by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former correspondent and advisor to the Cultural Commission of the House of Representatives in Kabul, was murdered. Mina Mangal, a former correspondent, poet and author, and now consultant at the House Cultural Commission, at 7:20 am on May 21, went to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former television presenter who is now working as parliamentary adviser, was shot in broad daylight Saturday, May 11, morning in Kabul. She reportedly has received threats and fear of her life. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, News, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
Whilst recognizing that we should expect an ethical consideration and discipline from the local media in their reporting of the Easter Sunday attack and the related investigations at this time, the Free Media Movement wishes to strongly emphasize that we cannot be...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Nepal, News, Release, Right to Information
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is highly concerned on the “”Nepal Media Council Bill” recently registered at parliament and the proposed “Mass Communication Bill”, which is ready to be registered at the parliament. “Both the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 10, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Politics, Release, Right to Information
New provisions to the Media Council Act were tabled by the Nepal government on May 9, which will further tighten control on media in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) have strongly criticized...
by SAMSN Admin | May 10, 2019 | Nepal, Politics, Release
स्वस्थ, स्वतन्त्र, मर्यादित र उत्तरदायी पत्रकारिताको विकास तथा सम्वर्द्धन गर्ने नाममा सरकारले बनाउन लागेको नेपाल मिडिया काउन्सिल सम्वन्धि विधेयक र आमसञ्चार विधेयकको कतिपय व्यवस्थाको विषयमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको गम्भिर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ। मन्त्रिपरिषदबाट पारित भइ संसदमा...
