by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Attack, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Release
Two journalists in Pakistan, Shaikh Rizwan and Bashir Malik, were physically attacked in two separate incidents. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joined its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the assault and calls...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Media Regulations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
An interview with Pakistan’s former president was taken off air within minutes of commencing broadcast on Geo News on July 1, drawing criticism of high level interference and attempt at controlling Pakistan’s media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Afghanistan, Attack, Human Rights, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A media security guard has been shot and killed, while another seven media workers have been injured from a car bomb blast near private broadcaster Shamshad TV in Kabul. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghanistan Independent...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Human Rights, News, Release, South Asia
Hundreds of delegates from journalists unions around the world adopted a new Global Charter of Ethics for Journalists at an historic International Federation of Journalists congress. Now the document, endorsed by representatives of more than 500,000 journalists and...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A Kashmiri editor was arrested in a late night raid on his home in Srinagar on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly criticise the circumstances of the raid and the misuse of law as yet...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, India, Killing, News, Release
India’s increasing spate of attacks and murders of media workers has prompted a direct call to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent action into India’s poor record on journalist safety. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates,...
