by SAMSN Admin | Dec 24, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was jailed for a year under the National Security Act (NSA) on December 13 for his Facebook video criticising the state and federal governments Imphal, Manipur state of India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, South Asia
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on January 17, 2019, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Impunity, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Italian affiliate, the FNSI, in demanding justice for the murder of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, a correspondent for the Italian news agency Adnkronos (AKI) who was brutally killed in 2011. Saleem...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | Labour rights, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan’s largest publication house, the Jang Group of Newspapers, shut down five newspapers in various cities rendering hundreds of journalists and media workers jobless on December 16, 2018. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Supporters of the United National Party (UNP) gathered outside the state-owned Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House, threatening security while demanding the removal of the posters of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December...
