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South Asian Media body expresses concern over attack, restrictions on Afghan media

South Asian Media body expresses concern over attack, restrictions on Afghan media
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Sri Lanka: Security forces attack journalists and unarmed protestors

Sri Lankan security forces carried out a violent raid on the Galle Face protest site in Colombo on July 22, attacking and detaining journalists and unarmed protestors. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lankan affiliates, the Free Media Movement (FMM), the Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions (FMETU) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA), strongly condemn the brutal attacks on the media and call on the new Sri Lankan government to end its assault on press freedom.

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Sri Lanka: Protesters force state-run broadcaster off-air

Anti-government protesters entered the building of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation on July 14, harassing journalists in the office and forcing its broadcast off-air. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lankan affiliates, the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Federation of Media Employees Trade Unions (FMETU), condemn the attack and call for an end to harassment against media workers in Sri Lanka.

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Solidarity and Survival: The Story of South Asia - South Asia Press Freedom Report 2021-22

"The media in South Asia has borne witness to some watershed moments in history, taking severe beatings but also standing strong to speak truth to power."

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India: Media rights organisations condemn contracting media freedom in India

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), together with the Committee to Protect Journalists, Freedom House, PEN America, Reporters Without Borders, CIVICUS, Access Now, International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, has expressed concern at the Indian authorities’ increasing targeting of journalists and online critics for their criticism of government policies and practices, including by prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition law

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