by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media movement strongly condemns the obstruction by police officers outside the court premises, to the attempt made by Chamal Fernando, a journalist of the Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation who went there on 15.07.2020 to report the driver responsible for the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Nepal, Release
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology tabled the Public Service Broadcasting Bill that would empower the government to exercise greater control over Radio Nepal and Nepal Television (NTV) in the National Assembly. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 16, 2020 | India
Welcoming the arrest of owner of Afkar daily Pyare Miyan, accused of raping four minor girls and running a sex racket in Madhya Pradesh, the Indian Journalists Union demanded strictest action be taken against him as other than his heinous crimes he had sullied the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 16, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Release
Indian Journalists Union ( IJU) strongly condemn the arrest of DY365 TV channel correspondent from Dhubri, Assam, Rajib Sharma at midnight by Dhubri police resulting in the shocking death of the journalist’s father. IJU President and former member of Press Council of...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 16, 2020 | Afghanistan, Release
A joint committee of Afghan media and government vetoed amendment of media law proposed by the government. Initially, the government sent an amendment of media law to the Afghan Parliament for approval. Shortly after the submission of the amendment to the parliament,...
