by SAMSN Admin | Aug 27, 2018 | Alert, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan
Journalist Muhammad Abid died on August 23 as the result of injuries he sustained during an attack in Borewala Tehsil, Punjab of Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the brutal...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Economic pressure, India, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
Critical media houses and independent journalists in India are facing growing pressure and harassment from ruling authorities and their supporters at the detriment of democratic principles. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, Nepal, SAMSN Blog
Nepal’s new Criminal Codes Act 2017 and Civil Codes Act 2017, became law on August 17, 2018, replacing 15 laws including 55-year-old civil and criminal laws. The new laws were passed by the Legislative Parliament in October 2017 with an aim to amend and consolidate...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 15, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Television journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem was arrested and charged with inciting public mischief through a series of Facebook posts, in Imphal, Manipur, India on August 9, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Taliban attacks on Ghazni province in Afghanistan saw the incineration of a local radio and television station; and the death of media technician Mohammad Dawood on Sunday, August 12, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has issued a direct threat to a journalist and publicly warned the association was compiling a ‘traitors’ list of journalists’. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its...
