by SAMSN Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | India, Meeting, Resolution
We, journalists of the Asia Pacific, representing journalists’ trade unions and associations of the region, gathered at a meeting of the IFJ in Kathmandu on Nov 24, 2016, call urgently for peace in Kashmir, India. We strongly condemn the attacks and restrictions...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, India, Meeting, Resolution
In light of the increasingly brutal attacks on journalists in India, we, journalists of the Asia Pacific, representing journalists’ trade unions and associations of the region, gathered at a meeting of the IFJ in Kathmandu on Nov 24, 2016, call for the...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Gender, Meeting, Release, South Asia
“Change has to come from within unions in order to make a real impact in the wider media environment”, said women journalists and activists from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Gender, Resolution, South Asia, Workshop
We, women media unionists from the Asia Pacific region gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, claim our rightful place in the media and unions. For this, media unions must effectively address issues of gender equity and adopt best practices in order to strengthen the numbers...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the attack on a journalist by the staff of a hospital in Siraha, eastern Nepal on November 21. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka in expressing serious concerns over actions by the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media on the Ada Derana News TV channel. The IFJ demands that the Sri Lankan...
