by SAMSN Admin | Jun 23, 2021 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Reaching Out, Release, Sri Lanka
The Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has complained to the Galle Police Headquarters, seeking the disclosure of sources related to an article published on rata.lk by its editor Sajeeva Wijeweera. An investigation by the Free Media Movement revealed that...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Uttar Pradesh police initiated a criminal investigation against independent news- website The Wire and three journalists Rana Ayyub, Saba Naqvi, and Mohammed Zubair on June 15 for sharing a video. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2021 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Intimidating journalist Sajeeva Wijeweera to disclose sources, a violation of the Right to Information Act and a threat to media freedom – Free Media Movement The Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has complained with the Galle Police Headquarters...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2021 | Harassment, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Asad Ali Toor, a journalist and vlogger known for his criticism of the Pakistani military, was summonsed on May 31 by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on accusations of defaming a government institution thorough a social media post. The International Federation...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 23, 2021 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Censorship, Harassment, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Release
Abu Tayyab, a senior television journalist, was arrested by police on April 20 under the controversial Digital Security Act (DSA) for writing social media posts about alleged corruption by Khulna City Corporation (KCC) mayor, Talukder Abdul Khaleque. The International...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union condemns the Hisar police, Haryana for lodging an FIR against a journalist Rajesh Kundu under charges of “cyber terrorism” and “promoting communal disharmony” for his alleged posts over social media platforms. The action is an impingement...
