by SAMSN Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the murder of a GEO TV media worker in a targeted gun attack in Karachi, Pakistan on September 8. The IFJ urges prompt action to arrest...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Accidental Death, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is saddened by death of a Sri Lankan journalist on duty on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 in the North Central Province. According to reports by the police, provincial journalist for News 1st TV Priyantha Ratnayake, 46,...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 7, 2015 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in condemning the circular issued by the Maharastra government to the state police regarding state critics. The IFJ calls on the government to immediately...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the arrest and charging of a number people in connection to the horrific spate of blogger and journalist machete murders in Bangladesh this year. The IFJ urges the Bangladeshi government to expedite legal...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 4, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in expressing concern over the escalating violence against media and journalists in ongoing political unrest in Nepal. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 27, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing serious concerns over restrictive provisions of the newly introduced Code of Conduct for Electronic Media. The IFJ notes that the...
