by SAMSN Admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Attack, Gender, Harassment, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Pakistan, Politics, Release
ore than 150 Pakistani women journalists released a statement on September 7 detailing the gender-based attacks that are increasingly impacting their safety and ability to work. Titled ‘Together Against Digital Abuse’, the statement also puts forward a list of demands...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 20, 2020 | India, Politics, Release
Owner of the Dainik Afkara newspaper in Bhopal, Pyare Miyan, has been arrested following accusations of sexually assaulting minors and running a sex racket. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Nepal, Politics, Release
Federation of Nepal Journalists (FNJ) is concerned over the false news by India Media against Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nepal. The disinformation disseminated by the India Media is condemnable...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | India, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
Police lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against Supriya Sharma, the executive editor of news portal Scroll.in for her report on the lockdown in India’s prime minister Narendra Modi’s constituency. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics
Since the Indian government imposed Covid-19 restrictions on March 25, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has recorded 17 legal cases brought against journalists in India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 5, 2020 | India, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) believes that in a vast democracy like India, where the freedom of expression is fortified within it’s Constitution, the freedom of the press to report without fear and favour should be properly protected. Any attempt to...
