by SAMSN Admin | May 27, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
The Internet is one of the last bastions of freedom – or at least, it was, until most governments discovered it. States have traditionally been inclined to censor the press, regulate TV and radio; they have suppressed publication of books and newspapers and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 23, 2016 | Activities, Freedom of Expression, Release, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today launch Safer, Smarter Journalism, a week-long digital security campaign to build digital security awareness and skills for South Asia’s journalists. While...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Human Rights, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Labour rights, Maldives, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, Release, Reports, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day by releasing The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16. The 14th annual report documents the press freedom situation,...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
On February 5, 2016, UNESCO, the IFJ and the WAN-IFRA organized a conference ‘News Organisations Standing Up for the Safety of Media Professionals’ at its headquarters with an aim of strengthening the safety of journalists globally by working out possible...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 4, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists today published its 25th report on journalists and media staff killed since 1990. The report lists 2297 media fatalities due to violence in journalism, including 112 killed in 2015 alone. From double digits at the start of...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 1, 2016 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release, Reports and Publications, South Asia
2015 has been another deadly year for journalists, with at least 109 journalists and media staff killed in targeted killings, bomb attacks and cross-fire incidents, according to the annual report published today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)....
