by SAMSN Admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Maldives, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) condemn the passing of the Anti-Defamation and Freedom of Expression Act on Tuesday, August 9. The IFJ urges Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen not to ratify...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) express concerns over the arrest of three online journalists and the cancellation of all press accreditation of journalists for ‘allegedly publishing false news...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the killing of two cameramen in the Civil Hospital bomb blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province in Pakistan. The IFJ demands an...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing serious concerns over arbitrary blocking of 35 news sites. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of the imposed blocks and urges the Bangladesh...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Missing, SAMSN Blog
On Monday, August 8th, 731 days will have passed since Maldivian journalist and blogger Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla was taken from outside his apartment on the island of Hulhumale’. 609 days would pass before police conceded, last April, that the then 28-year-old had been...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 4, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ सप्तरी शाखाको कार्यालय भवनमा राजेन्द्र महतो नेतृत्वको सद्भावना पार्टीले अनाधिकृत रूपमा कब्जा गरी पार्टी कार्यालय स्थापना गरेर सञ्चालन गरेको महासंघ सप्तरी शाखाबाट जानकारी पाउँदा महासंघ केन्द्रीय समिति आश्चर्यचकित भएको छ । वैधानिक प्रक्रियाबाट...
