by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Economic pressure, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expressed deep concern over the judgment of the Meghalaya High Court holding the Editor and Publisher of Shillong Times to be contemnors of the court for publishing a report on the judgement of the court over its row with the state...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah was attacked by police in Jaffna on February 20, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) is strongly criticizing the attack and calling for an immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Alert, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement, while strongly condemning the police attack on journalist Nadarajah Kugarajah, urges all relevant authorities to immediately investigate the incident and to mete out justice. Nadarajah Kugarajah, a journalist from Tamil television channel...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 15, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Nepal, Release
The steps taken by the prime minister KP Oli government to enact laws that regulate individuals who use social media has drawn serious attention of Nepal Press Union. Various clauses of the part 14 of the draft of the bill approved by the Information, Technology and...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Afghanistan, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
In an attack on the offices of Radio Hamsada in Telagan, Afghanistan, on February 6, two journalists were killed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning this brutal...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Pakistani journalist, Rizawn Razi was arrested on Saturday, February 9, in Lahore, Pakistan over a series of social media posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticise the arrest and...
