by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2014 | Bangladesh, Countries, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in condemning the attack on a journalist while on assignment on Tuesday, May 13. Shishir Morol, a special correspondent of Prathom Alo, was held captive for two...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2014 | Afghanistan, Countries, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the detention of a journalist without charge. Syed Rahman Bekore, a member of the AIJA and a local reporter stationed at Kunar province for...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2014 | Countries, Reaching Out, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in expressing deep concerns about the circumstances under which a media rights activist and editor Saman Wagarachchiwas forced to resign on May 8. According...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PERMA) decision to suspend the Geo News for 15 days and impose a Rs 10 million...
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2014 | Countries, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in demanding the Pakistani and Afghan governments ensure the safe return of a Pakistani TV journalist missing in Afghanistan for three weeks. Faizullah Khan, a...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 28, 2014 | Censorship, Countries, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned a request from the Pakistan Ministry of Defence for the government to shut down the country’s largest television news station, Geo TV. According to media reports, on Tuesday April 22, in the first action...
