An Untraced Murder in Kashmir
On a chilly evening Parvaz Mohammad Sultan was giving final touches to his daily bulletin when two unidentified gunmen entered his press enclave office and fired at him from point blank. Left in a pool of blood, the 40-year-old editor of local news gathering agency...
IJU condemns Kejriwal’s threats against media
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the threat of the Delhi Chief Minister and President Aam Admi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal to put some media houses on public trial for their alleged 'biases and prejudices'. In a statement issued here on Tuesday,...
Kashmir, India: The Unquiet Valley
The Indian-administered Kashmir Valley has been reeling under trouble for almost three decades. In late 1989, the armed rebellion that broke out has consumed thousands of human lives so far. Over the past 25 years, media in Jammu and Kashmir has walked on a razor’s...
South Asia Media Solidarity Network Bulletin: April, 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on May 15, 2015, and contributions are most welcome. Let others know what you are doing or seek solidarity and support from other SAMSN members on your...
Interview with Monalisa Changkijia
You have been one of the most prominent journalists from Nagaland and you are the only woman editor, proprietor and publisher in the North East of India. On a whole, it is reported that women only make up 2.7% of India’s local journalists. What do you have to say to...
Media In India’s North East: Tripura
Tripura as we know this tiny land today is the third smallest (only 10,491 sq. Km with almost 37 lakhs people) state after Goa and Sikkim and situated in the north-eastern part of the country. Tripura plated a major role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war and it...
Indian Supreme Court guarantees free speech online
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the All Indian Newspaper Employees Federation (AINEF) in welcoming the Supreme Court’s judgment on March 24, 2015 to strike out Section 66A of the Information...
What Next For The Section 66A Cases?
The decision of India's Supreme Court to uphold free speech and strike down draconian provisions of the amended Information Technology Act, 2000 is a victory for a concerted campaign by a cross-section of Internet users, civil liberties activists, internet freedom...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: March 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on April 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
IFJ launches gender campaign for Asia-Pacific’s women in media
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates have begun a campaign of gender action and discussion aimed at recognizing the vital role of women in the media and the need for rights and representation in decision-making roles in both the media...
OTHER NEWS
Journalism has an increasingly murderous price in Asia Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today launched the IFJ list of journalists and media staff killed in 2016, documenting the deaths of colleagues killed in the line of duty. In the Asia-Pacific region, 28 journalists were brutally murdered in 2016, an...
Journalist detained in Hyderabad
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and it’s affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn the arbitrary detention and slapping of charges of trespass against journalist Kunal Shankar in Hyderabad, Telangana state in southern India on January 17....
Journalist hacked to death in Tamil Nadu, India
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in condemning the murder of a journalist on the outskirts of Sattur in Tamil Nadu state, south India on Monday, 9 January. The IFJ demands the prosecution...
India: Killing spree continues in Bihar and Jharkhand
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in strongly condemning the killing of a journalist in Samastipur district of Bihar, India on January 3. The IFJ demands the immediate arrest and prosecution...
NUJ(I) condemns brutal killing of journalist in Bihar’s Samastipur
The National Union of Journalists (India) is shocked over the growing attacks on journalists in Bihar. The latest brutal attack on a journalist, Brajesh Kumar, by about five-six unidentified men at Salkhani village of Bibhutipur distirct is highly condemnable. The...
Missing Journalist found dead in Jharkhand; family claims murder
A senior journalist, Hari Prakash, was found dead in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district. The family members of the journalist claimed that he has been murdered. He was missing for the last two days. The police recovered a bottle of poison from the journalist, and his...
पत्रकार सुरक्षा कानून बनाने और छोटे अखबारों की समस्याओं को लेकर प्रधानमंत्री को ज्ञापन दिया; एनयूजे की मीडिया काउंसिल और मीडिया कमीशन बनाने की मांग
नेशनल यूनियन ऑफ जर्नलिस्ट्स (इंडिया) के प्रतिनिधिमंल ने देशभर में पत्रकारों पर हमलों के खिलाफ प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को ज्ञापन सौंपा। ज्ञापन में पत्रकार सुरक्षा कानून, मीडिया आयोग, मीडिया काउंसिल बनाने तथा लघु व मध्यम समाचार पत्र-पत्रिकाओं की समस्याओं पर गौर करने...