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Bangladesh: Four journalists charged under draconian Digital Security Act

by SAMSN Admin | Nov 4, 2020 | Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release

Four journalists, including and editor and publisher, from Lakshmipur district in South Eastern Bangladesh are the latest media workers to be pursued under Bangladesh’s notorious Digital Security Act (DSA). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns...

India: J&K administration seals Kashmir Times office

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 21, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Trade Union Rights

The Jammu and Kashmir administration shut down the Srinagar office of Kashmir Times, one of the leading English-language dailies in the Kashmir Valley, on October 19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates Indian Journalists Union...

India: Police action against website indicting Kashmir journalists

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 7, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) on October 4 against a website that published a list of journalists and activists allegedly funded by the Indian government to spread public anxiety. The International Federation of...

India: Karnataka government forcibly shuts down Power TV

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 1, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release

The government in Karnataka has shutdown Power TV, a private broadcaster, in retaliation for the broadcaster’s reports on corruption allegations against the chief minister Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa and his family members. The International Federation of...

Pakistan: Channel 24 journalist arrested on false charges

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 25, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release

Ehtisham Kiyani, a reporter for Channel 24 was arrested on false charges for allegedly bearing weapons in Islamabad’s High Court. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn his...

Pakistan: Three journalists face sedition charges under cybercrime law

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release

Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have all been charged with sedition between September 11 and September 16 for publishing allegedy ‘objectionable’ and ‘derogatory’ material online. The charges have been set under Pakistan’s sweeping 2016 Prevention...
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