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Foreign journalists’ visas rejected ahead of Maldives’ elections
Ahead of presidential elections in the Maldives on September 23, allegations have emerged of foreign journalists been denied visas to cover the elections. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly criticised the Maldives’ Government over their...
Editor arrested on cybercrime charges
Nepal police arrested the editor of a weekly newspaper from his home in Lalitpur on alleged cybercrime charges over a published news report. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal...
खोजतलास साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादक प्रहरी नियन्त्रणमा
समाचार प्रकाशित गरेकै आधारमा खोजतलास साप्ताहिक तथा खोजतलास डटकमका प्रधानसम्पादक राजु बस्नेतलाई अदालतको आदेश लिएर प्रहरीले पुनः नियन्त्रणमा लिएको छ । उनलाई प्रहरीले विद्युतीय कारोबार ऐन अन्तर्गत अनुसन्धान गर्ने भनी काठमाडौं जिल्ला अदालतबाट २०७५।०५।२४ गते पक्राउ...
अदालतको आदेश भन्दै पत्रकार पक्राउ गरेकोमा महासंघको ध्यानाकर्षण
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ ललितपुर शाखाका सभासद् एवं खोजतलास डटकम र खोजतलास साप्ताहिकका प्रधानसम्पादक राजु बस्नेतलाई अदालतको आदेश भन्दै प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । पत्रकार बस्नेतलाई समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर विद्युतीय...
Two Afghan journalists killed, five injured in back-to-back suicide bombings
Two television journalists were killed and another five injured in a brutal twin blast in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on September 5. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in...
Editor arrested and charged with militancy in Kashmir, India
Indian police arrested and detained the assistant editor of the Kashmir Narrator over alleged militancy crimes and held him for six days without charge. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalist Union (IJU) in...
Female TV journalist stabbed to death in brutal attack in Bangladesh
A woman television journalist was hacked to death at the door of her home in Pabna of Rajshahi division, Bangladesh on August 28. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) strongly condemn the horrific...
Religious extremists, politicians meddle with artistic freedom in Sri Lanka
A novel, a radio drama and a stage play all come under attack in Sri Lanka for allegedly containing anti-Buddhist or offensive language. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) Sri Lanka in expressing...
Journalist killed in violent attack in Punjab, Pakistan
Journalist Muhammad Abid died on August 23 as the result of injuries he sustained during an attack in Borewala Tehsil, Punjab of Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the brutal...