by SAMSN Admin | May 2, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Pakistan, Release
Pakistani journalist has been charged for cyber-terrorism over comments made about the Pakistan Army. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the charges and demand they be dropped...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Media Regulations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Federation of Media Employees’ Trade Unions, FMETU, joins the civilized world to condemn the barbaric bomb attacks carried out on Easter Sunday, that killed more than 300 unarmed innocent civilians and injured more than 500 others, putting the country’s social,...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Access to Information, Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka
Download English statement here Downloand Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Censorship, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, India, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU), the largest and most representative organisation of working journalists in the country has hailed the Manipur High Court order releasing journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem, who is in jail since November 21.The division bench of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Right to Information
Pakistani authorities took Channel 24 News and its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticized the decision and...
