by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2015 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express serious concerns over the recent state directives against upcoming television station, BOL TV Channel. The IFJ and PFUJ have cautioned the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2015 | Harassment, India, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the threat of the Delhi Chief Minister and President Aam Admi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal to put some media houses on public trial for their alleged ‘biases and prejudices’. In a statement issued here...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 13, 2015 | Arrest / Detainment, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Free Media Movement (FMM) condemn the heavy-handed action of Sri Lankan police in charging a freelance journalist on Wednesday, April 8 in Jaffna. The IFJ said this attack on press freedom appeared to be aimed...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Gender, Harassment, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on December 18 to imprison a perpetrator in the rape of a female journalist, but has criticized the slow trial process which left...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 15, 2014 | Attack, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly condemn the attacks against journalists by the protestors of the Pakistan Teheek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Karachi, in Sindh province in Pakistan. Journalists of Geo...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 11, 2014 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned by the growing number of attacks against female journalists in Pakistan in recent months. On December 8, a female journalist was attacked covering a political rally in Faisalabad, in Punjab, Pakistan, the...
