 2015 | India, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) express serious concern following the disappearance of Indian journalist Chayan Sarkar in West Bengal. The IFJ and the IJU demand urgent action by the authorities to...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Aug 5, 2015 | Maldives, SAMSN Blog
Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan was last seen entering the Hulhumalé ferry terminal at 00:44 hrs on 8th August 2014, after spending the evening with friends and family. Almost one year later, there has been little progress in the investigation into the first...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Jul 29, 2015 | Afghanistan, SAMSN Blog
The recent Attack on Afghan Parliament shows how strongly Taliban are fighting to show Islamic State (IS) and Afghan government their power and control over the country. Soon after this attack, Afghan Parliament invited senior security officials to answer to the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Workshop
A regional workshop was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from July 27 to 28. It gathered digital activists from across South Asia and was hosted locally by the FMM. Journalists from across the region representing IFJ affiliates and SAMSN partners participated in the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 20, 2015 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemn the murder of journalist Raghavendra Dubey on Friday, July 17 in Mumbai, India. The IFJ and the IJU demand an immediate investigation into this...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 18, 2015 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations
The Indian Journalists Union (UU) strongly condemned the murder of yet another journalist Raghavendra Dubey and brutal assault on two other journalists in Mumbai on Friday, 17 July and expressed its serious concern over the spate of killings and brutal assaults...
