by SAMSN Admin | Mar 19, 2019 | Afghanistan, Alert, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Afghan journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi survived an assassination attempt in Helmand, Afghanistan on March 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned the assassination attempt on...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Economic pressure, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expressed deep concern over the judgment of the Meghalaya High Court holding the Editor and Publisher of Shillong Times to be contemnors of the court for publishing a report on the judgement of the court over its row with the state...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah was attacked by police in Jaffna on February 20, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) is strongly criticizing the attack and calling for an immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Alert, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement, while strongly condemning the police attack on journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah, urges all relevant authorities to immediately investigate the incident and to mete out justice. Nadarajah Kugarajah, a journalist from Tamil television channel...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Afghanistan, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
In an attack on the offices of Radio Hamsada in Telagan, Afghanistan, on February 6, two journalists were killed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning this brutal...
