by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly protested against the Jammu and Kashmir police raids on all newspaper offices in the early hours of Saturday in Srinagar and stopping of printing of their editions and confiscating the already printed papers. Due to the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the assault of a senior journalist in Galle, southern Sri Lanka on July 12. The IFJ demand an immediate investigation into the incident. Daya...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 13, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly condemns the assault on veteran environment journalist and a Features editor of the ‘Sathhanda’ newspaper Daya Neththasinghe at a temple in Neluwa in Galle, yesterday. He had been attending a local discussion concerned over the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 21, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the threat against Sri Lankan journalists by a Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) officer on June 17. The IFJ demands immediate action is taken against...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 20, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Regulations, Nepal, Release
सरकारले अनलाईन सञ्चारमाध्यमको दर्ता, नवीकरण, सञ्चालन र अनुगमनलाई व्यवस्थित गर्न भनी जारी गरेको ‘अनलाईन सञ्चारमाध्यम सञ्चालन निर्देशिका–२०७३’ का कतिपय प्रावधानहरू संविधानले प्रत्याभूत गरेको प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारिताका स्थापित मान्यताविपरीत...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
The Free Media Movement (FMM) vehemently condemns the malicious comment made by DIG Ranjith Perera, Chief of the Police Special Task Force (STF), threatening journalists during a press briefing held yesterday (June 17). FMM urges the Government to initiate an unbiased...