by SAMSN Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Nepal Press Union (NPU) and the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning the attempted attack of a journalist by government employees in Bara district of Nepal on March 21. The IFJ urges the Nepal...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the police action against photojournalists in Srinagar, Kashmir, on March 16. The IFJ demands action against the police personnel assaulting and abusing photojournalists on duty. According to reports, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Harassment, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
Understanding trolling behaviour holds to clue to stopping it. Trolling and online abuse is today an ugly reality of the online space. The phenomenal opening up of opportunities to reach out and disseminate news and opinions online is accompanied by an unpleasant...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the pre-meditated police attack on the photo journalists in Srinagar on Thursday. In a statement issued on Friday, 17 March 2017, S N Sinha, President, Sabina Inderjit, Vice President, Amar Devulapalli,...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the National Union of Journalists (India) condemn the police detention of a photojournalist in Bhubaneswar in Odisha, on March 6. The IFJ demands an inquiry into the detention and urges the Indian government to...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) express serious concern over the arrest of Binoy Krishna Mallik, the former vice-president of the Jessore Press Club and a rights activist in Bangladesh on March...
