by SAMSN Admin | Sep 17, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, SAMSN Blog, Threat
On September 15, 2015, I was at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu in front of the Constituent Assembly (CA) as there was a demonstration. The protesters were demanding that Nepal should be declared a Hindu state in the new constitution which the CA voted against. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the threat against journalists by burning them alive by an ex-parliamentarian and central committee member of political...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 15, 2015 | Bangladesh, Bulletin, India, 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 October 15, 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 | Sep 10, 2015 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning continued attacks on journalists covering the political demonstrations in Nepal. The IFJ urges Nepal government to ensure that journalists are not...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 10, 2015 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) condemn the second murder of a journalist in less than 24 hours in a targeted gun attack in Karachi, Pakistan on September 9, 2015. The IFJ and PFUJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the murder of a GEO TV media worker in a targeted gun attack in Karachi, Pakistan on September 8. The IFJ urges prompt action to arrest...
