by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | India, Labour rights, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in welcoming the Delhi High Court verdict ordering The Hindustan Times to reinstate 272 media workers 7 years after the newspaper arbitrarily sacked...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in condemning the police atrocities on journalists at Barwala, Hisar in the Haryana state, in north-eastern India on November 18. According to...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 24, 2014 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) is condemning the attack on a journalist in Chitwan, central Nepal on November 20. Two unidentified people on a motorbike...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 14, 2014 | Gender, Maldives, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for a prompt and thorough investigation into an alleged assault in the Maldives following the arrest of a newspaper editor. Adam Haleem, editor of Vnews online, was caught on CCTV entering a stair hall on...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Afghanistan, Impunity, News
Seven media workers have lost their lives in Afghanistan this year – many as a result in a spike of violence leading up to the April election. In 2014, it is one of the world’s most dangerous places for media workers. On January 23, the body of Noor Ahmad Noori, a...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 6, 2014 | News, Workshop
Media Rights Monitoring and Advocacy workshop was held in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 5 and 6 as part of the UNDEF South Asia project. The workshop was supported by the Afghan Independent Journalists Association. The workshop was attended by male and female...
