Previously missing Sajid Hussain, 39, editor-in-chief of Balochistan Times was found dead in Sweden’s Uppsala on April 23. On May 1, Swedish police confirmed the dead body found in Fyris River outside Uppsala, was Hussain. The deceased journalist was last seen at 11am...
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States of Control: IFJ launches 18th South Asia Press Freedom Report
Today, on World Press Freedom Day, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates launch the 18th edition of the South Asia Press Freedom Report – States of Control: Covid, Cuts and Impunity. The...
Alert: IFJ launches South Asia Media Freedom Report on World Press Freedom Day
The IFJ will launch the 18th annual South Asia Press Freedom Report - States of Control: Covid, Cuts and Impunity at 07:00 (New Delhi time) on May 3, 2020. Our launch coincides with World Press Freedom Day, themed “Journalism without Fear or Favour”. As part of the...
Pakistan: Murder suspected in journalist hanging death
Local journalist Saeed Qaisar Inphool Nagar was found hanging in a building in the Kasur district, 40 km from Lahore on April 29. He had been missing since April 27 and was found dead two days later. The International Federation of Journalists ( IFJ) joins with its...
नेपाल ः प्रेस विज्ञप्ती
सरकार नियन्त्रित रेडियो नेपाललाई जनता समाजवादी पार्टीका नेता तथा पूर्व प्रधानमन्त्री डा बाबुराम भट्टराईसँग सोमबार बिहान साँढे ६ बजे लाइभ प्रशारण भएको अन्तरसंवाद कार्यक्रम रेकर्डबाट हटाउन लगाई रेडियो नेपालका कार्यकारी निर्देशकलाई क्षमा माग्न लगाउँदा समेत चित्त नबुझाएको...
India: SimpliCity founder detained for criticism of government’s Covid-19 response
Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of SimpliCity, a bi-lingual news portal in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu is in judicial custody for his reports that were critical of the government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
Bangladesh: Journalist assaulted reporting on Covid-19 relief embezzlement
Sajal Bhuiyan, the Narsingdi district correspondent for SA Television was punched, kicked and beaten by men wielding batons while collecting information on the alleged relief rice embezzlement in Bangladesh. The International Federation of Journalists condemns the...
India: Editor-in-chief attacked whilst driving
Arnab Goswami, owner and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and his wife, were allegedly attacked by two men on a motorbike in a Mumbai parking lot. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India - NUJI)...
India: Online abuse hurled at associate editor, Tongam Rina
Tongam Rina, the associate editor of The Arunachal Times has been the target of online trolling, and threats of physical violence in several online posts. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) condemn...
India: IJU Concerned Over Trolling of Tongam Rina
Expressing profound concern over the trolling of Tongam Rina, Associate Editor of The Arunachal Times, the Indian Journalists Union joins its colleagues in Arunachal Pradesh in demanding legal action against online abusers at the earliest, following filing of an FIR...