by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Afghanistan, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release
Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) news anchor Khadija Amin and news presenter Shabnam Dawran were removed from their posts and taken off air by the Taliban on August 15. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remains concerned at the situation now...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Jammu and Kashmir police chased a group of journalists and attacked them with batons while they were covering the Muharram procession in Srinagar on August 17. The International Federation of Journalists (IF) and its Indian affiliates, the Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Afghanistan, Media Rights Violations, Release
Taliban militants carried out search operations in homes of at least three employees of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and a freelance journalist and interpreter on August 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges for the necessary...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2021 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
A senior police officer threatening a highly respected journalist is likely to have a chilling effect on journalism if it goes unchecked, writes Ruki Fernando. Tharindu Jayawardhana is one of Sri Lanka’s most outstanding and promising young journalists. His writings...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2021 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
The people of the remote island of Iranaitheevu in Northern Sri Lanka have an important story to tell the world. But journalists are being denied access, writes Ruki Fernando. Article 14 (1) (a) of the Sri Lankan constitution guarantees freedom of speech and...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Attack, Pakistan, Release
Ghulam Qadir Shar, a Pakistani journalist, working for Time News and Daily Panhanji Akhbar, was attacked by a local political leader’s supporters in Sanghar, Sindh province. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan...
