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Bangladesh: Journalist arrested for year old news report
Al Amin Hossain, the Meherpur district correspondent for Daily Business Bangladesh, was arrested under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for publishing a news report against a political leader last year. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) urges the...
Sri Lanka: Reopen the investigation into the murder of journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan
The Attorney General has informed the Jaffna Magistrate's Court that no further action will be taken against the suspects arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan and the suspects have been acquitted. Sri Lanka Working Journalists’...
Pakistan: PFUJ condemns Israel’s attack on Media houses, innocent Civilians
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has strongly condemned Israel for attacks on Media houses and killing innocent Civilians including over fifty children in Palestine and calls for a country wide protest on May 18. PFUJ President GM Jamali and Secretary...
Bangladesh: Investigative journalist arrested for news reporting
Rozina Islam, an investigative journalist affiliated with Bangla daily Prothom Alo, was harassed, confined in a room by the health ministry and arrested by police for allegedly stealing information and taking photographs of ministry documents. The International...
Bangladesh: Another journalist jailed under Digital Security Act
A Jhalakathi court jailed journalist Khalilur Rahman for charges under the Digital Security Act (DSA) on May 11 for an allegedly defamatory post on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the ongoing misuse of draconian legislation to jail...
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Pakistan: BOL president and assistant vice president abducted
Nabeel Jakhura and Shabi Al Hassan, the president and assistant vice president of BOL Network respectively, were abducted in Karachi on October 8. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
India: Journalist booked a day after being barred from reporting
Journalist Siddique Kappan has been arrested and booked by the Mathura police in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly instigating communal violence. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and National...