by SAMSN Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Trade Union Rights
The Jammu and Kashmir administration shut down the Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, one of the leading English-language dailies in the Kashmir Valley, on October 19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Maldives, Release, Trade Union Rights
An extraordinary general meeting of journalists in the Maldives elected a revived Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) executive committee on September 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the return of the association and calls on...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The Shillong Times, the oldest English broadsheet newspaper in northeast India, was temporarily shut down by the local administration on August 23 for allegedly violating Covid-19 health protocols. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | Gender, India, Media Regulations, Release, Trade Union Rights
According to a recent survey conducted by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) more than half of women journalists have experienced increased gender inequalities due to Covid-19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
कोभिड–१९ को महामारीका समयमा सञ्चार प्रतिष्ठानहरुले श्रमजीवी पत्रकारहरुलाई निष्काशन गर्ने, तलब कटौती गर्ने, बेतलबी बिदामा राख्ने र काम गर्ने वातावरण सृजना नगर्ने जस्ता कार्यविरुद्ध नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ दबाव र आन्दोलनमा छ । महासंघले उत्पन्न समस्या समाधान गर्नका लागि...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
More than two months into the Covid -19 lockdown, journalists in Nepal face severe economic challenges with increased incidents of non-payment of salaries, job cuts, leave without pay and salary cuts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Nepal...