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Press Statement Maldives: Journalists harassed by police while covering protest23 May, 2022 Maldivian police have allegedly harassed journalists at a protest for the ‘India Out’ campaign on May 18, led by the Maldives’ opposition party. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate in the Maldives, the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA), condemn the police’s actions towards the journalists in the field and urge the government to investigate the case and bring the perpetrators to justice. According to the MJA and other local media organisations, a police officer named ‘Solih’ threatened and harassed journalists and media workers during their coverage of an ‘India Out’ protest held on May 18. The ‘India Out’ campaign began in 2020, led by opposition leader and former president Abdulla Yameen of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM), against the alleged presence of Indian military personnel in the Maldives. On April 21, current Maldivian president Ibrahim Solih issued a decree, backed by the country’s National Security Council, banning the campaign, citing the movement’s threats to the “long standing bilateral relations between Maldives and India.” However, protests have continued. Several Maldivian media and media rights organisation have criticised the recent attacks on journalists at ‘India Out’ protests. Maldives Media Council (MMC) condemned the reported harassment from police and called for investigation into the incident. The MJA and Transparency Maldives urged the authorities to protect the right to freedom of expression enshrined in the Maldives’ constitution, in response to “concerning police conduct”. The IFJ’s South Asia Press Freedom Report 2021-22, recorded just two media rights violations in the Maldives from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022, but noted a legacy of interference in media regulators and a history of impunity for crimes against journalists. IFJ said: “Harassment and threats to journalists in the field contravene the right to freedom of expression enshrined in the Maldives’ constitution. Journalists must be allowed to operate in the field without fear of attack or persecution. The IFJ urges the Maldivian government to act swiftly to investigate the case and arrest the perpetrators.” 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 - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2022 06/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, May 2022 05/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, April 2022 04/16/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई सुरक्षाको प्रत्याभूति दिलाउन माग26 May, 2017 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघकी केन्द्रीय सदस्य सुष्मा पौडेललगायत पोखरामा क्रियाशील पत्रकार महिलाहरूलाई समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा सामाजिक सञ्जालमार्फत ‘कार्की कार्की’ नामका व्यक्तिले भौतिक कारबाहीको धम्की दिएको तीनदिन भइसक्दा पनि अनुसन्धान तथा कारबाही नभएकोमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । स्थानीय तहको निर्वाचनअन्तर्गत पोखरा लेखनाथ महानगरपालिकोको निर्वाचन परिणाम र पत्रकारको समाचार अपडेट विषयवस्तु जोडेर निज व्यक्तिले जेठ ९ गते फेसबुक मार्फत पोखराका पत्रकार महिलाहरूलाई उमासिंहजस्तै बनाउने धम्की दिएका थिए । नागरिकको सुसूचित हुने अधिकार रक्षाका लागि दत्तचित्त पत्रकारमाथि समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा धम्की दिइनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको प्रहार हो । यस्ता घटनाले पत्रकारको सुरक्षा थप चुनौतीपूण भएको महासंघको ठहर छ । उक्त घटनालाई लिएर प्रहरीसमक्ष उजुरीसमेत दिइएकोमा दोषीमाथि हालसम्म पनि कारबाही नहुनु दुःखद् पक्ष हो । महासंघ पत्रकारलाई धम्की दिनेलाई तत्काल कानुनी कारबाहीको दायरामा ल्याउन र सञ्चारकर्मीलाई निर्बाध रुपमा समाचार संकलन तथा संप्रेषण वातावरण निर्माण गरी सुरक्षाको प्रत्याभूति दिलाउन सरकारसँग माग 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