by SAMSN Admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Afghanistan, Bulletin, India, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on November 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 5, 2016 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning recent incidents of violation of press freedom in Nepal. The IFJ demands an immediate probe into the incidents to ensure justice to media and...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Nepal, SAMSN Blog
At the recently concluded conference of investigative journalists, Raksha Kumar discovers that collaborative journalism is possible. It was one of the most surreal moments of my life. I sat in the middle of a football field sized room, decorated with golden motifs of...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Nepal, Release, Trade Union Rights
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको पाल्पामा सम्पन्न राष्ट्रिय भेलाबाट संशोधित विधान जारी भएको छ । गत वैशाखमा चितवनमा आयोजित केन्द्रीय साधारणसभामा प्रस्तुत भएको विधान संशोधन प्रस्तावमा प्राप्त सुझावहरुलाई समावेशी गरी विधान संशोधन समितिका संयोजक एवं महासंघका पूर्वसभापति डा. सुरेश...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2016 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be published on October 17, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 12, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Nepal, SAMSN Blog
Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian provides the context for the suspension of the pioneering South Asian magazine. Why was the decision taken to suspend publication of Himal Southasian magazine? We see an increasing trend in the region where civil-society...