by SAMSN Admin | Jan 31, 2020 | Censorship, Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Killing, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
Journalists in Pakistan are facing a widespread crisis of unpaid salaries, causing financial instability, trauma and stress-related deaths in the industry. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Censorship, Labour rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Politics, Release
The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan convicted journalist Nasrullah Chaudhry for allegedly possessing banned literature and spreading religious hatred. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is dismayed by...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release
The Supreme Court today admitted Indian Journalists Union intervention application in Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, writ petition challenging the communication shutdown in Kashmir for violating the freedom of the press guaranteed under Article...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Attack, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Threat
Multiple media violations against journalists were recorded during the fourth round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections on Saturday, September 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 26, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, India, News, Politics, Release
The Indian Journalists Union and its three nominated Members to the Press Council of India representing media organisations are shocked and gravely troubled at the PCI Chairman Justice (Retd) C K Prasad’s blatant violation of the Council rules, plus his actions have...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 22, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, India, News, Politics, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and its affiliate Journalists Union of Assam (JUA) has expressed serious concern over propaganda under the “NRC” Authority logo to malign and brand a group of renowned journalists from across the country as anti-national for their...