by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
According to reports, 9 journalists, including a female journalist, were killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in back-to-back suicide attacks, the second of which targeted the journalists on April 30, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined the...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 26, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Two unknown gunmen shot dead Kabul News TV journalist Abdul Manan Arghand, 31, on April 25, 2018 at Yarana Market in the outskirts of Kandahar city, Afghanistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of journalist Arghand and...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2018 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Photojournalist Biplab Mondal of The Times of India daily was forcibly undressed, illegally confined and beaten while other journalists and photojournalists were attacked in Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal on April 9, 2018 while they were covering the filing of...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the unruly behaviour and acts of intimidation carried out by an organised group opposite the Sirasa Media Network. We urge that the government conducts an impartial inquiry into this incident and take strict legal action...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 7, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, India, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly protested against decision of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to appoint a committee with officials of various ministries and representatives of the Press Council of India (PCI), News Broadcasters Association...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 29, 2018 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Pakistani journalist, Zeeshan Ashraf Butt became the second journalist killed in Pakistan this year, when he was shot dead on March 27. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deplores the killing and calls for an immediate investigation. Zeeshan, a...
