by SAMSN Admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka (FMM) in condemning the attack by the Sri Lankan Navy commander on a journalist at the Magampura Port in Hambantota, Southern Province on December 10. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement, condemning the attack on journalists by the Navy,including the Navy Commander on the International Human Rights Day (10th December), urges the President to commence a special investigation and take legal actions. The Navy had launched a...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the attack on a journalist by the staff of a hospital in Siraha, eastern Nepal on November 21. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka in expressing serious concerns over actions by the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media on the Ada Derana News TV channel. The IFJ demands that the Sri Lankan...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the arrest of a journalist under the controversial Electronic Transaction Act for sharing a Facebook comment. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the action of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) suspending the license of two television channels on November 26. The IFJ...