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Press Statement South Asia: Justice needed for 12 journalists murdered in South Asia in 201902 Nov, 2019 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) says 12 journalist deaths this year in South Asia are yet to have the murderers identified, let alone punished, pointing to an abject failure by governments to deal with a crisis of impunity in the region. The IFJ and its South Asia affiliates condemn ongoing impunity for crimes against journalists in the region. On the International Day to End Impunity today, the IFJ along with the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) call on governments and authorities to expedite investigation of these cases and increase protections for journalists. The IFJ monitors media violations across South Asia, including a list of journalists killed in South Asia. The IFJ recorded two journalist killings in India in 2019. On October 14, unidentified assailants stabbed and killed K Satyanarayana, an Andrah Pradesh journalist in India – just a month after he was attacked in a separate incident. Earlier in the year on June 19, Chakresh Jain, a journalist for Hindi daily, was burned to death. In Pakistan, Zafar Abbas, a journalist affiliated with 7- News was killed by an unidentified group following his kidnap on September 12, 2019. Mirza Waseem Baig, a reporter for 92 News Channel, was murdered on August 30 while attempting to cover a story on a criminal gang. Muhammad Bilal Khan, a journalist and blogger from Islamabad, was stabbed to death on June 16. Two other journalists from Pakistan; Ali Sher Rajpar and Malik Amanullah Khan were also killed in 2019. According to IFJ’s monitoring, Afghanistan witnessed the killing of five journalists in 2019. The first recorded incident was Jabid Noori, who was murdered after being abducted by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah. Nader Shah Sahebzadeh, a talk show host for Radio Gardez Ghar was found dead on July 13 in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province. Journalist Sultan Mohammad Khairkhah was shot and killed while driving to work on March 17 in Khost, south eastern Afghanistan. Two journalists, Shafiq Aria and Rahimullah Rahmani lost their lives when gunmen stormed Radio Hamsada, a private broadcaster based in Taloqan, the capital of Takhar provincein February 5, 2019. IFJ’s South Asia affiliates criticize government failures in these cases and a reluctance to find and hold perpetrators accountable. The Free Media Movement (FMM), an IFJ affiliate in Sri Lanka, expressed its displeasure for the Sirisena government’s inability to provide justice in long-standing journalist murder cases in the country. Sri Lanka’s media unions and representative organizations continue to call for the appointment of a full-fledged Presidential Commission to investigate and address these crimes but this is yet to happen. The FMM said: “On the day of The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Free Media Movement urges the government of Sri-Lanka to end Impunity by prosecuting crimes against journalists.” The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) criticized the Modi national government and state governments for the inability to guarantee journalist’s right in India and urges that killers and attackers of journalists must be brought to book and adequate compensation given to victims and their families. The IJU acting president, Geethartha Patak, said: “We want investigation to the murder of journalists and to punish the guilty”. The Pakistan Fedderal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), President GM Jamali and Secretary General Rana Muhammad Azeem strongly demands the Government of the Pakistan to provide justice to the