by SAMSN Admin | Jun 5, 2017 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the attempt to abduct a television journalist in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 2. The IFJ demands a thorough investigation to arrest those involved in the abduction attempt. Azaz...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 2, 2017 | India, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog
Faisul Yaseen, political editor of the English daily Rising Kashmir published from Srinagar, provides an insider’s view of how error 404 is crushing journalism in Kashmir. Every now and then Kashmir finds itself in an age when Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 1, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the killing of a local journalist in Madhya Pradesh, India on May 31. The IFJ demands immediate investigation and arrest of the perpetrators. Kamlesh Jain, 42, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 1, 2017 | Harassment, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the Maldives Police Service’s summons on May 29 to three liberal bloggers living abroad to present themselves for prosecution over unspecified charges. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2017 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemn the brutal attack in Kabul today, May 31, which saw at least two media staff killed and 11 other media staff injured. The IFJ and AIJA...
by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Quetta-based journalist Saadullah Akhter says that internet shutdowns are tantamount to shutting down journalism itself, especially in the remote areas of conflict-prone Balochistan. In the 21st century when the world is virtually a global village and the internet has...
