The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the response and comments made by government authorities and officials against the concerns expressed by Bhagya Abeyratne of Rakwane, regarding the destruction of forest near Sinharaja, and the conduct of the police. This...
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India: Samajwadi Party cadres and security personnel attack journalists
Several journalists were pushed, chased and assaulted by Samajwadi Party cadres and security personnel of Samajwadi Party leader, Akhilesh Yadav, at a hotel in Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on March 11. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and...
Sri Lanka: Press Council Law No. 5 of 1973 should be abolished!
The Free Media Movement in its letter to the Secretary of the Ministry of Mass Media and Information vehemently objected to the structural reforms and reorganising of the Press Council Law, which is nearly 50 years old with legal provisions that are severely...
Afghanistan: Women quitting journalism due to security fears
Over 300 Afghan female journalists have quit their jobs in recent months due to security concerns, including a spate of female media workers' killings in the country.The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned over the critical situation of...
Bangladesh: Youth league member arrested for role in journalist’s murder
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested a member of the youth wing of the country’s ruling Awami League on March 7 in connection with the murder of journalist Borhan Uddin Muzakkir during clashes in Noakhali in South Eastern Bangladesh in February 2021. The...
Pakistan: Criminal accusation notice published against Pakistan union leader
A court notice published in The Daily Jang newspaper on February 28 has levelled allegations of criminal conduct against the secretary general of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ). The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
India: Gender Pay Gap Unacceptable: IJU
Marking International Women’s Day, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) urged its affiliates and journalists across the country to ensure that pay audits are conducted in their newsrooms and that anomalies in gender pay gap are removed. The IJU also joins the...
Bangladesh: Writer Mushtaq Ahmed dies in police custody
Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed, who was detained under the Digital Security Act (DSA) in May, 2020, for allegedly posting criticism of the government’s response to the Covid-19 on Facebook, died in police custody on February 25. The International Federation of...
नेपाल ः नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको २६ औं महाधिवेशनबाट पारित प्रस्तावहरु ।
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको २०७७ फागुन ५ गते २६ औं महाधिवेशन काठमाडौंमा सम्पन्न भएको छ । महासंघको शाखा अध्यक्ष, प्रदेश पदाधिकारी, निवर्तमान कार्यसमिति, केन्द्रीय समिति र केन्द्रीय समितिद्वारा मनोनीत ३५ प्रतिनिधि सहभागी भएको महाधिधिवेशनले महासचिव रमेश विष्ट र कोषाध्यक्ष...
Afghanistan: Three female media workers slain in separate brutal attacks
Three female journalists from Enikass TV were shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate attacks as they attempted to return home from work on March 2. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association...