by SAMSN Admin | Sep 6, 2021 | Afghanistan, Harassment, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Release, Threat, Torture
Local media groups left in Afghanistan met with Taliban leaders on September 3 to address concerns around journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is cautious over the Taliban’s commitment to combating impunity for crimes against...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 30, 2021 | Afghanistan, Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Release
Khyber TV reporter Abdul Mateen Achakzai and cameraperson Muhammad Ali were arrested while reporting in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan on August 25 and released two days later, while another Pakistani journalist Muhammad Iqbal Mengal remains missing. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Matiullah Jan, a senior Pakistani journalist who was abducted in broad daylight on July 21 in Islamabad was released late at night on the same day near Fateh Jang, Punjab. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing since April 27 and was found dead two days later. The International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ) joins with its...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 2, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Sajid Hussain, a Pakistani journalist granted political asylum in Sweden in 2017, is reported as missing. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Svenska Journalistförbundet (SJF) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Bangladesh, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Politics, Release
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, a photographer and editor of Pakkhakal Shafiqul is reported missing after being accused by the ruling Awami League of publishing false information. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the Bangladesh government to expedite the...
