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The dilemma of South Asian women journalists
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...
Stalker Harasses Women Journalists
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...
UN report on Sri Lanka and Freedom of Expression
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...
Pakistani media in crosshairs
September didn’t begin well for the Pakistani media. In less than 24 hours, two media personnel were killed and two seriously injured in a series attacks in two cities. On the night of September 8, 2015 a DSNG van of Geo News was attacked by unknown gunmen riding a...
Nepali photojournalists in demonstrations
On September 15, 2015, I was at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu in front of the Constituent Assembly (CA) as there was a demonstration. The protesters were demanding that Nepal should be declared a Hindu state in the new constitution which the CA voted against. The...
The Bloggers of Bangladesh: Interview with Sam Jahan
In a span of one year, Bangladesh has witnessed heinous murder of four bloggers. Ahmed Rajib Haider was the first target in 2013 and he was hacked to death. Islamist militants have taken the credit for the killing. In February of 2015, Bangladeshi-American activist,...
Official censorship by Indian government on the rise
Today (August 21, 2015) marks the expiry of the 15-day deadline issued by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 7 to three television channels - NDTV 24×7, ABP News and Aaj Tak – to show cause why action should not be taken against them for...
Sri Lanka’s young journalists have their own battle to fight
Being extensively engulfed in ‘war reporting’ for almost 30 years and subsequently being subjected to excessive media suppression by the rulers, journalists- especially the younger generation – in Sri Lanka are struggling to come out of the box. Trapped in the mantra...
One year later: #FindMoyameehaa
Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan was last seen entering the Hulhumalé ferry terminal at 00:44 hrs on 8th August 2014, after spending the evening with friends and family. Almost one year later, there has been little progress in the investigation into the first...
Journalists at risk as IS, Taliban and Warlords fight over power in Afghanistan
The recent Attack on Afghan Parliament shows how strongly Taliban are fighting to show Islamic State (IS) and Afghan government their power and control over the country. Soon after this attack, Afghan Parliament invited senior security officials to answer to the...
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