Pakistan’s media is evolving since it emerged from the 11 draconian years of Dictator General Ziaul Haq’s martial law (1977-1988). As it happens in dictatorships, many fundamental rights and freedoms of the people are usurped, and that is what happened in Pakistan....
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Journalist stabbed to death in Bangladesh
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) deplore the murder of a journalist on July 8, 2015. The IFJ demands immediate action to end the attacks and killings of journalists in Bangladesh that has seen...
Taking on the fight for better working conditions
In Nepal, we are still slowly recovering from the disastrous earthquake in April and May. A lot of challenges and opportunities are in front of us. On the one hand, we have to ensure support to more than 1,000 journalists affected by the earthquake, and on the other...
TV journalist dies on assignment in India
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJI) in expressing concerns for the recent death of a television journalist while on assignment on Sunday, July 5, 2015. The IFJ and NUJI call for an...
IFJ, Sri Lankan media rights organizations object reactivation of Press Council
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Sri Lankan Working Journalist Association (SLWJA) and the Free Media Movement (FMM), along with the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), in strongly objecting and condemning the Sri Lankan...
TV journalists attacked by Indian railway police
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJI) in strongly criticizing the attack on journalists from a local television channel by local police in Bhubaneswar, Odisha of India on Monday....
Next steps in gender equity
The woman editor of an English language daily was dismissive as she told a researcher, “The gender issue has now been transcended.” Her generation of Indian women journalists had broken the glass ceiling, she believes. When she hires staff she looks at their...
Journalist shot dead in Balochistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deplores the brutal murder of a Pakistani journalist in Jaffarabad in Balochistan province on Sunday June 28. The IFJ calls on the Pakistani government to take immediate action to bring the assailants to justice and...
Digital Campaign Skills Workshop: Colombo, Sri Lanka
The inaugural DCS Workshop was held for Sri Lankan journalist at the Sri Lanka Press Institute, Colombo on July 23-24. The workshop also marked the return of the IFJ to Sri Lanka following 18 months away from the country. The workshop was participated by 20...
Journalist shot at and thrown out of a car in Assam, India
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in condemning the attack on a journalist in Assam, India on Thursday night, June 18. The IFJ and IJU are extremely concerned about the rise in attacks on...