by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Impunity, Release, Sri Lanka
There is an upsurge of instances of violent crimes against journalists all over the world during the past several years. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has named 2020 as the year to end impunity for crimes against journalists and has organized an...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Feature, Impunity, India, Release
India, the world’s largest democracy, has a grim record of 55 journalists killed between 2010 and 2020. Of the long list of murders and targeted killings, just one and only one case has been resolved. The remainder lie largely cold, waiting for authorities either...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 2, 2020 | Impunity, Release, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a country with a history of non-implementation of Justice to crimes against journalists! While it is the responsibility of any government to ensure Justice regarding crimes committed against journalists, the Free Media Movement expresses its apprehension...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 7, 2020 | Attack, Bangladesh, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Release
Shariful Alam Chowdhury, a reporter for the Daily Samakal, was severely assaulted by several members of the local citizen union, the Union Parishad on July 4. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this incident and calls on Bangladesh authorities...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Nearly a decade after the murder of Geo News journalist Wali Khan Babar, Pakistan police finally arrested one of his murderers ‘at large’ in an operation on June 15. The International federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2020 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Release
A roadside bomb killed Khurshid TV journalist, Zamir Amiri and technician Shafiqullah Zabih, who were on a bus carrying 15 Khurshid TV employees. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...
