by SAMSN Admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on June 20 controversially returned the new Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 without signing it. The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union welcomes the Supreme Court stay on coercive action by the Andhra Pradesh police against two Telugu news channels, TV 5 and ABN Andhrajyoti and more importantly its observation that the sedition law “requires interpretation, particularly in...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 2, 2021 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Labour rights, Pakistan, Release
Television talk show host, Hamid Mir, was taken off air on May 31 after he gave a speech critical of the Pakistani military at a rally protesting an attack on another journalist. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the intimidation of the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
A landmark piece of legislation, the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021 was passed unanimously by the Sindh Assembly on May 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Al Amin Hossain, the Meherpur district correspondent for Daily Business Bangladesh, was arrested under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing a news report against a political leader last year. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 21, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Rozina Islam, an investigative journalist affiliated with Bangla daily Prothom Alo, was harassed, confined in a room by the health ministry and arrested by police for allegedly stealing information and taking photographs of ministry documents. The International...
