by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2016 | Access to Information, Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Meeting, Release
The Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sambadik Forum (BMSF) organized Round-Table meeting on World Press Freedom Day 2016 at National Press Club, Dhaka, Bangladesh on call of the IFJ. The participants of the meeting discuss on Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, India, Release
Today – 3 May, is World Press Freedom Day. On this day, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) releases in public interest its World Press Freedom Day 2016 resolution. We, the members of the Delhi Union of Journalists and press persons attending the meeting resolve to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 4, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Pakistan, Release
Speakers at the seminars held on World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) have said that working journalists were facing lot of problems and different hindrances by state and non state actors to perform their duties and the media profession was no more threat free despite...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The capture of Kunduz province by the Taliban for 15 days in October 2015 caused significant damage to the local media. This was the first time in the 14-year period of the newly-elected government that the Taliban gained control of an important provincial capital....
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 | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The Afghan capital Kabul has seen many changes from being the ‘graveyard for the media’ to the ‘heart’ of media outlets in the country. Located in the central mountainous region, it covers an area of 4585 square kilometres and divided by 14 districts. With a...
