by SAMSN Admin | Jan 21, 2015 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing concerns over ongoing Government-ordered arbitrary blocking of Internet-based voice and messaging services. The Bangladesh Telecommunication...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 20, 2015 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) expresses its strong concern over new press guidelines for Pakistan’s television and print media. The IFJ said the guidelines, created in reaction to the horrific...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 14, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Reports, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) heartily congratulates newly elected Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena. The IFJ calls on President Sirisena to ensure he delivers on the short-term proposal on re-establishing freedom of expression rights in...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 9, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bhutan, Freedom of Expression, India, Nepal, Release, South Asia, Sri Lanka
Media unions and press freedom groups from across the Asia-Pacific today joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in a regional show of solidarity and joint condemnation of the horrific attack that took the lives of 10 media workers in France this...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 8, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its concern over an escalation of violence ahead of the Sri Lankan presidential election today and reiterates its call to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists during and after the election....
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 23, 2014 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the government of Sri Lanka and state forces to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists as the country’s Presidential Election approach next month. Sri Lanka is slated to vote for a new...
