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Press Statement Prominent editor Shujaat Bukhari shot dead in Kashmir, India15 Jun, 2018 Prominent journalist Shujaat Bukhari, the editor of Rising Kashmir daily, was shot dead outside his newspaper office in Srinagar, India on June 14, 2018 by unidentified gunmen. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in strongly deploring the killing of leading newspaper editor Bukhari in Kashmir; and demands urgent action from the authorities to arrest and punish his murderers. Bukhari was attacked in his car outside his office and received multiple bullets in his head and abdomen. The attackers fled the scene firing multiple indiscreetly at him, his guard and the driver. He was declared brought dead at the hospital. His security guard was also killed in the attack while the driver is receiving treatment. Bukhari has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He established Rising Kashmir daily in March, 2008 after having served The Hindu daily for 15 years. He had survived a couple of murder attempts earlier and was provided police protection since 2010 when he was last attacked. He was also the president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz, the biggest and oldest cultural and literary organisation in the Kashmir Valley. No group has so far claimed the responsibility for the killing. The last time, a journalist was killed in Kashmir was in 2003 when Parvaz Muhammad Sultan, a reporter, was shot dead by gunmen at his office at the same area. Bukhari is the third journalist killed in India and the 22nd journalist killed in the Asia Pacific region in 2018. Earlier, Naveen Nishchal and Sandeep Sharma were killed in March within 24 hours. The IJU President SN Sinha said: “By killing Shujaat Bhukari the militants sought to silence the voice of sanity and reason in the volatile state where the media and the working journalists were under tremendous stress sandwiched between the militants and the security forces. Shujaat Bhukari is a martyr in the cause of freedom of the press and expression. He was a journalist of integrity and stood by the people of Jammu and Kashmir with his fearless and ethical journalism. He paid with his life for truth and acting as the voice of the people of the state. In his death the IJU lost a friend. We extend our condolences to the bereaved family. We assure the journalists fraternity in Jammu and Kashmir that we will stand by them in the hour of their grief.” The NUJI in a statement said: “The security of journalists in the Jammu & Kashmir is a matter of concern. It is an attempt to stall fearless coverage of anti-national and anti-people activities. NUJ(I) strongly criticize this barbaric act and demand the State governments to nab the culprits at the earliest. We also demand to look into the security of the mediapersons, while covering different events in the state. The NUJ(I) condemned the killing of journalist and termed it as failure of the administration to grant protection to the media persons and demand adequate compensation to the murdered journalist.” IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellangar said: “The brutal targeted killing of prominent editor Shujaat Bukhari in Kashmir is a horrendous crime; and shows why India, despite being the biggest democracy in the world, is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. India is yet to make substantial arrest in the 2017 murder of editor Gauri Lankesh, and the impunity in journalist killings is a matter of shame for India’s democracy. The IFJ urges urgent action from the authorities to arrest and punish the killers of Bukhari and other journalists; and introduce concrete action to ensure safety and security of journalists under threat.” 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, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 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