Impunity

  • 31 Dec 2016
    Challenging Impunity in India

    By Geeta Seshu Comments

    In 2016, six journalists lost their lives in India and the hitherto unremitting spiral of impunity that shrouds each death is a chilling indicator of the overall state of press freedom in India, touted as the world’s largest democracy. On February ...

  • 08 Dec 2016
    NUJ(I) appeals PM for curbing attacks on mediapersons

    By National Union of Journalists (India) Comments

    In order to draw the attention of the Government of India on growing attacks on mediapersons all over the country during the last one decade and pressing upon its demand for enactment of a Journalists Protection Act, the National Union of Journalists...

  • 01 Dec 2016
    Life sentences for nine for the murder of Bangladeshi journalist

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) welcome the court verdict on November 30 convicting and sentencing nine persons to life in prison for the 2004 murder of journalist Manik Saha. T...

  • 15 Nov 2016
    Defending the messenger

    By Laxmi Murthy Comments

    Journalists in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been under siege for the past several decades while living and reporting on the conflict between the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and the Government of India, with the vast majo...

  • 11 Nov 2016
    Why do you need a free media?

    By Hamid Mir Comments

    Do you know that only 13 percent of the world population enjoys a free press? According to Freedom House report “Press Freedom in 2016” the safety of journalists is guaranteed in just 13 percent of the world’s population. 41 percent of world’...

  • 07 Nov 2016
    Impunity Win: Dekendra Raj Thapa

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    Dekendra Raj Thapa was a fearless journalist working for state-run Radio Nepal in Dailekh district in western Nepal. During the height of the armed conflict between the Maoist rebels and the monarchy, on June 23, 2004, he was abducted by the Maoists ...

  • 02 Nov 2016
    IJU demands strong legal framework for the safety of journalists

    By Indian Journalists' Union Comments

    Thousands of journalists across the country on Wednesday observed ‘International Day against Impunity on crimes against Journalists’ by observing two minutes silence to commemorate the memory of the journalists killed on the line of duty followin...

  • 02 Nov 2016
    SAMSN, IFJ demand concrete action to end toxic impunity in South Asia

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN), together with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), today issued a stern call to governments in the region to make greater efforts to address toxic levels of impunity that continue to blig...

  • 30 Oct 2016
    End Impunity in India [2016]

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    Number of journalists killed since 2005: 73 Prosecutions: 0 Most Vulnerable: Small town and rural journalists India is the largest democracy in the world, with a robust judiciary and vibrant, independent media. Yet, its dismal record of punishing the...

  • 30 Oct 2016
    End Impunity in Pakistan [2016]

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    Number of journalists killed since 2005: 102 Prosecutions: 3 One journalist killed every two months on average Most Dangerous: Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and FATA Pakistan has long been among the most dangerous countries in the world for journa...