by SAMSN Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Nepal, Release
सरकारले अनलाइन मिडियालाई व्यवस्थित गर्ने नाममा नियन्त्रणमुखी निर्देशिका जारी गरेकोमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ आपत्ती प्रकट गर्दछ । विगतमा ल्याइएको अनलाइन निर्देशिकाको सर्वत्र विरोध भएपछि त्यसलाई स्थगन गरी सरोकारवाला संस्थाको संलग्नतामा कार्यदल बनाइएकोमा कार्यदलको सुझावलाई...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Harassment, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
Understanding trolling behaviour holds to clue to stopping it. Trolling and online abuse is today an ugly reality of the online space. The phenomenal opening up of opportunities to reach out and disseminate news and opinions online is accompanied by an unpleasant...
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 | Aug 12, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the passing of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2016 on Thursday, August 11. The IFJ urges the Pakistan parliament to reconsider...
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...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 22, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Nepal, SAMSN Blog
The Government of Nepal recently approved the Online Media Operation Directives 2016 which grossly violates citizens’ right to freedom of expression and media freedom. It truly reflects government’s attempt to control media. It is quite astonishing that...
