by SAMSN Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
Journalists Asad Toor, Bilal Farooqi, and Absar Alam have all been charged with sedition between September 11 and September 16 for publishing allegedy ‘objectionable’ and ‘derogatory’ material online. The charges have been set under Pakistan’s sweeping 2016 Prevention...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
The cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police summoned and abused Auqib Javeed, a Kashmir based journalist, over a news report about police intimidation of social media users. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its India affiliate Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 23, 2020 | Nepal, Release
Nirmala Paharai, a journalist affiliated with Kailali FM, was found dead in a forest in the Ghodaghodi municipality in the Kailali district. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) is deeply saddened by the incident and urge authorities to conduct a thorough...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Reaching Out, Release
Indian Police have arrested journalist Rajeev Sharma over allegations of espionage. Sharma stands accused of passing ‘sensitive information’ to Chinese officials. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliate, the Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media Movement poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
Nepal Police arrested Hareram Prasad Kurmi, one of the accused in the murder of Bara based journalist Birendra Shah 13 years ago. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Nepal affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press...
