by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Attack, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Threat
Multiple media violations against journalists were recorded during the fourth round of Afghanistan’s presidential elections on Saturday, September 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Afghanistan affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Indian Journalists Union (IJU) today on the Universal Access to Information Day reiterates its concern at the continued internet and communication shut down in Kashmir valley. The government of India is increasingly blocking internet to stop organizing protests...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 27, 2019 | Afghanistan, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Abdul Hamid Hotaki, a political talk show host at Hewad independent public media group, was critically injured in an explosion near the campaign office of President Ashraf Ghani, in the southern city of Kandahar at approximately 8:30pm on September 24. Hotaki died in...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 23, 2019 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
An adviser to Pakistan’s Prime Minister has started issuing threats to senior journalists for opposing its policies and proposed media tribunals and courts. A senior Pakistani activist, journalist and political analyst, Arif Hameed Bhatti has received serious threats...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 20, 2019 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Pakistan government has announced a plan to introduce media courts to regulate the press. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) reject the government plan to set up media tribunals and...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 20, 2019 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly opposed the announcement of media tribunal being established by the Pakistan government and termed it another attack on the freedom of speech and expression. PFUJ President GM Jamali and Secretary General...