by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2020 | Harassment, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
Police barred two journalists from reporting on a government operation in Pulwama district, in Indian-administered Kashmir, and confiscated their equipment on March 4. The International Federation of Journalists and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Leaflets threatening to kill seven Tamil journalists were left at the Batticaloa Press Club and a nearby bus stop in Batticaloa, a city in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliates Sri Lankan affiliates, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Mulleriyawa Police in the Central Province of Sri Lanka refused on January 10 to record the death threat complaint of a court correspondent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly urge Sri Lanka’s...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 4, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Online Harassment, Release, Threat, Trade Union Rights
Nepali journalist and union leader Ajaya Babu Shiwakoti has been the subject of a campaign of threats and surveillance since publishing an article on an alleged rape by Nepal’s Speaker in Parliament. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate,...
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 | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Release, Threat
A nationalist hashtag hate campaign on social media platform Twitter has targeted journalists for attacks for being allegedly “pro-India” and “anti-Pakistan”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists...
