by SAMSN Admin | Feb 18, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations
Kamran Yousuf, a multimedia journalist who works with Newsclick, was detained by Pulwana police late in the evening of February 16 and interrogated for several hours. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 17, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan
Aziz Memon, a journalist with Kawish Television Network (KTN) TV and Sindhi-language Daily Kawish was found dead in an irrigation waterway in Mehrabpur in Southern Sindh on February 16. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Attack, Bangladesh, Censorship, Media Rights Violations, Politics
Attacks on journalists and obstruction to reporting were documented in Bangladesh during the Dhaka North and South city elections on February 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the series of attacks at polling stations by polling agents and...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Jammu and Kashmir Police (J&K police) called in two journalists for questioning for publication of a statement by a banned organisation. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) are concerned by the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 11, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the high-handedness of the J&K police in summoning two journalists in Srinagar for questioning for their reporting a press release of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), which called for a shutdown in the Valley on...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 6, 2020 | Access to Information, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the obstruction and intimidation of journalist W.G. Roshan Kumara who was prevented from carrying out his work responsibilities when he arrived to report on a bus accident that took place at the 87th bend in Kanthale at around...
