by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
A group of assailants attacked two Abb Takk television journalists on December 18, allegedly in retaliation for stories exposing local mafia operations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
A group of armed persons attacked Abtak News Bureau Chief Sakhar, interior Sindh, Imdad Pholphoto who along with his colleague Altaf Kalorr sustained serious head injuries and got arm fractured. PFUJ President GM Jamali and Secretary General Rana Muhammad Azeem, has...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 17, 2020 | Alert, India, Killing, Media Rights Violations
S V Pradeep, a Thiruvananthapuram based broadcast journalist, was killed in a hit-and–run road accident in suspicious circumstances on December 14. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for a thorough investigation into his death. According to police...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Police manhandled three Kashmiri journalists as they covered election polling in South Kashmir on December 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists India...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 11, 2020 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Malala Maiwand, 25, a female TV anchor for Enkaas TV and Radio, was killed by gunmen in a targeted attack in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan on December 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL) correspondent Elias Daei was killed in an explosion in the Helmand province of Afghanistan on November 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation for...