by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The NUJ(India) is very much concerned about the raising incidents of atrocities on journalists across the country while they were covering Covid-19 amid All India lockdown. NUJ(I) strongly criticize these assaults by Police and demands from the central and state...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses serious concern over reports of harassment and intimidation by police and security personnel of journalists while they are discharging their duties, keeping the public and authorities informed about the coronavirus situation and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Attack, Censorship, Impunity, India, Release
Eight years on since unidentified gunmen fired upon journalist Tongam Rina in Arunchal Pradesh, the country’s media community is speaking out on the abject failures by police and the justice system in India. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Afghanistan, Attack, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Release
A reporter and a cameraperson for Kabul News TV were wounded when members of the Islamic State attacked a commemorative event in Kabul on March 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Attack, Impunity, India, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Two men have been arrested for a brutal assault on journalist M Karthi who sustained serious head injuries an attack in Sivakasi on March 3. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the attack and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 10, 2020 | Attack, Impunity, India, Media Rights Violations
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the brutal attack on Kumadam reporter M Karthi by AIADMK supporters in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. Though two persons have been arrested yesterday, the IJU demands the police investigate thoroughly and expose the main persons at...
