by SAMSN Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement likes to draw the attention of media community to the actions taken by the Secretary of the Media Ministry against Ada Derana News, accusing it for falsification of a speech by President Maithreepala Sirisena. FMM questions the availability of...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
नेपाल प्रेस युनियनका सदस्य तथा नागरिक दैनिक सिराहाका संवाददाता मिथिलेश यादवमाथि समाचार संकलनका क्रममा लहानस्थित लिला मदन अस्पतालका संचालक मनोज साह, डाक्टर दिलिप कुमार यादव र कमर्चारी धनञ्जय यादवले हातपातको प्रयास गर्दै सञ्चार साधन फुटाएको विषयमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 20, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal
समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर सोलुखुम्बु अनलाइनका पत्रकार महेश रानामगरलाई चितवन प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । चितवनका जीवन थापा र जोयाका विषयमा समाचार लेखेको निहुँमा पत्रकार रानामगरलाई मंसिर ३ गते प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरी चितवन...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 18, 2016 | Bulletin, Media Rights Violations, South Asia
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on December 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 17, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
While vehemently condemning the attack against journalist Mohammed Geeth in Trincomalee who was carrying out professional work, the Free Media Movement urges the IGP to undertake an independent inquiry on political backing of the incident to punish the perpetrators....
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 14, 2016 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the National Union of Journalists (India) (NUJ) and the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in deploring the killing of yet another journalist in Bihar six months after the killing of Rajdeo Ranjan,...