by SAMSN Admin | Aug 29, 2019 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, News, Pakistan, Release
Dunya News has sacked 70 journalists from its Lahore headquarters as part of a plan to downsize the company. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have strongly criticized the mass...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | India, Labour rights, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Release
The National Democratic Alliance has introduced two labour codes that threaten journalism by abolishing the wage board and removing the Working Journalist Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supports its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Economic pressure, Human Rights, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Release
Journalists in Pakistan are facing financial instability with reports that some have not been paid for over three months, while others have had their salary cut between 10-40 percent in the past six months. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stands with...
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...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Harassment, Labour rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
Sri Lanka broadcaster Swarnavahini TV fired 15 employees for union activity on March 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM), the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) and the Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Harassment, Labour rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the decision by the administering body of Swarnavahini, EAP Broadcasting Company, to suspend the service of media workers for their involvement in the establishing a media industry trade union. This is a violation of the right...
