by SAMSN Admin | Jan 29, 2019 | Censorship, Harassment, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka journalist Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi was obstructed from reporting on a protest on January 23, 2019 in Habmantota, southern Sri Lanka. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM), strongly criticize...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Labour rights, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan’s largest publication house, the Jang Group of Newspapers, shut down five newspapers in various cities rendering hundreds of journalists and media workers jobless on December 16, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan...
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 | Nov 28, 2018 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Delhi High Court passed an order on November 27 halting the retrenchment of 297 employees of the Press Trust of India (PTI). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) and the Indian Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2018 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Indian Journalists Union, the largest and most representative organisation of journalists in the country, congratulates Federation of PTI Employees Union for their timely and persistent fight against the retrenchment of 297 employees and is upbeat that the Delhi...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2018 | India, Labour rights, Release
The National Union of Journalists (India) congratulate the PTI employees and their Union for getting a stay against the illegal retrenchment of about a 300 employees all over the country. Its a great victory of trade unions and the newspaper employees. NUJ(I) units...
