by SAMSN Admin | Jul 14, 2021 | Alert, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Reports, Reports and Publications
Despite the existence of a long-established and extensive constitutional and legal framework, Pakistan’s media workers face a redundant and ineffective labour law system that is failing to protect essential worker rights. The International Federation of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 17, 2020 | Alert, India, Killing, Media Rights Violations
S V Pradeep, a Thiruvananthapuram based broadcast journalist, was killed in a hit-and–run road accident in suspicious circumstances on December 14. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for a thorough investigation into his death. According to police...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2020 | Afghanistan, Alert, Killing, Media Rights Violations
Yama Siawash, former TOLO news television journalist in Afghanistan was killed on November 7 in the targeted explosion in Makrorayan-e-Char area of Kabul. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA) are...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 27, 2020 | Alert, India, Killing
Sunil Tiwari, 39, who worked with Nai Duniya newspaper was killed in Madhya Pradesh’s Niwari district on July 22. A video uploaded on Facebook by Sunil on May 25 appealed to Niwari police for assistance. In the video, Sunil stated he has been receiving death threats...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Alert
The IFJ has received a report Zulfiqar Mandrani, a journalist associated with the Kawish Television Network (KTN) Group was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in Jacobabad District, Pakistan on May 26. Zulfiqar is the second journalist working with KTN Group...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2020 | Alert, Pakistan
Previously missing Sajid Hussain, 39, editor-in-chief of Balochistan Times was found dead in Sweden’s Uppsala on April 23. On May 1, Swedish police confirmed the dead body found in Fyris River outside Uppsala, was Hussain. The deceased journalist was last seen at 11am...
