by SAMSN Admin | Nov 1, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), the electronic media watchdog in Pakistan barred the television anchors from giving opinion during the talk shows. International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of...
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 4, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Online Harassment, Release, Threat, Trade Union Rights
Nepali journalist and union leader Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti has been the subject of a campaign of threats and surveillance since publishing an article on an alleged rape by Nepal’s Speaker in Parliament. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate,...
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...
