by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses grave concern over rising cases of State governments intimidating, harassing and detaining journalists from reporting the truth by misusing the sedition law as well as Disaster Management Act. The IJU demands authorities in...
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations
The first five days of May has seen the arrest of five journalists under the draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) over their news articles and Facebook posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its serious concern over the arrests and urges...
by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photojournalist who had been missing for nearly two months, was arrested on World Press Freedom Day, May 3, by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) who claim that he was found illegally trespassing the border from India. The International Federation...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
सरकार नियन्त्रित रेडियो नेपाललाई जनता समाजवादी पार्टीका नेता तथा पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री डा बाबुराम भट्टराईसँग सोमबार बिहान साँढे ६ बजे लाइभ प्रशारण भएको अन्तरसंवाद कार्यक्रम रेकर्डबाट हटाउन लगाई रेडियो नेपालका कार्यकारी निर्देशकलाई क्षमा माग्न लगाउँदा समेत चित्त नबुझाएको...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 28, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports that were critical of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 30, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Azhar-ul Haq Wahid, a reporter with Channel Five TV and the newspaper Khabrain was released on bail after more than two months in jail for criticising the Pakistani government on social media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the...
