by SAMSN Admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on June 20 controversially returned the new Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 without signing it. The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union welcomes the Supreme Court stay on coercive action by the Andhra Pradesh police against two Telugu news channels, TV 5 and ABN Andhrajyoti and more importantly its observation that the sedition law “requires interpretation, particularly in...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
A landmark piece of legislation, the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 was passed unanimously by the Sindh Assembly on May 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, India, Reaching Out, Release
On World Press Freedom Day today, the Indian Journalists Union drew the Union government’s urgent attention to the grim fact that over hundred journalists have lost their lives this past year, 45 alone in the second wave of the pandemic across the country. In a...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists and its affiliated regional unions observed World Press Freedom Day on May 3 and held seminars, protests, walks, discussions and candle vigils countywide. The Union leaders said that they would continue their struggle for freedom...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Freelance Journalist Malika Abeykoon, who was assaulted and arrested by Sri Lankan police on April 7, has been placed on remand until April 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lankan affiliates, the Federation of Media Employees Trade...
