by SAMSN Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | India, Killing, Release
The National Union of Journalists(India) and the UP Journalists’ Association expresses serious concern to the killing of the journalist Vikram Joshi and requests Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s to provide one crore rupees to the family of late journalist Vikram...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 23, 2020 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union expresses serious concern over killing of Vikram Joshi of Jana Sagar Today and two other fresh cases of attacks involving journalists in past 48 hours -columnist, blogger and environmentalist Rajiv Nayan Bahuguna in Uttarakhand, and...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Pakistan, Release
Matiullah Jan, a senior Pakistani journalist who was abducted in broad daylight on July 21 in Islamabad was released late at night on the same day near Fateh Jang, Punjab. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan affiliate the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 20, 2020 | India, Politics, Release
Owner of the Dainik Afkara newspaper in Bhopal, Pyare Miyan, has been arrested following accusations of sexually assaulting minors and running a sex racket. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Release
DY365 correspondent Rajib Sharma was detained by Dhubri police on July 16 in Assam after a Dhuburi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) lodged a first information report (FIR) against the journalist. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Afghanistan, Release
The proposed amendments to Afghanistan’s media law introduced to Parliament in June has been dropped following strong criticisms from Afghanistan’s media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists...
