Geo making the workplace safer
The importance of a safe working environment cannot be emphasized enough, especially with a larger number of women joining the work force. It is imperative that organizations take serious steps to protect women employees so that they can concentrate on their work and...
Journalists injured in media attack in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the attacks against the media at the Hyderabad Press Club, and other attacks in Lahore and Karachi on Friday, March 4. The IFJ...
PFUJ condemn mob attack at Hyderabad Press Club
The PFUJ strongly condemn the mob attack at Hyderabad press club & others cities. PFUJ President Rana Azeem and Secretary General Amin Yousuf said that it is highly unfair to attack journalists’ community. Journalists, Cameramen and Photographer are not...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: February, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on March 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
Journalists attacked covering protests in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in raising concern for the treatment of journalists by law enforcement agencies in Karachi on February 2. The IFJ and PFUJ call on the Pakistani government to...
Dangers of reporting in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Senior Tribal journalist and former president of Tribal Union of Journalists Zaman Mehsud was shot and killed a day after Pakistani journalists observed International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in November, 2015. [Since Mehsud's murder, three...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: January 2016
Happy New Year 2016! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on February 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities and to...
Deadly week for media in Pakistan – two journalists killed in KP province
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the killing of two journalists in the past week in the troubled Khyber-Pakhtunhkhwa province in Pakistan’s north-west. The IFJ demands...
TV office attacked in Islamabad
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the Islamabad office of the Pakistani television channel ARY News on Wednesday, January 13. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the attack by authorities. According to ARY News,...
Pakistan arrests suspects in media staff murder
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in welcoming the arrest on 5 January of two suspects in connection with the murder in 2014 of three media workers of the TV channel Express News....
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South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: October, 2017
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on November 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
Journalist still missing after three abductions in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed serious concerns over a series of incidents in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan, which have seen three journalists disappear. The IFJ demands...
Pakistan: fourth journalist killed this year
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of a journalist in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, October 12. The IFJ demands the immediate arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. Haroon Khan, a...
Pakistan suspends mobile, internet services for security reasons
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned about the repeated shutdown of Internet and cellular mobile phone services in Pakistan on grounds of ‘security’. The IFJ urges the Pakistani authorities to find alternative security measures to ensure free...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: August, 2017
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on September 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities and to seek solidarity and...
Journalists harassed, detained by Pakistan’s investigation agency
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the harassment and detention of two reporters by the state agency in Islamabad, Pakistan on July 21. The IFJ demands action against the officials involved in the harassment and unlawful detention. Saba Bajeer...
Journalist missing after house raided in Karachi
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the disappearance of a journalist who was picked by a dozen men in plainclothes in the early hours of Sunday, July 9 in Karachi, Pakistan. The IFJ demands urgent action from government to...