by SAMSN Admin | May 27, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Bimal Shyaman, a journalist with Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini television channels, was harassed and assaulted while reporting the Eid celebrations in the Atulugama area of Kalutara on May 24, 2020. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka...
by SAMSN Admin | May 27, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Media reported an incident where Bimal Shyaman, the regional journalist of Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini Television channels, was intimated and harassed on May 24, 2020 while reporting the Ramazan celebrations of the Atulugama area, which was open to widespread...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Attack, Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
As arrests, attacks and harassment of journalists continues over their reports on the government’s administrative failures in handling Covid-19, the National Union of Journalists( India) (NUJ-I) has sent a letter to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
One would believe that in a democracy like India, where the freedom of expression is fortified within its Constitution, the freedom of the press to report without fear would be protected. However, facts prove otherwise. When a Nation ensure freedom of the press and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 22, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Ijaz Ahmed Khan, senior sports reporter for the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Pesawar Bureau was critically injured by unidentified assailants. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist...
by SAMSN Admin | May 20, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
A group of protesting migrant workers attacked ABP Gujarati correspondent Hardik Joshi in Gujarat’s Shapar area, injuring him critically. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) condemns the attack. The migrant workers turned violent following the...
