by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Economic pressure, India, Labour rights, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The National Union of Journalists (India) has sought immediate intervention of the Government of India to put a stop to the ongoing large-scale retrenchment of working journalists and other coercive measures of the media houses in the under the belt of COVID19...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release, Threat
One would believe that in a democracy like India, where the freedom of expression is fortified within its Constitution, the freedom of the press to report without fear would be protected. However, facts prove otherwise. When a Nation ensure freedom of the press and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 25, 2020 | Economic pressure, Freedom of Expression, India, Labour rights, Release
Kolkata-based English daily The Telegraph announced the shutdown of its Guwahati edition, asking staff to resign by May 31, citing the economic pressures of Covid-19. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate, the National Union of...
by SAMSN Admin | May 22, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Ijaz Ahmed Khan, senior sports reporter for the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Pesawar Bureau was critically injured by unidentified assailants. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist...
by SAMSN Admin | May 20, 2020 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) government has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Today 24 news journalist Ravindra Saxena for his report highlighting the mismanagement of a quarantine centre in the Sitapur district. The International Federation of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | May 20, 2020 | Attack, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
A group of protesting migrant workers attacked ABP Gujarati correspondent Hardik Joshi in Gujarat’s Shapar area, injuring him critically. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) condemns the attack. The migrant workers turned violent following the...
