Assam TV journalist arrested for alleged links to extremists

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Countries, India, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in condemning the arrest of television journalist Jaikhlong Brahma on Tuesday night, September 2 in Kokrajhar town of Assam state of India. According to reports,...

IFJ calls on Pakistan government, political parties to respect media rights

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today issued letters to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, and opposition leaders Imran Khan, of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), condemning their...

Police and protestors brutality attack media in Pakistan

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 1, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn a series of brutal attacks and manhandling of journalists by state security forces and protesters during the ongoing political protests in...

Bureau chief and two media staff shot dead in Balochistan

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 29, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Irshad Mustoi and his two colleges in his office at MA Jinnah Road, Quetta, Balochistan on Thursday,...

TV presenter slaughtered in Bangladesh

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2014 | Bangladesh, Countries, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) deplore the slaughter murder of a television host in Dhaka on Wednesday night, August 27. Maolana Nurul Islam Farooqi, who hosted two programs, Shantir Pothe and...

Bangladesh police beat TV journalist

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2014 | Bangladesh, Countries, Reaching Out, Release

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemn the beating of a journalist by police in Kushtia in Khulna district in Western Bangladesh on Tuesday, August 26. According to reports, Akhil Poddar, a...