by SAMSN Admin | May 9, 2016 | Accidental Death, India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists – India (NUJI) in demanding investigations into the death of a journalist in suspicious circumstances in Faridabad, Harayana. The IFJ calls on the government...
by SAMSN Admin | May 6, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the arrest of journalists in Pakistan by local police. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of all the false cases against journalists...
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 | Apr 27, 2016 | Bangladesh, Human Rights, Killing, Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog
Bangladesh is probably passing through one of its most fragile hours since its inception by walking in a pitch-black tunnel with no ray of light to be seen on either sides. After a brief period of continuous assassinations of foreigners, progressive bloggers, writers...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगले बरिष्ठ पत्रकार कनकमणि दीक्षितलाई साझा यातायातको अध्यक्षको हैसियत खुलाई आर्थिक अनियमितताको अनुसन्धानका लागि भनी गरेको गिरफ्तारी र त्यसपछिका घटनाक्रमलाई नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघले सूक्ष्मरुपले अनुगमन गरिरहेको छ । महासंघ संवैधानिक निकायले...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 26, 2016 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) condemn the murder of the editor of the country’s first and only LBGTI magazine in Dhaka on April 25. The IFJ demands immediate action from the Bangladeshi...
