Journalists Sandeep Kumar and Neeraj Bali of News18 TV were attacked in Jalalabad in Punjab, India on July 30 while reporting on the illegal sand mining. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the attack on the journalists in Punjab, India and...
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India: IFJ mourns deaths of media staff in boat accident in Kerala
Journalist KK Saji and driver Bibin Babu, working for the local television Mathrubhumi News, died on assignment after their boat capsized on July 23 in Kerala, India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the unsafe...
Afghanistan: AFP driver killed in suicide attack
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of Mohammad Akhtar, a 31-year-old driver for Agence France Presse (AFP), in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, which left a total of 25 people dead. The IFJ demands that the perpetrators...
Editor attacked by pro-government mob in Bangladesh
Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily, was brutally attacked by a pro-government mob outside the court in Kushita, western Bangladesh on July 22. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik...
Sri Lankan minister threaten editor over online report
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Sarath Fonseka asked an editor to withdraw a news item posted online accusing an unnamed minister of having links with criminals. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
Journalists face increased attacks and threats in Nepal
In recent days, journalists faced attacks and threats in recent days in Nepal while covering the demonstrations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: July 2018
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on August 15, 2018, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
Media and journalists under threat as Pakistan’s election looms
Pakistan’s media and journalists are facing unprecedented pressure and intimidation ahead of the General Election 2018 scheduled for July 25. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is seriously concerned by the incidents of pressure, intimidation and threat...
Kashmir journalist summoned by NIA over interview
India’s federal National Investigative Agency (NIA) summoned Kashmir Observer daily’s Srinagar-based journalist Aqib Javed Hakim to New Delhi and questioned him on July 14 and 15 over an interview, relating to a sedition case registered against a woman separatist...