by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Afghanistan, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release
Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) news anchor Khadija Amin and news presenter Shabnam Dawran were removed from their posts and taken off air by the Taliban on August 15. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) remains concerned at the situation now...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Jammu and Kashmir police chased a group of journalists and attacked them with batons while they were covering the Muharram procession in Srinagar on August 17. The International Federation of Journalists (IF) and its Indian affiliates, the Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Afghanistan, Media Rights Violations, Release
Taliban militants carried out search operations in homes of at least three employees of German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) and a freelance journalist and interpreter on August 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges for the necessary...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 16, 2021 | Attack, Pakistan, Release
Ghulam Qadir Shar, a Pakistani journalist, working for Time News and Daily Panhanji Akhbar, was attacked by a local political leader’s supporters in Sanghar, Sindh province. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 9, 2021 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the unlawful means undertaken by the police to arrest leaders of organizations and trade unions who have been campaigning for public issues affecting the people and for their trade union concerns. This unlawful act only serves...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 5, 2021 | Afghanistan, Attack, Reaching Out, Release
Taliban militants shot at a car carrying journalists Shakib Shams and Storio Karimi on August 1 in the Pol-e Malan area of Herat Province. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Afghan Independent Journalist Association (AIJA) and...
