by SAMSN Admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Bangladesh, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against the editor and publisher of an English daily newspaper in Bangladesh. The IFJ said the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on March 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Union of Journalists (IJU) in condemning the attack on journalists at the Patiala House Court premises in New Delhi, India on Monday, February 15. The IFJ calls on the Indian government...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the premier and most representative organisation of working journalists in the country, has strongly condemned the attack on journalists by lawyers at Patiala Court premises in the afternoon today. The incident took place when the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 15, 2016 | Harassment, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) in strongly criticising the use of force by police officers during the arrest of a journalist in the capital Male on February 13. The IFJ urge the local...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 15, 2016 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJI) and the Indian Union of Journalists (IJU) in deploring in the brutal murder of a journalist in Uttar Pradesh in northern India on Saturday,...