The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express serious concerns over the recent state directives against upcoming television station, BOL TV Channel. The IFJ and PFUJ have cautioned the...
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IFJ welcomes new resolution of the United Nations Security Council on protecting journalists and ending impunity
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today welcomed the Resolution 2222 (2015) on the protection of journalists in armed conflicts, unanimously adopted by the United Nations (UN) Security Council yesterday during its 74509th meeting in New York. The...
Reporting through Nepal’s crisis
Since the Nepal’s devastating earthquake on April 25, the country’s journalists have persevered to continue telling the story for Nepal and its people. “With my home and land now destroyed by the earthquake, my family had turned into squatters. Despite the loss, I did...
Police attack journalist in Sindh, Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the attack on journalists outside the Sindh High Court on Saturday May 23. Masked commandos of the Special Security Unit of the Sindh Police...
Pakistan’s media watchdog takes note of hate speech
Recently government supported media watchdog Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in Pakistani issued 14 show-cause notices to TV channels for airing Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s – a local political party based in Karachi -...
FMM, SLWJA call for better working conditions for Sri Lanka’s journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lankan Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) have called for more dialogue and discussion on improving working conditions for journalists in Sri Lanka if...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: May 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on June 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
Sri Lanka: The long road home for the exiled
On April 30, 2015, three Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders (HRDs) Shantha, Jayampathi and Kumuduni returned home after several years in exile in Nepal and short periods in India and the Maldives[1]. All three had been recognized as refugees by UNHCR in...
IFJ deplores the killing of third blogger in Bangladesh
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) deplores the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi blogger in Dhaka today. The brutal attack is the third killing of a secular blogger in three months, as freedom of expression comes under attack across the country. Earlier...
GEO TV journalist forced to leave Peshawar after latest detainment
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) express deep concern at a series of incident leading to the forced displacement of a Peshawar-based journalist Rasool Dawar. Dawar, a special...