by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Impunity, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) welcome the arrest of a murderer convicted for the killing of Karachi journalist Wali Kahn Babar. The IFJ has described the arrest of Faisal Mehmood on March 11 as a...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 19, 2015 | Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, 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 March 16, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 3, 2015 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) welcome the arrest of a suspect in the murder of British-Swedish radio journalist Nils Horner in Afghanistan in 2014. On January 30, the Afghan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 23, 2015 | Impunity, Release, 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 Sri Lankan government’s decision to reopen investigations into the murder of editor Lasantha...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2014 | Impunity, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Syed Saleem Shahzad, a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist renowned for his incisive reporting of war and militancy and author of a book on militancy in the country, was abducted in broad daylight from the heart of federal capital Islamabad on May 29, 2011....
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2014 | Afghanistan, Impunity, News
Seven media workers have lost their lives in Afghanistan this year – many as a result in a spike of violence leading up to the April election. In 2014, it is one of the world’s most dangerous places for media workers. On January 23, the body of Noor Ahmad Noori, a...
