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 7, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Nepal, Release
A new information technology bill currently under discussion in the Nepalese parliament threatens to undermine media freedom. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates, the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 27, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Human Rights, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Labour rights, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Release, Right to Information, South Asia, Trade Union Rights
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) reaffirm their commitments to build stronger unions and associations, fight for journalist safety and media freedom, protect ethical journalism and campaign for a...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 15, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
Israeli spyware Pegasus, suspected to be behind the hacking of WhatsApp worldwide, is found to have targeted Indian journalists, human rights activists and academics. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its South Asia affiliates represented by the...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, South Asia
The ban on internet and communication services in Kashmir has now entered 100 days. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its South Asia affiliates represented by the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) express serious concern over the...
