by SAMSN Admin | Mar 26, 2021 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned murder threats to PFUJ Secretary General Rana Muhammad Azeem for exposing mafia in his TV talk show and demanded Chief Minister Punjab and IG Punjab Police to provide security to PFUJ Secretary...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 17, 2021 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Harassment, Media Rights Violations
Bangladesh police this week formally charged three journalists under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing material alleged to have the potential to ‘destroy communal harmony and create unrest’. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over the rising instances of undue haste being shown by Uttar Pradesh government and its Police in targeting journalists and booking them under sedition laws. In past 48 hours, there were two such instances. One,...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police summoned and abused Auqib Javeed, a Kashmir based journalist, over a news report about police intimidation of social media users. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its India affiliate Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Attack, Gender, Harassment, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Pakistan, Politics, Release
ore than 150 Pakistani women journalists released a statement on September 7 detailing the gender-based attacks that are increasingly impacting their safety and ability to work. Titled ‘Together Against Digital Abuse’, the statement also puts forward a list of demands...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Sankalp Neb, a journalist from Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh was booked for allegedly sharing an unverified Twitter post suggesting negative Covid-19 reports had been manipulated with a positive spin by district health authorities. The International Federation of...