bereaved families of the killed journalists and those who were injured in different incidents. The PFUJ and the families of the affected journalists had been protesting and moving their cases in the police departments and courts but the end result had been the impunity. The affected journalists are yet to receive justice. The IFJ is campaigning to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The campaign aims to hold governments and de facto governments accountable for their record on tackling impunity and to denounce all crimes targeting journalists that remain unpunished. The campaign will run from November 2 to November 23. The IFJ said: “We denounce all crimes targeting journalists that remain unpunished and urge the South Asian Government to end impunity for attacks on journalists. Further, we urge the governments of South Asia to investigate the brutal murder of journalists and hold those accountable.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement दण्डहीनताको अन्त्यका लागि विश्वभर हुने सबैखाले अभियानमा महासंघकाे ऐक्यवद्धता02 Nov, 2018 आज नोवेम्बर २ विश्व अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय दण्डहीनताविरुद्ध दिवस । पत्रकारको हत्यारालाई कारबाही गरी पीडितलाई न्याय दिलाई दण्डहीनताको अन्त्य गर्ने उद्देश्यकासाथ यो दिवसलाई विश्वभरका पत्रकारले मनाउने गरेका छन् । यस अवसरमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय पत्रकार महासंघ (आइएफजे) ले पत्रकारका हत्यारालाई कारबाही गर्न आफ्ना सदस्य राष्ट्रहरुलाई आग्रह गर्न संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघलाई आहृवान गरेको छ । पछिल्लो समय विश्वमा पनि पत्रकारको हत्या हुने क्रम बढ्दो छ । पत्रकारका हत्यारालाई दण्ड दिने प्रथा प्रभावकारी नहुँदा विश्वमा पत्रकारको हत्या हुने क्रम रोकिएको छैन । आइएफजेका अनुसार विश्वमा हत्या भएका ९० प्रतिशत पत्रकारले न्याय नपाएको जनाइएको छ । नेपालको सन्दर्भमा पनि पत्रकारका हत्यारालाई कारबाही गरी पीडितले न्याय पाएको घटना न्यून रहेको छ । कतिपय अवस्थामा पत्रकारको हत्या गर्ने पहिचान भइसक्दा पनि विभिन्न पक्षले हत्यारालाई प्रश्रय दिने गरेको तथा कारबाही नगर्न दबाब दिने गरेको कारण राज्य पत्रकारका हत्यारालाई कारबाही गरी पीडितलाई न्याय दिलाउने पक्षमा गम्भीर भएको पाइदैन । जसले गर्दा दण्डहीनता बढिरहेको छ भने पत्रकारको हत्या गर्ने वा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता हनन्मा संलग्नले उन्मुक्ति पाइरहेका छन् । नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता अनुगमन इकाइका अनुसार नेपालमा २०५२ सालदेखि सुरु भएको सशस्त्रद्वन्द्वयता हालसम्म विभिन्न पक्षबाट ३६ जना पत्रकार मारिएका छन् भने ५ जना पत्रकार वेपत्ता अवस्थामा छन् । मारिएका ३६ जना पत्रकारमध्ये ५ जना पत्रकारको हत्यामा संलग्नलाई कारबाही गरी पीडित पक्षलाई न्याय दिलाइएको छ भने अन्यको हकमा अझै प्रभावकारी ढंगले कानुनी कारबाही अघि बढ्न सकेको छैन । वेपत्ता भएका ५ जना पत्रकारको अवस्थाका सन्दर्भमा पनि पीडित पक्षले न्याय पाएको छैन । यसैगरी पछिल्लो दश वर्षको अवधिमा १ हजार ८ सय ७ वटा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता उल्लंघनका घटनाहरु भएका छन् । एकाध घटनाबाहेक अन्य घटनाका दोषीमाथि कुनै पनि कानुनी कारबाही भएको छैन । धेरै जसो घटनाहरु आपसी समझदारीमा टुंग्याउने गरेको पाइन्छ भने कतिपय घटनामा संलग्नको पहिचान हुँदा पनि दोषीलाई दण्ड दिने कामलाई प्रभावकारी ढंगबाट कार्यान्वयन नगरिदा पत्रकार तथा सञ्चारमाध्यममाथि हुने प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता हनन्का घटना बढेको पाइन्छ । पत्रकार तथा सञ्चारमाध्यममाथि हुने सबैखाले आक्रमणको अन्त्य गर्न, पत्रकारको हत्या गर्ने तथा आक्रमणमा संलग्नको पहिचान गरी दोषीलाई कानुनबमोजिम कारबाही गर्न र बेपत्ता पत्रकारको अवस्था सार्वजनिक गरी पीडित पक्षलाई न्याय तथा दोषीमाथि कारबाही गरेर दण्डहीनताको अन्त्य गर्न एवं पूर्ण प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको प्रत्याभूति दिलाउन महासंघ सरकारलगायत सम्बन्धित सबै पक्षसँग जोडदार माग गर्दछ । साथै, दण्डहीनताको अन्त्यका लागि विश्वभर हुने सबैखाले अभियानमा महासंघ ऐक्यवद्धता प्रकट गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download