by SAMSN Admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Meghalaya village council in northeast India filed a police complaint against veteran journalist and Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim over her Facebook post. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 9, 2020 | Censorship, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Indian Journalists Union ( IJU) has expressed serious concern at a police complaint by Lawsohtun village council against The Shilllong Times editor Patricia Mukhim on Monday for a social media post. The village council filed the complaint against Mukhim, alleging...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Censorship, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Lahore High Court directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to restore license of private TV channel 24NewsHD on July 7. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 8, 2020 | Economic pressure, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
कोभिड–१९ को महामारीका समयमा सञ्चार प्रतिष्ठानहरुले श्रमजीवी पत्रकारहरुलाई निष्काशन गर्ने, तलब कटौती गर्ने, बेतलबी बिदामा राख्ने र काम गर्ने वातावरण सृजना नगर्ने जस्ता कार्यविरुद्ध नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ दबाव र आन्दोलनमा छ । महासंघले उत्पन्न समस्या समाधान गर्नका लागि...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 7, 2020 | Attack, Bangladesh, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Release
Shariful Alam Chowdhury, a reporter for the Daily Samakal, was severely assaulted by several members of the local citizen union, the Union Parishad on July 4. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns this incident and calls on Bangladesh authorities...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 7, 2020 | Gender, Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
Rana Ayyub’s social media profiles have been flooded with rape and death threats after she wrote posts about a Kashmiri victim killed by the Indian police. The IFJ has welcomed Mumbai police’s decision to start an investigation immediately and have called...
