by IFJ Asia Pacific | Nov 28, 2017 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning the attack on a journalist in Sindhupalchowk district on November 25. The IFJ demands arrest and legal action on the perpetrators. Dinesh Thapa, the FNJ...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Nov 28, 2017 | Arrest / Detainment, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) express serious concern over the continuation of arrests of journalists under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act in Bangladesh. The IFJ urges the...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Oct 14, 2015 | Maldives, SAMSN Blog
When in the Maldives, despite all the updates we journalists receive on issues of democracy and severe impacts of climate change, its breathtaking beauty makes it difficult to stay focused on issues. But this is exactly what some 50 women did at the beautiful...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Oct 7, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
The women journalists who run a multi-edition rural weekly in north India are used to making the news – not figuring in it. Recently however the women of ‘Khabar Lahariya’ were in the news, although for all the wrong reasons. For months these women had been receiving...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Sep 30, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Earlier in September, Ruki Fernando was in Geneva as the reports of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released the longest page-report (251 pages) narrating the horrific stories of unlawful killings and enforced disappearances out of Sri...
