by SAMSN Admin | Nov 26, 2014 | India, Killing, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is saddened by the death of Shivam Bhatt, a journalist with India’s Zee News TV in a car accident on November 20 in Barwala, Haryana, India. According to reports, the 24-year-old reporter died when the vehicle he was...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | India, Labour rights, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in welcoming the Delhi High Court verdict ordering The Hindustan Times to reinstate 272 media workers 7 years after the newspaper arbitrarily sacked...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in condemning the police atrocities on journalists at Barwala, Hisar in the Haryana state, in north-eastern India on November 18. According to...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) is condemning the attack on a journalist in Chitwan, central Nepal on November 20. Two unidentified people on a motorbike...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Gender, Maldives, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for a prompt and thorough investigation into an alleged assault in the Maldives following the arrest of a newspaper editor. Adam Haleem, editor of Vnews online, was caught on CCTV entering a stair hall on...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Afghanistan, Impunity, News
Seven media workers have lost their lives in Afghanistan this year – many as a result in a spike of violence leading up to the April election. In 2014, it is one of the world’s most dangerous places for media workers. On January 23, the body of Noor Ahmad Noori, a...
