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India: Kashmiri journalist summoned, slapped and abused

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...

Sri Lanka: Free Media Movement raises voice against proposed constitutional amendment

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media Movement poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media...

Pakistan: Senate passes ‘Press Council Bill 2020’ and ‘PEMRA ordinance’

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2020 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release

Pakistan’s senate standing committee on information and broadcasting passed amendments on August 26 to the Press Council of Pakistan Bill (2020) and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ‘ordinance’. The amendments opens up the chairperson role of the...

India: Shillong Times forced to shut down amid Covid-19

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights

The Shillong Times, the oldest English broadsheet newspaper in northeast India, was temporarily shut down by the local administration on August 23 for allegedly violating Covid-19 health protocols. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...

India: Journalist booked for sharing Covid-19 allegation against hospitals

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...

Bangladesh: Blogger Asaduzzaman Noor charged under Digital Security Act

by SAMSN Admin | Jul 30, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Reaching Out, Release

Bangladesh police are searching for blogger Asaduzzaman Noor, also known as Asad Noor, who is accused of spreading rumours and defaming Islam on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on authorities to drop the charges.  The Chhatra League’s...
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