by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
A court notice published in The Daily Jang newspaper on February 28 has levelled allegations of criminal conduct against the secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 8, 2021 | India, Labour rights, Release
Marking International Women’s Day, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) urged its affiliates and journalists across the country to ensure that pay audits are conducted in their newsrooms and that anomalies in gender pay gap are removed. The IJU also joins the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Reaching Out, Release
Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was detained under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in May, 2020, for allegedly posting criticism of the government’s response to the Covid-19 on Facebook, died in police custody on February 25. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2021 | Meeting, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको २०७७ फागुन ५ गते २६ औं महाधिवेशन काठमाडौंमा सम्पन्न भएको छ । महासंघको शाखा अध्यक्ष, प्रदेश पदाधिकारी, निवर्तमान कार्यसमिति, केन्द्रीय समिति र केन्द्रीय समितिद्वारा मनोनीत ३५ प्रतिनिधि सहभागी भएको महाधिधिवेशनले महासचिव रमेश विष्ट र कोषाध्यक्ष...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 12, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media expresses its appreciation to the judiciary for the acquittal and release of Shakthika Sathkumara, the creative writer arrested indiscriminately under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Act. We urge the Inspector General of Police...
