by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Afghanistan, Attack, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A media security guard has been shot and killed, while another seven media workers have been injured from a car bomb blast near private broadcaster Shamshad TV in Kabul. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, India, Killing, News, Release
India’s increasing spate of attacks and murders of media workers has prompted a direct call to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent action into India’s poor record on journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates,...
by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, Politics, Release, Sri Lanka
See English statement here See Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former correspondent and advisor to the Cultural Commission of the House of Representatives in Kabul, was murdered. Mina Mangal, a former correspondent, poet and author, and now consultant at the House Cultural Commission, at 7:20 am on May 21, went to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former television presenter who is now working as parliamentary adviser, was shot in broad daylight Saturday, May 11, morning in Kabul. She reportedly has received threats and fear of her life. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Countries, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Human Rights, Impunity, Internet Freedom, Issues, Labour rights, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Release, Reports, Reports and Publications, Right to Information, Trade Union Rights
Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates launch the 17th edition of the South Asia Press Freedom Report – Truth vs Misinformation: The Collective Push Back. The report was launched in...
