by SAMSN Admin | Feb 11, 2017 | Bangladesh, Impunity, Killing, SAMSN Blog
Despite assurances of speedy justice, investigation into the brutal murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi continues to languish, says Saleem Samad Justice is long overdue in the sensational murder of Sagar Sarowar, news editor of private network...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2017 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have today strongly condemned the killing of Abdul Hakin Shimul, a journalist who died after being shot in Sirajganj, northern Bangladesh during political clashes....
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 2, 2017 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today launched the IFJ list of journalists and media staff killed in 2016, documenting the deaths of colleagues killed in the line of duty. In the Asia-Pacific region, 28 journalists were brutally murdered in 2016, an...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 13, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in condemning the murder of a journalist on the outskirts of Sattur in Tamil Nadu state, south India on Monday, 9 January. The IFJ demands the prosecution...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 13, 2017 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the murder of a journalist in Kalat, Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, January 12. The IFJ demands the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The National Union of Journalists (India) is shocked over the growing attacks on journalists in Bihar. The latest brutal attack on a journalist, Brajesh Kumar, by about five-six unidentified men at Salkhani village of Bibhutipur distirct is highly condemnable. The...
