by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The capture of Kunduz province by the Taliban for 15 days in October 2015 caused significant damage to the local media. This was the first time in the 14-year period of the newly-elected government that the Taliban gained control of an important provincial capital....
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 | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The Afghan capital Kabul has seen many changes from being the ‘graveyard for the media’ to the ‘heart’ of media outlets in the country. Located in the central mountainous region, it covers an area of 4585 square kilometres and divided by 14 districts. With a...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Bangladesh, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
“Perhaps it is better to die than to live with your head down,” said Nazimuddin Samad, an atheist blogger. His words were almost prophetic. Samad, 28 a student of law at the Jagannath University in the capital Dhaka, was the most recent victim of the violent rejection...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 30, 2016 | Meeting, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको २०७३ वैशाख १७ गते बसेको आठौं केन्द्रीय समितिको पूर्ण बैठकले २१ गते चितवनमा हुने केन्द्रीय साधारणसभाको अन्तिम तयारीसँगै त्यहाँ प्रस्तुत गरिने सांगठनिक, आर्थिक प्रतिवेदन र संशोधनसहितको प्रस्तावित विधानलाई अन्तिम रुप दिएको छ । अध्यक्ष डा. महेन्द्र...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 29, 2016 | Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघले जेष्ठ पत्रकार सम्मानवृत्ति प्रदान गरेको छ । नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको सभाहलमा शुक्रबार आयोजित विशेष कार्यक्रममा सूचना तथा सञ्चारमन्त्री शेरधन राईले जेष्ठ पत्रकार सम्मानवृत्ति कार्यक्रमको शुभारम्भ गर्नु भएको हो । शुक्रवार आयोजित कार्यक्रममा १६ जना...