by SAMSN Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | India, Labour rights, Release
The Sakal Media Group announced plans to close two of its publications leaving at least 45 editorial staff and non-editorial staff unemployed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2020 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Release
A roadside bomb killed Khurshid TV journalist, Zamir Amiri and technician Shafiqullah Zabih, who were on a bus carrying 15 Khurshid TV employees. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India), strongly condemns the closure of Sakal Tiems and Gomantak Times under the pretext of COVID19 pandemic. Nearly 45 of the editorial staff from both the papers will be laid off, along with a lot of employees from marketing and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The Indian Journalists Union has expressed serious concern over the rise in downsizing or shutting down of newspapers during COVID-19 and journalists being laid off. The latest in the series is English daily Sakal Times, based in Pune, Maharashtra and its sister...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2020 | Impunity, Killing, Pakistan, Release
Police registered a case against six suspects, accused of the murder of KTN news journalist, Zulfiqar Ali Mandrani who was shot by unidentified gunmen on May 26 in Jacobabad. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Censorship, India, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The governments of India and Pakistan are stand-outs in terms of asking Facebook to reveal information related to user accounts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) and Indian...
