by SAMSN Admin | Aug 23, 2018 | Economic pressure, India, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
Critical media houses and independent journalists in India are facing growing pressure and harassment from ruling authorities and their supporters at the detriment of democratic principles. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2018 | India, Online Harassment, Release
Investigative journalist Rana Ayyub has been subjected of relentless doxing, online abuse and violent threats including death threats in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the targeted online harassment of the journalist and demands...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2017 | India, Online Harassment, SAMSN Blog
A robust response to online violence against a woman editor prompts a well-known actor to urge his fans to stop the abuse, and one of the abusers to post an apology on Twitter. When Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of the digital news website, The News Minute tweeted...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2017 | India, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the online harassment and sexist abuse of an Indian editor for her tweet about a movie in a tweet. The IFJ demands immediate action from the authorities against those involved in trolling and abusing the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Online Harassment, Release, South Asia
Today, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) along with the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU) released an Online Harassment Social Media Policy for Media in a bid to make media companies and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 30, 2017 | Online Harassment, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today launched Byte Back: A Journalists’ Guide to Combat Cyber Harassment in South Asia, as part of a wider strategy to counter abusive behavior online, largely...
