by SAMSN Admin | Apr 6, 2021 | Labour rights, News, Pakistan
Member Parliament of ruling party in Sindh government Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced to establish endowment fund for the journalists of Hyderabad & interior Sindh. He was addressing journalists of Hyderabad and interior Sindh in a ceremony presided by PFUJ...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 25, 2021 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The statement made by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regarding the media, while participating in a “Discussion with the village” programme held on March 20 in the Yombuweltenna village in the Walapane Divisional Secretariat Division of the Nuwara Eliya District, gives...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 22, 2021 | Access to Information, Censorship, Gender, Human Rights, Impunity, Labour rights, Reports and Publications, Sri Lanka
‘Media Freedom Rights Monitor’ Monthly Report is the second in a series of monthly reports that the Free Media Movement expects to issue monthly from January 2021. This report includes a brief observation and the incidents during the month that impacted media...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Gender, India, Opinion, SAMSN Blog, Sexual Harassment
The acquittal of senior journalist Priya Ramani of criminal charges of defamation brought by former editor and politician MJ Akbar is a landmark in the struggle against sexual harassment at the workplace in India. Laxmi Murthy unpacks the verdict. On February 17,...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2021 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the response and comments made by government authorities and officials against the concerns expressed by Bhagya Abeyratne of Rakwane, regarding the destruction of forest near Sinharaja, and the conduct of the police. This...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 16, 2021 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement in its letter to the Secretary of the Ministry of Mass Media and Information vehemently objected to the structural reforms and reorganising of the Press Council Law, which is nearly 50 years old with legal provisions that are severely...
