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South Asia Media Solidarity Network Bulletin, December 2012

Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:33 am | International Federation of Journalists

Welcome to the e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) for the month of December 2012. The next bulletin will be sent on January 15, 2013 and inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are ... More >>

IFJ: Withdraw the Sedition Charge against Bangladesh Paper

Friday, 21 December 2012, 10:29 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls for the withdrawal of sedition charges laid against the Amar Desh newspaper, its editor and publisher, after it published what were purportedly the transcripts of telephone conversations and emails ... More >>

IFJ Launches Situation Reports on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 10:57 am | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: South Asia December 18, 2012 IFJ Launches Situation Reports on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka The International Federation of Journalists, in collaboration with partners and affiliates released situation reports on journalists’ rights and the state ... More >>

IFJ Report on Journalism in India’s Insurgency Areas

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 10:55 am | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: India December 18, 2012 IFJ Releases Situation Report on Journalism in India’s Insurgency Areas The International Federation of Journalists released a situation report on the challenges facing journalists in areas of India affected ... More >>

IFJ supports striking newspaper workers in Pakistan

Thursday, 13 December 2012, 11:08 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists stands in solidarity with its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and workers of the English newspaper-- the Daily Times who are striking this week in protest of the newspaper’s continued ... More >>

Journalists Urge Supreme Court To Reconsider Trial Broadcast

Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 1:56 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The IFJ supports the demands made by journalists and media organisations in the Philippines that the Supreme Court (SC) reverse its October 23 decision which disallows the live broadcast of the Ampatuan Massacre trial. More >>

IFJ Press Freedom in China Campaign: December 8, 2012

Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 10:38 am | International Federation of Journalists

The new leadership of China was announced on November 15, following the 18th Communist Party National Congress. Xi Jinping was named new General Secretary of the Party. Amongst the other changes, Liu Qibao, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the ... More >>

IFJ Welcomes Verdict in Hong Kong Journalist Assault Case

Tuesday, 11 December 2012, 10:23 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists joins its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), and other local media organisations in welcoming the not guilty verdict passed down in the case of photographer Sing Kai-Chung on December 7. More >>

Bomb Discovered under Senior Pakistan Journalist’s Vehicle

Thursday, 29 November 2012, 1:20 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The IFJ joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in expressing serious concern over the continuing targeting of journalists in the country, after a bomb was discovered under the vehicle of senior TV anchor Hamid Mir on November ... More >>

Fears for Media Diversity and Freedom Heightened in Taiwan

Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:14 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Association of Taiwan Journalists (ATJ) in expressing concern about the details of the sale of Next Media’s Taiwan Holdings and the potential threat posed to media diversity ... More >>

Impunity for Journalist Murders Reigns in the Philippines

Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:12 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the national Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) today in commemorating the third anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre in the Philippines and marks the International Day of Impunity ... More >>

South Asia Media Solidarity Network Call to End Impunity

Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:09 pm | International Federation of Journalists

November 23 2012 is a day of action against impunity for attacks on journalists. This is a global observance which commemorates the thirty-two journalists killed in the Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao province in the Philippines. More >>

IFJ Condemns Journalist's Death - Karachi Double Bomb Strike

Monday, 26 November 2012, 12:07 pm | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joints its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the twin bomb attack near a religious shrine in Karachi, which killed four people and injured several others, including ... More >>

High Court Orders Stay In Criminal Proceedings Against India

Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 2:22 pm | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: India November 20, 2012 High Court Orders Stay In Criminal Proceedings Against Indian Journalist The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the decision by the High Court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to stay ... More >>

Another Journalist Killed in Balochistan

Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 11:52 am | International Federation of Journalists

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the killing of another journalist, in what has been a series of targeted attacks in Balochistan Province, ... More >>

Foreign Journalists Unwelcome At New Leadership Unveiling

Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 11:41 am | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: China November 16, 2012 Foreign Journalists Unwelcome At Unveiling Of China’s New Leadership The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply concerned by the exclusion of foreign journalists from the press conference ... More >>

IFJ Asia-Pacific Regional eBulletin: November 2012

Monday, 19 November 2012, 11:46 am | International Federation of Journalists

6. Attacks on journalists and press freedom continue in the Philippines; Man jailed for the murder of Philippines radio journalist More >>

Indian Journalist Arrested After Covering Vigilante Attack

Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:30 pm | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: India November 9, 2012 Indian Journalist Arrested After Covering Vigilante Attack The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates in India in condemning the arrest of Naveen Soorinje, a journalist ... More >>

Journalists Assaulted While Covering Aftermath of Bombing

Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:26 pm | International Federation of Journalists

Media Release: Pakistan November 9, 2012 Journalists Assaulted While Covering Aftermath of Bombing in Pakistan The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is informed by its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) of a number of ... More >>

Freedom of movement and Information Still Lofty Goal

Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 12:25 pm | International Federation of Journalists

Freedom of movement and the free exchange of information still a lofty goal for journalists under the Sri Lankan Government’s campaign of intimidation More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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