by SAMSN Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Attack, Bangladesh, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of opposition-aligned Amar Desh daily, was brutally attacked by a pro-government mob outside the court in Kushita, western Bangladesh on July 22. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Sarath Fonseka asked an editor to withdraw a news item posted online accusing an unnamed minister of having links with criminals. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
In recent days, journalists faced attacks and threats in recent days in Nepal while covering the demonstrations. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Bulletin, Media Rights Violations, South Asia
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on August 15, 2018, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 19, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release, Threat
Pakistan’s media and journalists are facing unprecedented pressure and intimidation ahead of the General Election 2018 scheduled for July 25. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is seriously concerned by the incidents of pressure, intimidation and threat...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
India’s federal National Investigative Agency (NIA) summoned Kashmir Observer daily’s Srinagar-based journalist Aqib Javed Hakim to New Delhi and questioned him on July 14 and 15 over an interview, relating to a sedition case registered against a woman separatist...
