by SAMSN Admin | Sep 26, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Lahore High Court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for journalist Cyril Almeida over an interview with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He is required to appear at the next hearing of a case seeking action against the former PM on charges of treason. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2018 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
India’s federal National Investigative Agency (NIA) summoned Kashmir Observer daily’s Srinagar-based journalist Aqib Javed Hakim to New Delhi and questioned him on July 14 and 15 over an interview, relating to a sedition case registered against a woman separatist...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 13, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
नेपाल टेलिभिजनमा विगत १२ वर्षदेखि प्रसारण हुँदै आएको ‘सिधा प्रश्न’ नामक अन्तर्वार्तामूलक कार्यक्रममा कार्यक्रम प्रस्तोता राजु थापाले प्रश्न सोधेकै आधारमा कार्यक्रम नै बन्द गराइएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । हरेक शनिबार राति ८ः४५ मा...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 8, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release, Threat
Student leaders from the ruling party harassed and threatened journalists of online news portal hamrakura.com in Kathmandu, Nepal over a news report about a Member of Parliament (MP) and the chairperson of the students union on June 6. The International Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 14, 2018 | Harassment, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Despite the fact that sexual violence and harassment are rampant, there is very little awareness about it, says Lubna Jerar Naqvi who is doing her bit to raise awareness. Sexual harassment and sexual assault are rampant but in societies like Pakistan – religious...
