by SAMSN Admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Harassment, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Despite the fact that sexual violence and harassment are rampant, there is very little awareness about it, says Lubna Jerar Naqvi who is doing her bit to raise awareness. Sexual harassment and sexual assault are rampant but in societies like Pakistan – religious...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 12, 2018 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Photojournalist Biplab Mondal of The Times of India daily was forcibly undressed, illegally confined and beaten while other journalists and photojournalists were attacked in Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal on April 9, 2018 while they were covering the filing of...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the unruly behaviour and acts of intimidation carried out by an organised group opposite the Sirasa Media Network. We urge that the government conducts an impartial inquiry into this incident and take strict legal action...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 29, 2018 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Pakistani journalist, Zeeshan Ashraf Butt became the second journalist killed in Pakistan this year, when he was shot dead on March 27. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deplores the killing and calls for an immediate investigation. Zeeshan, a...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 27, 2018 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Sandeep Sharma and Naveen Nishchal were both killed in separate vehicle incidents in India on Monday, March 26. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) condemn the killings and demand immediate and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 26, 2018 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The National Union of Journalists (India) joins its state unit NUJ(Bihar) and Journalists Union of Madhya Pradesh in strongly condemning the gruesome murder of frontline journalist Brajesh Kumar working for national daily newspaper in Bihar and Sandeep Sharma working...
