by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Three television channels in Pakistan were taken off air after broadcasting an “unedited live telecast” of an opposition politician on Saturday July 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Attack, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Release
Two journalists in Pakistan, Shaikh Rizwan and Bashir Malik, were physically attacked in two separate incidents. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the assault and calls...
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 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A Kashmiri editor was arrested in a late night raid on his home in Srinagar on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly criticise the circumstances of the raid and the misuse of law as yet...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Attack, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
The president of Karachi Press Club (KPC) was punched and pushed from a chair by a politician from Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during a live TV broadcast on June 24. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Sri Lanka
Mohammed Rizvi Maharoof was released following a week-long detention, after his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act in late May. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) is strongly condemning the...
