by SAMSN Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
सरकार नियन्त्रित रेडियो नेपाललाई जनता समाजवादी पार्टीका नेता तथा पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री डा बाबुराम भट्टराईसँग सोमबार बिहान साँढे ६ बजे लाइभ प्रशारण भएको अन्तरसंवाद कार्यक्रम रेकर्डबाट हटाउन लगाई रेडियो नेपालका कार्यकारी निर्देशकलाई क्षमा माग्न लगाउँदा समेत चित्त नबुझाएको...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports that were critical of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 24, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Tongam Rina, the associate editor of The Arunachal Times has been the target of online trolling, and threats of physical violence in several online posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Access to Information, Censorship, Human Rights, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Threat
Police in Srinagar filed separate First Information Reports (FIR) against Kashmiri photojournalist Masrat Zahra and journalist Gowhar Geelani and questioned special correspondent Peerzada Ashiq. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 22, 2020 | Access to Information, Bangladesh, Censorship, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
A politician has accused media workers who shared a story on the alleged misappropriation of Covid-19 relief rice in Bangladesh of breaching the Digital Security Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses grave concern over the misuse of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 16, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Around 3,500 jurists, academicians, actors, artists, writers have protested against the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government for filing criminal charges under a First Information Report (FIR) against The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan. The International Federation of...
