by SAMSN Admin | Mar 24, 2017 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the online harassment and threats over the telephone to independent journalist Sandhya Ravishankar over her reporting of illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu, India. In January, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Nepal Press Union (NPU) and the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in condemning the attempted attack of a journalist by government employees in Bara district of Nepal on March 21. The IFJ urges the Nepal...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2017 | Harassment, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
Understanding trolling behaviour holds to clue to stopping it. Trolling and online abuse is today an ugly reality of the online space. The phenomenal opening up of opportunities to reach out and disseminate news and opinions online is accompanied by an unpleasant...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Gender, Harassment, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in strongly condemning the recent incident of sexual harassment of female anchors at the state-run Pakistan Television (PTV). The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 28, 2016 | Harassment, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement’s (FMM’s) attention has been drawn to the situation arisen in relation to the issuance of an Interpol order on 25th of November by Gampaha Magistrate Mrs. Kavindra Nanayakkara to arrest Mr. Sandaruwan Senadheera, Editor of Lanka E News,...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement likes to draw the attention of media community to the actions taken by the Secretary of the Media Ministry against Ada Derana News, accusing it for falsification of a speech by President Maithreepala Sirisena. FMM questions the availability of...
