by SAMSN Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Jammu and Kashmir Police (J&K police) called in two journalists for questioning for publication of a statement by a banned organisation. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) are concerned by the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the high-handedness of the J&K police in summoning two journalists in Srinagar for questioning for their reporting a press release of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which called for a shutdown in the Valley on...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 7, 2020 | India, Release
The Indian government is continuing to ignore a Supreme Court ruling that internet services in Kashmir should be re-established. The court ruled on 10 January that the indefinite shutdown was “impermissible” but services remain suspended. The International Federation...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 6, 2020 | Access to Information, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the obstruction and intimidation of journalist W.G. Roshan Kumara who was prevented from carrying out his work responsibilities when he arrived to report on a bus accident that took place at the 87th bend in Kanthale at around...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 5, 2020 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Release
Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) is deeply concerned about the deterioration of access to government-related information in Afghanistan. Despite the fact that Afghanistan is one of the deadliest places to be a journalist, Afghan media is still the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2020 | Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Reports and Publications, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today released its annual report of killings of journalists, detailing 49 deaths worldwide in 2019. The world’s largest organisation of journalists reiterated its call for a real commitment by governments to...
