by SAMSN Admin | Oct 5, 2015 | Alert, India, Killing, Media Rights Violations
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of journalist Hemant Kumar Yadav in the Uttar Pradesh state, India, on Saturday,...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Killing, Media Rights Violations, News, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Bangladesh Government and the United Nations to take immediate action to ensure the safety and security of journalists, bloggers, writers and activists named on a ‘hit list’ released by the Bangladeshi...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2015 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of freelance journalist Ajay Vidrohi in Sitamarhi in Bihar state in northern India on Tuesday, September 29. The IFJ and...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Sep 30, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Earlier in September, Ruki Fernando was in Geneva as the reports of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released the longest page-report (251 pages) narrating the horrific stories of unlawful killings and enforced disappearances out of Sri...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in strongly condemning an attack on a media house in Kundux province, north eastern Afghanistan on Monday, September 28. On Monday, Taliban...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 28, 2015 | India, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the threats issued to Indian journalists Nikhil Wagle and Shyamsundar Sonnar on August 22 by Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu group in Mumbai, India. The IFJ calls on the Indian authorities to immediately investigate...
