by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Harassment, Labour rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the decision by the administering body of Swarnavahini, EAP Broadcasting Company, to suspend the service of media workers for their involvement in the establishing a media industry trade union. This is a violation of the right...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 19, 2019 | Afghanistan, Alert, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Afghan journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi survived an assassination attempt in Helmand, Afghanistan on March 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned the assassination attempt on...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Harassment, India, Release, Threat
The editor and publisher of Shillong Times were fined for contempt of court, while another journalist was threatened with legal action over their reporting. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) have...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, India, Release, Right to Information
The Indian Journalists Union (UU), the largest and most representative organisation of working joumalists in the country, strongly condemned withholding of state government advertisements to two English dailies, Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader based in Srinagar, by...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, India, Release, Right to Information, Threat
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the threat of the Attorney General K K Venugopal to invoke the archaic and draconian Official Secrets Act, a relic of British colonial rule, against The Hindu for publishing an expose` on Rafale deal based on...