by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Attack, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Pakistan, Politics, Release
The president of Karachi Press Club (KPC) was punched and pushed from a chair by a politician from Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during a live TV broadcast on June 24. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its Pakistan...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement has released a letter written to Hon Minister of Justice & Prison Reform on revision of laws relating to false news distribution and hate speech Read the letter here
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, News, Politics, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka media were blocked from live proceedings of the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) on May 29, which was probing the Easter Sunday attacks. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) have strongly...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 4, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the abrupt suspension of the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) live proceedings, which was probing the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks since it is a violation of people’s right to information. There is great apprehension and...
by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, Politics, Release, Sri Lanka
See English statement here See Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | May 10, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Politics, Release, Right to Information
New provisions to the Media Council Act were tabled by the Nepal government on May 9, which will further tighten control on media in the country. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) have strongly criticized...
