by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Reaching Out, Release
Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was detained under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in May, 2020, for allegedly posting criticism of the government’s response to the Covid-19 on Facebook, died in police custody on February 25. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 17, 2021 | Bangladesh, Censorship, Harassment, Media Rights Violations
Bangladesh police this week formally charged three journalists under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing material alleged to have the potential to ‘destroy communal harmony and create unrest’. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media expresses its appreciation to the judiciary for the acquittal and release of Shakthika Sathkumara, the creative writer arrested indiscriminately under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Act. We urge the Inspector General of Police...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses grave concern over the rising instances of undue haste being shown by Uttar Pradesh government and its Police in targeting journalists and booking them under sedition laws. In past 48 hours, there were two such instances. One,...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 1, 2021 | Killing, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was previously convicted in the 2002 murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl, is set to walk free after Pakistan’s Supreme Court on ordered his release January 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
