by SAMSN Admin | Feb 27, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Nepal, Release
The Nepali supreme court on 25 February ordered the country’s Press Council to ban the publication of news criticising a senior judge. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 23, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalist Union (IJU) in condemning the extended detention of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf, by India’s National Investigation Authority (NIA).The IFJ demands immediate release of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 21, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
सुनसरीबाट प्रकाशित प्रवोध साप्ताहिकका सम्पादक गमबहादुर लम्देल र सम्वाददाता जमुना श्रेष्ठ तथा मर्निङ टाइम्स दैनिकका सम्वाददाता मीना तुम्सुवालाई प्रहरीले बिनाकारण प्रक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सुनसरी शाखाका अनुसार...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 20, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) condemns the continuous incarceration of photojournalist Kamran Yousuf who is being victimized only for carrying out his professional duties that somehow embarrassed the government. The 23-year-old photojournalist has...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 15, 2018 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), in raising concern over India’s visa policy to foreign journalists. The IFJ urges the Indian government to respect the right of journalists of all...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Harassment, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned over the deteriorating state of press freedom in the Maldives amidst political turmoil. The suspension of Raajje TV’s broadcasts on February 8 does not portend well for dissenting voices in the...
