by IFJ Asia Pacific | Jun 3, 2015 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
It was the most anticipated launch of a TV channel in Pakistan in over a decade years. Not since Geo TV – the first independent TV channel of the country – was launched in 2002 had so much hype been built around the launch of a current affairs broadcaster boasting...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2015 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express serious concerns over the recent state directives against upcoming television station, BOL TV Channel. The IFJ and PFUJ have cautioned the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 29, 2015 | Human Rights, Release, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today welcomed the Resolution 2222 (2015) on the protection of journalists in armed conflicts, unanimously adopted by the United Nations (UN) Security Council yesterday during its 74509th meeting in New York. The...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | May 27, 2015 | Nepal, SAMSN Blog
Since the Nepal’s devastating earthquake on April 25, the country’s journalists have persevered to continue telling the story for Nepal and its people. “With my home and land now destroyed by the earthquake, my family had turned into squatters. Despite the loss, I did...
by SAMSN Admin | May 25, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack on journalists outside the Sindh High Court on Saturday May 23. Masked commandos of the Special Security Unit of the Sindh Police...
by SAMSN Admin | May 20, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Recently government supported media watchdog Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in Pakistani issued 14 show-cause notices to TV channels for airing Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s – a local political party based in Karachi...
