by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2018 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
Journalist Dinesh Giri was attacked by three people over a news report on the evening of June 2 in Belbari, Morang in eastern Nepal. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) condemn the attack and urge the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 16, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
Nepali media were barred from covering some events during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mustang and Kathmandu on May 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) express...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
According to reports, 9 journalists, including a female journalist, were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in back-to-back suicide attacks, the second of which targeted the journalists on April 30, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 26, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Two unknown gunmen shot dead Kabul News TV journalist Abdul Manan Arghand, 31, on April 25, 2018 at Yarana Market in the outskirts of Kandahar city, Afghanistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of journalist Arghand and...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2018 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Photojournalist Biplab Mondal of The Times of India daily was forcibly undressed, illegally confined and beaten while other journalists and photojournalists were attacked in Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal on April 9, 2018 while they were covering the filing of...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the unruly behaviour and acts of intimidation carried out by an organised group opposite the Sirasa Media Network. We urge that the government conducts an impartial inquiry into this incident and take strict legal action...
