by SAMSN Admin | May 17, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal
नेपाल प्रेस युनियन संखुवासभाका पूर्व अध्यक्ष तथा महाधिवेशन प्रतिनिधी श्यामप्रसाद निरौलामाथि ज्यान मार्ने उद्धेश्यले सांघातिक आक्रमण भएको घटनाले नेपाल प्रेस युनियन मर्माहत हुनुका साथै आक्रोशित भएको छ। नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ संखुवासभाका अध्यक्ष समेत रहेका निरौलामाथि जेठ २...
by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2020 | Bangladesh, Media Regulations, Politics, Release
Media workers from Meherpur Pratidin daily are accused of defaming former lawmaker Maqbool Hossain under the Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) call on authorities to drop the charges and review the Digital Security Act....
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Dhaval Patel, the editor of Gujarati Face of Nation news website, was arrested on May 11 and charged with sedition for publishing a report that alleged Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani may be replaced for mishandling the Covid-19 response. The International...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघका पूर्वकोषाध्यक्ष एवं जनकपुरस्थितरेडियो जनकपुर ९७ मेघाहर्जका सञ्चालक शीतल साहलाई प्रसारित समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर प्रादेशिकअस्पताल जनकपुरका कर्मचारीले भौतिक कारबाहीको धम्की दिइएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकारमहासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
National Union of Journalists (NUJ-I) has expressed deep concern over the arrest of an editor of a news portal in Gujarat on concocted sedition charge. As per the newspaper report, Dhaval Patel, editor and owner of news portal – ‘Face of the Nation’...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over rising cases of State governments intimidating, harassing and detaining journalists from reporting the truth by misusing the sedition law as well as Disaster Management Act. The IJU demands authorities in...
