by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Right to Information
Pakistani authorities took Channel 24 News and its sister channels offline following a report about Prime Minister Imran Khan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) strongly criticized the decision and...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Several journalists were placed on a ‘watch list’ by the Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing over criticism of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during his visit to Pakistan in February 2019. The International Federation of Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Gender, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Online Harassment, Pakistan, Release
Journalist Gharidah Farooqi has been victim of a malicious online harassment campaign for doing her job in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the targeted online abuse...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
See letter from SLWJA here
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan journalist with Daily Jang newspaper is missing after he was abducted from his home in Karachi in the early hours of March 30, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has raised serious concerns about the disappearance of Matloon Husain Mosavi...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan artist and writer, Shaktika Sathkumara was arrested on April 3, after posting a short story on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) have strongly criticized the arrest of Sathkumara and...
