by SAMSN Admin | Aug 22, 2014 | Afghanistan, Countries, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in strongly condemns the expulsion of New York Times journalist by the Afghanistan government on August 20 for refusing to identify sources for...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 22, 2014 | Countries, Reaching Out, Release, South Asia
South Asia’s journalist unions today united in their condemnation of the brutal murder of US journalist James Foley in the Middle East. Foley, a respected international photojournalist who had previously survived a kidnapping in Libya, was killed by ISIS militants and...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 21, 2014 | Bangladesh, Countries, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobodhikar Sambadhik Forum (BMSF) in demanding the immediate release of journalist Rabiullah Robi arrested on August 19, accused of violating religious sentiment. Robi, news editor of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) are concerned at incidences of violence being directed at media workers, particularly those from Geo News in Pakistan. The IFJ has called on all political leaders to...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2014 | Bangladesh, Countries, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobodhikari Sambadhik Forum (BMSF) strongly condemn an attack this week on a senior journalist in Barisal city amid a climate of declining safety for media workers in Bangladesh. Pulack Chatterjee,...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 19, 2014 | Countries, Maldives, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today called on the Maldives government to expedite police operations and deploy all necessary resources to determine the whereabouts of missing Maldivian journalist...
