by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, India, Killing, News, Release
India’s increasing spate of attacks and murders of media workers has prompted a direct call to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent action into India’s poor record on journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates,...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former correspondent and advisor to the Cultural Commission of the House of Representatives in Kabul, was murdered. Mina Mangal, a former correspondent, poet and author, and now consultant at the House Cultural Commission, at 7:20 am on May 21, went to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former television presenter who is now working as parliamentary adviser, was shot in broad daylight Saturday, May 11, morning in Kabul. She reportedly has received threats and fear of her life. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | May 2, 2019 | Afghanistan, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Release
Two journalist killers have been sentenced to death for the murder of Afghan journalist Abdul Manan Arghand. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes government action to address impunity but is concerned the case was held in secret and delivered a...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 19, 2019 | Afghanistan, Alert, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Afghan journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed as he drove to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2019 | Afghanistan, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
In an attack on the offices of Radio Hamsada in Telagan, Afghanistan, on February 6, two journalists were killed. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning this brutal...
