by SAMSN Admin | May 17, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The National Union of Journalists (India) strongly condemned the brutal killing of Shyam Sharma (45) in Indore on May 15. According to information, two bike-borne masked men allegedly slit the throat of the scribe at Kshipra area on Monday morning. Shyam Sharma, a...
by SAMSN Admin | May 12, 2017 | Killing, Maldives, SAMSN Blog
Ujjwal Acharya pays tribute to his friend, Yameen Rasheed, a bold and courageous voice of dissent in the Maldives, silenced in the prime of his life. “You never know what’s in store in the future. I could get killed, or I could live a normal life,” Yameen Rasheed told...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in strongly condemning the police attack on journalists at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, May 5. The IFJ demands immediate action against policemen involved in the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemn the arrest of an editor under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 1. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of...
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2017 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union strongly condemned the police attack on the journalists at Sopore in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The police ruthlessly have beaten up journalists while they were covering protests after the Friday prayers in the town. The Station House...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 24, 2017 | Afghanistan, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Afghan Independent Journalist Association (AIJA) in expressing serious concern over recent incidents of press freedom violations in Afghanistan. The IFJ demands a thorough investigation to ensure that such...
