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Pakistan: Holding governments accountable for Pakistan’s media woes

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog

A strong and independent media depends on progressive government and state policies. But in a country like Pakistan, where critical voices find little space and attacks on critical media continue, the dream of a free media remains elusive, writes Mazhar Abbas. Never...

Free expression at stake in critical Sri Lankan intimidation case

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2021 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka

A senior police officer threatening a highly respected journalist is likely to have a chilling effect on journalism if it goes unchecked, writes Ruki Fernando. Tharindu Jayawardhana is one of Sri Lanka’s most outstanding and promising young journalists. His writings...

Blocking media access and rights in Northern Sri Lanka

by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2021 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka

The people of the remote island of Iranaitheevu in Northern Sri Lanka have an important story to tell the world. But journalists are being denied access, writes Ruki Fernando. Article 14 (1) (a) of the Sri Lankan constitution guarantees freedom of speech and...

Impunity for religious extremists threatens peace in the Maldives

by SAMSN Admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Impunity, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog

A failure to prosecute past crimes by religious extremists in the Maldives is causing major problems for the future of democracy in the country. Fazla Abdul-Samad unpacks the situation. Despite recent steps to put the Maldives back on the road to democracy, undoing...

SAMSN Blog : A Vindication for India’s #MeToo Moment

by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Gender, India, Opinion, SAMSN Blog, Sexual Harassment

The acquittal of senior journalist Priya Ramani of criminal charges of defamation brought by former editor and politician MJ Akbar is a landmark in the struggle against sexual harassment at the workplace in India. Laxmi Murthy unpacks the verdict. On February 17,...

IFJ Blog : Women journalists unite against online attacks

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Gender, Pakistan, SAMSN Blog

The severity of online threats has promoted a collective of women journalists in Pakistan to take matters into their own hands, writes Lubna Jerar Naqvi. Attacks on women journalists are common in patriarchal societies like Pakistan with threats ranging from verbal...
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