by SAMSN Admin | Jan 31, 2020 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Killing, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Journalists in Pakistan are facing a widespread crisis of unpaid salaries, causing financial instability, trauma and stress-related deaths in the industry. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 31, 2020 | Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Killing, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Another media worker has fallen victim of death by stress. Fayyaz Ali, who was a camera operator at news channel Capital TV, died of a fatal heart attack the day he was laid off. According to reports, Capital TV hadn’t paid Ali’s salary for more than six – some say...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 30, 2020 | India
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over the step- motherly treatment being meted out to the media in Kashmir, wherein the government has selectively failed to restore their limited internet access, but provided the facility to hoteliers and travel...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Leaflets threatening to kill seven Tamil journalists were left at the Batticaloa Press Club and a nearby bus stop in Batticaloa, a city in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliates Sri Lankan affiliates, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Censorship, Labour rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan convicted journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry for allegedly possessing banned literature and spreading religious hatred. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is dismayed by...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Mulleriyawa Police in the Central Province of Sri Lanka refused on January 10 to record the death threat complaint of a court correspondent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly urge Sri Lanka’s...
