by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Labour rights, Release, Right to Information, South Asia, Trade Union Rights
Despite the importance of journalism during a crisis, reporters continue to face challenges to their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) call on...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 24, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, Nepal, Release
विश्वभर कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण फैलिरहेको र नेपालमा समेत कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमित पुष्टि भएको सन्दर्भमा समाचार संकलन र सम्प्रेषणको गहन दायित्व बोकेका पत्रकारहरूलाई सुरक्षित ढंगबाट काम गर्ने वातावरण निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने विषयमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यार्कषण भएको छ...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 23, 2020 | Access to Information, India, Internet Freedom, Release
More than seven million people living in Kashmir are unable to access reliable health information about COVID- 19 as the seven month long internet shutdown continues. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 18, 2020 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The body of the journalist Aziz Memon was exhumed on March 15 after a joint investigative team (JIT) found the initial post mortem report ‘unsatisfactory’. Memon was allegedly murdered in Naushero Feroze district on February 16. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Right to Information
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ordered cable operators to relocate Geo TV’s broadcast on March 13 in apparent retaliation for the network’s coverage of the arrest of its editor in chief. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release
Kurigram based journalist, Ariful Islam was arrested at midnight on March 13 and sentenced within a few hours by a “mobile court”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the imprisonment and the dubious use of mobile courts. Bangla Tribune...
