by SAMSN Admin | May 5, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Two incidents — one involving a media office in Islamabad and the other a seasoned journalist in Peshawar — in the span of little over a month, earlier this year, offered a glimpse into where the media and its practitioners stand today on the freedom of the press in...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Speakers at the seminars held on World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) have said that working journalists were facing lot of problems and different hindrances by state and non state actors to perform their duties and the media profession was no more threat free despite...
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 | Mar 28, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the targeted attack on the Karachi Press Club and journalists in Pakistan. The IFJ demands an immediate investigation into the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2016 | Impunity, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in welcoming the conviction in the 2013 murder case of a journalist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan. Today, March 16, the District and Sessions Court...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2016 | Bangladesh, Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on April 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
