Police have harassed and attacked journalists in Hyderabad and Delhi on alleged breaches of lockdown orders amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its India affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union...
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India: NUJ(I)’s note on assault of media persons
The NUJ(India) is very much concerned about the raising incidents of atrocities on journalists across the country while they were covering Covid-19 amid All India lockdown. NUJ(I) strongly criticize these assaults by Police and demands from the central and state...
India: Don’t harass journalists, IJU cautions Police
The Indian Journalists Union expresses serious concern over reports of harassment and intimidation by police and security personnel of journalists while they are discharging their duties, keeping the public and authorities informed about the coronavirus situation and...
South Asia: SAMSN’s plea for journalists, media houses and the government
Despite the importance of journalism during a crisis, reporters continue to face challenges to their health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) call on...
नेपाल ः कोरोनाको समाचार संकलन र सम्प्रेषण सुरक्षित ढंगबाट गर्नुपर्नेमा पत्रकार महासंघको ध्यानाकर्षण
विश्वभर कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमण फैलिरहेको र नेपालमा समेत कोरोना भाइरसको संक्रमित पुष्टि भएको सन्दर्भमा समाचार संकलन र सम्प्रेषणको गहन दायित्व बोकेका पत्रकारहरूलाई सुरक्षित ढंगबाट काम गर्ने वातावरण निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने विषयमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यार्कषण भएको छ...
India: Kashmir unable to access COVID-19 information online
More than seven million people living in Kashmir are unable to access reliable health information about COVID- 19 as the seven month long internet shutdown continues. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union...
Pakistan: Journalist’s body exhumed for second post mortem
The body of the journalist Aziz Memon was exhumed on March 15 after a joint investigative team (JIT) found the initial post mortem report ‘unsatisfactory’. Memon was allegedly murdered in Naushero Feroze district on February 16. The International Federation of...
Pakistan: Broadcaster Geo TV blocked & relocated after reporting editor arrest
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ordered cable operators to relocate Geo TV’s broadcast on March 13 in apparent retaliation for the network’s coverage of the arrest of its editor in chief. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and...
Bangladesh: Journalist convicted after midnight raid
Kurigram based journalist, Ariful Islam was arrested at midnight on March 13 and sentenced within a few hours by a “mobile court”. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the imprisonment and the dubious use of mobile courts. Bangla Tribune...
India: Justice eludes Tongam Rina
Eight years on since unidentified gunmen fired upon journalist Tongam Rina in Arunchal Pradesh, the country’s media community is speaking out on the abject failures by police and the justice system in India. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its...