by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Labour rights, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
Pakistan news outlets ARY News and AAJ News have reportedly terminated the jobs of 150 journalists, justifying the mass lay-offs as part of a downsizing strategy. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Trade Union Rights
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned the downsizing of journalists in ARY News and AAJ News and once again demanded government of Pakistan to take action against this unlawful termination of working journalists in the country. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
The Supreme Court today admitted Indian Journalists Union intervention application in Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, writ petition challenging the communication shutdown in Kashmir for violating the freedom of the press guaranteed under Article...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Attack, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Threat
Multiple media violations against journalists were recorded during the fourth round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections on Saturday, September 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Indian Journalists Union (IJU) today on the Universal Access to Information Day reiterates its concern at the continued internet and communication shut down in Kashmir valley. The government of India is increasingly blocking internet to stop organizing protests...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 27, 2019 | Afghanistan, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Abdul Hamid Hotaki, a political talk show host at Hewad independent public media group, was critically injured in an explosion near the campaign office of President Ashraf Ghani, in the southern city of Kandahar at approximately 8:30pm on September 24. Hotaki died in...
