by SAMSN Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Opinion, Reports and Publications, SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has seen decades of abductions and disappearances by state security agencies. Campaigning against such repressive acts too has become part of our political culture. Enforced and involuntary disappearance of persons has been a permanent feature in Sri Lankan...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 17, 2015 | Countries, Nepal
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) and the National Union of Journalists, India (NUJI) in condemning the directive made to editors of six Nagaland-based media houses in northern India by a Colonel...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Countries, Nepal
Today, November 16, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific launches Without A Trace: Media workers missing in the Asia-Pacific , an online record highlighting the stories of 10 media workers who disappeared and currently remain missing in...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 15, 2015 | Countries, Nepal
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on December 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 12, 2015 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the abduction of a journalist in Quetta, Balochistan of Pakistan on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the abduction to find and punish the culprits. Afzal Mughal, who...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 11, 2015 | India, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog
On November 7, 2015 when Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi visited one of the most sensitive states of India, Jammu and Kashmir the journalists present had just one concern, whether they would be able to report the important event and meet the deadline. The...
