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 | Apr 10, 2019 | Censorship, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Right to Information
Pakistani authorities took Channel 24 News and its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticized the decision and...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Several journalists were placed on a ‘watch list’ by the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing over criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit to Pakistan in February 2019. The International Federation of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Gender, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Pakistan, Release
Journalist Gharidah Farooqi has been victim of a malicious online harassment campaign for doing her job in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the targeted online abuse...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
See letter from SLWJA here
