by SAMSN Admin | Oct 18, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Andhra Pradesh government submitted a proposal to allow department secretaries to sue media organisations for “fake news”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) finds the submission a strategic...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 9, 2019 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Trade Union Rights
On World Day for Decent Work, the Indian Journalists Union expressed grave concern over the rising layoffs in the media sector, which the owners and managements justify as an offshoot of the economic slowdown. The trend is across the board in print, television and...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Labour rights, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
Pakistan news outlets ARY News and AAJ News have reportedly terminated the jobs of 150 journalists, justifying the mass lay-offs as part of a downsizing strategy. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the downsizing of journalists in ARY News and AAJ News and once again demanded government of Pakistan to take action against this unlawful termination of working journalists in the country. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Attack, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Threat
Multiple media violations against journalists were recorded during the fourth round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections on Saturday, September 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Indian Journalists Union (IJU) today on the Universal Access to Information Day reiterates its concern at the continued internet and communication shut down in Kashmir valley. The government of India is increasingly blocking internet to stop organizing protests...
