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  • 04 Mar 2015
    Fighting without fear

    By Rana Azeem Comments

    Pakistan is one of the most brutal fronts in the world for journalists, says Rana Azeem. As a union leader in a country ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world for journalists, what do you think is the reason for the hatred against the media...

  • 02 Mar 2015
    Blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in deploring the brutal murder of American-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy in Dhaka on Thursday, February 26. Dr Roy was the founder of Mukto-Mo...

  • 01 Mar 2015
    Press Release: International Media Mission, Sri Lanka

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    Continued surveillance or journalists and media organizations in the north of Sri Lanka must cease, says the international media mission to Sri Lanka. Surveillance, monitoring and following of journalists are incompatible with a free media and the pr...

  • 01 Mar 2015
    Journalists & Media Staff Killed in 2014

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    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today published its full report on journalists and media staff killed last year in targeted killings, cross fire incidents as well as work-related accidents. The 24th IFJ annual report calls for a...

  • 20 Feb 2015
    Maldivian journalist receives death threats

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) strongly criticize the death threats made to a senior journalist with Raajje TV of the Maldives. The IFJ and MJA said threats and intimidation against jou...

  • 19 Feb 2015
    South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: February 2015

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    Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on March 16, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidar...

  • 18 Feb 2015
    Afghanistan’s women journalists on the frontline

    By Dilrukshi Handunnetti Comments

    There’s an issue with Afghanistan’s newsrooms  when it comes to women journalists’ safety. Men must be part of the solution, writes Dilrukshi Handunnetti “You want to discuss journalists’ security? Then we should have security forces perso...

  • 17 Feb 2015
    Vale AINEF President Subodh Bose

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is deeply saddened by the death of Subodh Bose, the president of IFJ affiliate All India Newspaper Employees Federation (AINEF), in Kolkata, India on Friday, February 13, 2015. The IFJ joins the AINEF...

  • 06 Feb 2015
    Indian editor arrested for republishing Charlie Hebdo cartoon

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) and the Brihanmumbai Union of Journalists (BUJ) in condemning the arrest of Shirin Dalvi, the editor of an Urdu newspaper in Mumbai, India on January 29, 201...

  • 04 Feb 2015
    Bangladeshi journalist beaten for taking photo

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemns the police brutality toward a Bangladeshi journalist on Sunday, February 1 in Dhaka. The IFJ call for an immediate investigation into th...