by SAMSN Admin | Jul 4, 2017 | Access to Information, Nepal, Release
कीर्तिपुरस्थित अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय क्रिकेट मैदानमा जारी एसियन प्रिमियर लीगको समाचार संकलनमा आज असार १९ गते पुगेका जनता टिभीका पत्रकार मदन ढुंगाना र सुमन चापागाईलाई आयोजक एसियन क्रिकेट फेडरेसनले समाचार संकलनमा रोक लगाएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 23, 2017 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, India, Internet Freedom, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses concern over the internet shutdown and ban on the cable televisions in Darjeeling, the hilly region of West Bengal in India. The IFJ demands that the internet and cable television should immediately be...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2017 | 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, News, Pakistan, Release, Reports, Reports and Publications, Right to Information, 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 2017 today by releasing “New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17”. The 15th edition of the annual report...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Access to Information, Censorship, India, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog
It has been a bad year for media in Kashmir. The current unrest that left 60 dead and thousands injured has also taken a toll on media. From raiding the printing presses to blocking the internet to newspapers, many methods have been used to muzzle the press. On July...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Access to Information, Right to Information, SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Parliament debated the Right to Information (RTI) bill for two days (23 – 24 June 2016) before adopting it into law. No member opposed it, although some amendments were done during the debate. If that sounds like an easy passage, it was preceded by over...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 5, 2016 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in welcoming the Right to Information (RTI) bill in Sri Lanka, which was approved unanimously by the...
