by SAMSN Admin | Oct 30, 2016 | Impunity
Number of journalists killed since 2005: 73 Prosecutions: 0 Most Vulnerable: Small town and rural journalists India is the largest democracy in the world, with a robust judiciary and vibrant, independent media. Yet, its dismal record of punishing the murderers of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 30, 2016 | Impunity
Number of journalists killed since 2005: 102 Prosecutions: 3 One journalist killed every two months on average Most Dangerous: Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and FATA Pakistan has long been among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, with 102...
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 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 7, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal International Media Partnership (NIMP) in launching the Report of the International Mission to Nepal for Promoting Freedom of Expression and...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 1, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Release
A high level delegation of National Union of Journalists (India) called on President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee and demanded enactment of a Journalists Protection Law and constitution of Media Commission and Media Council. The delegation, led by NUJ(I) president...
