by SAMSN Admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the state legislative assembly speaker’s approval to jail two editors for a year in Karnataka state, south-western India on June 21. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of the order. The Speaker of Karnataka...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 22, 2017 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the assaults on television journalists in two separate incidents in Faisalabad and Islamabad, Pakistan. The IFJ demands immediate action against those involved in the assaults. On June 21, six cameramen and...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 19, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) condemn the arrest and 28-hour-detention of two journalists under false charges in Bhimdatt Municipality, Kanchanpur, western Nepal on June 17. The IFJ demands a probe...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The Editor of Manaskhanda Daily, published from Bhimdatt Nagar in Kanchanpur district, Khem Bhandari and the executive editor of the same newspaper Ganesh Bhatt were arrested yesterday by the district police and are still under detention. Federation of Nepali...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 15, 2017 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bulletin, India, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on July 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 14, 2017 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the assault on two television journalists in Surkhrud district of Nangrahar province in eastern Afghanistan on June 13. The IFJ...
