The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the disappearance of a journalist who was picked by a dozen men in plainclothes in the early hours of Sunday, July 9 in Karachi, Pakistan. The IFJ demands urgent action from government to...
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Draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards – A clarification from the Free Media Movement
A contentious situation has arisen in the country on the draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards, where the name of the Free Media Movement (FMM) is also being brought up in the debates. Therefore, it is necessary to make the position of the FMM...
बिना अवरोध समाचार संकलनको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न माग
कीर्तिपुरस्थित अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट मैदानमा जारी एसियन प्रिमियर लीगको समाचार संकलनमा आज असार १९ गते पुगेका जनता टिभीका पत्रकार मदन ढुंगाना र सुमन चापागाईलाई आयोजक एसियन क्रिकेट फेडरेसनले समाचार संकलनमा रोक लगाएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण...
Pakistani journalist arrested for social media posts in Balochistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the arrest of a young journalist in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan on June 25 for criticising the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on social media. The IFJ demands immediate release of...
#JournosAgainstShutdowns: A South Asian Conversation
As part of the Campaign Against Internet Shutdowns in South Asia, journalists from five countries in South Asia speak about how internet shutdowns affect freedom of expression and discuss what can be done to counter the phenomenon. Ujjwal Acharya (UA): I had a brief...
NUJ-DJA demand immediate withdrawal of punishment to Karnataka journalists
The National Union of Journalists (India) condemned the Karnataka State Assembly’s action against two journalists in the strongest words and termed the decision as open attack on the freedom of press. In a joint statement the NUJ(I) and its Delhi unit, Delhi...
Karnataka state assembly jails two editors for defamation
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the state legislative assembly speaker’s approval to jail two editors for a year in Karnataka state, south-western India on June 21. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of the order. The Speaker of Karnataka...
Renewed hope for media staff: India’s highest court rules on the Wage Board
The Supreme Court of India on June 19, 2017, delivered a verdict in a long-pending case concerning journalists and non-journalist employees of newspapers on the implementation of the Majithia Wage Board. While interpretations of the order by the bench headed by...
Internet, cable TV shut down due to political unrest in Darjeeling
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses concern over the internet shutdown and ban on the cable televisions in Darjeeling, the hilly region of West Bengal in India. The IFJ demands that the internet and cable television should immediately be...
Television journalists assaulted by university guards in Pakistan
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the assaults on television journalists in two separate incidents in Faisalabad and Islamabad, Pakistan. The IFJ demands immediate action against those involved in the assaults. On June 21, six cameramen and...