by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Gender, Harassment, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
Indian police have arrested four for stalking and trolling journalist, Barkha Dutt. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) welcome the arrests and call on authorities to ensure efforts to end the online...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2019 | Gender, Harassment, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), strongly condemned stalking and trolling of senior journalist Barkha Dutt by some unidentified troll army. In a FIR filed with the Delhi Police Cyber Crime Cell under various sections of the IPC and IT Act, she complained that she...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Internet Freedom, Labour rights, Meeting, Release, South Asia
‘Journalist unions need to adapt to the digital ecosystem and become inclusive to digital media workers to remain strong and relevant’ was one of the key messages from the two day workshop of the union leaders and digital media activists from the Asia pacific region....
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 26, 2018 | Internet Freedom, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ लोकतन्त्र, मानवअधिकार, स्वतन्त्र न्यायालय, विधिको शासन र प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताप्रति सधै प्रतिवद्ध रहँदै आएको छ । केही दिनयता समाजिक सञ्जाल र केही सञ्चारमाध्यममा व्यक्त आरोप–प्रत्यारोप र टिकाटिप्पणीहरूप्रति महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2018 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Internet Freedom, Release
The website of the popular daily The Daily Star, was blocked for more than 18 hours on June 1 following an order from the telecommunications authority in Bangladesh. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2018 | Internet Freedom, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) Sri Lanka in expressing concern over the blocking of social media in the ongoing state of emergency. The IFJ urges the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure free flow of...
