by SAMSN Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
A strong and independent media depends on progressive government and state policies. But in a country like Pakistan, where critical voices find little space and attacks on critical media continue, the dream of a free media remains elusive, writes Mazhar Abbas. Never...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Release, Sri Lanka
Keerthi Ratnayake, a journalist affiliated with Lanka e News, was arrested on August 14 by Sri Lanka’s government and accused of providing intelligence information to the Indian embassy in Sri Lanka. He was charged under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 26, 2021 | Economic pressure, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Recent studies by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) indicate large-scale forced dismissals of journalists from Pakistani media houses and non-payment of media workers arrears is increasing in Pakistan. The IFJ and its Pakistan affiliate, the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
A web journalist has been detained for allegedly giving information to the Indian Embassy in Colombo. A media organisations collective said that Lanka e-News journalist Keerthi Ratnayake had been arrested and had been detained for 90 days. “The editorial board of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2021 | Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Reaching Out, Release
The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has announced that it does not support the committee formed for the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA). President PFUJ GM Jamali and Secretary General Rana Azeem have issued a statement in which they have clearly...
