by SAMSN Admin | Nov 30, 2016 | Gender, Resolution, South Asia, Workshop
We, women media unionists from the Asia Pacific region gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal, claim our rightful place in the media and unions. For this, media unions must effectively address issues of gender equity and adopt best practices in order to strengthen the numbers...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the attack on a journalist by the staff of a hospital in Siraha, eastern Nepal on November 21. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka in expressing serious concerns over actions by the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media on the Ada Derana News TV channel. The IFJ demands that the Sri Lankan...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 29, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning the arrest of a journalist under the controversial Electronic Transaction Act for sharing a Facebook comment. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in condemning the action of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) suspending the license of two television channels on November 26. The IFJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
सिराहाका बरिष्ठ पत्रकार, अनुकल्प दैनिकका सम्पादक तथा अधिकारकर्मी अर्जुन थपलियालाई समाचार लेखेको विषयमा व्यक्तिगत रिसइवी साँधी प्रहरीले साइवर अपराध अन्तर्गत पक्राउ गरि मुद्धा चलाएको बिषयमा नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको गम्भिर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ। सिराहामा कार्यरत तत्कालिन एक...
