by SAMSN Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics
Since the Indian government imposed Covid-19 restrictions on March 25, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has recorded 17 legal cases brought against journalists in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Nearly a decade after the murder of Geo News journalist Wali Khan Babar, Pakistan police finally arrested one of his murderers ‘at large’ in an operation on June 15. The International federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 15, 2020 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
समाचारको विषयलाईलिएर ‘काठमाडौं प्रेस डटकम’ का प्रवन्ध सम्पादक गोविन्द परियारलाई सुमेग ट्राभस एसेन्सीका सञ्चालक मेघ केसीले अपशब्द प्रयोग गर्दै धम्की दिएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । प्रवन्ध सम्पादक परियारका अनुसार काठमाडौं प्रेसले जेठ...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
More than two months into the Covid -19 lockdown, journalists in Nepal face severe economic challenges with increased incidents of non-payment of salaries, job cuts, leave without pay and salary cuts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Nepal...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 8, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
विश्वव्यापी महामारीका रुपमा फैलिएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड–१९) संक्रमणको कारण आम जनजीवन प्रभावित बनेको छ । यो महामारीमा मानव जीवनको रक्षाका लागि स्वास्थ्यकर्मी, सफाइकर्मी, सुरक्षाकर्मीकर्मीलगायतसँगै सञ्चारकर्मी पनि अग्रभागमा जिम्मेवारीका साथ खटिइरहेका छन । कोरोना कहरमा...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 5, 2020 | India, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) believes that in a vast democracy like India, where the freedom of expression is fortified within it’s Constitution, the freedom of the press to report without fear and favour should be properly protected. Any attempt to...