by SAMSN Admin | Aug 6, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, Attack, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Policemen in plain clothes stormed the house of veteran photojournalist Shahidul Alam in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on the evening of Sunday, August 5, and arrested him, reportedly for a Facebook post about ongoing student demonstrations. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 6, 2018 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Unidentified gunmen fired shots at Express News TV anchor Imran Khan’s house in Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province in north-eastern Pakistan on August 1. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the incident and urges the authorities to expedite...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 31, 2018 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Journalists Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali of News18 TV were attacked in Jalalabad in Punjab, India on July 30 while reporting on the illegal sand mining. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the journalists in Punjab, India and...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 26, 2018 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old driver for Agence France Presse (AFP), in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which left a total of 25 people dead. The IFJ demands that the perpetrators...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Attack, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily, was brutally attacked by a pro-government mob outside the court in Kushita, western Bangladesh on July 22. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Sarath Fonseka asked an editor to withdraw a news item posted online accusing an unnamed minister of having links with criminals. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
