by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Right to Information, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
The Right to Information in most countries of South Asia has been won after protracted struggles by the media and civil society activists. To mark September 28, the International ‘Right to Know’ Day, Laxmi Murthy traces this history and outlines the challenges. In...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 12, 2016 | Freedom of Expression, Nepal, SAMSN Blog
Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian provides the context for the suspension of the pioneering South Asian magazine. Why was the decision taken to suspend publication of Himal Southasian magazine? We see an increasing trend in the region where civil-society...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 17, 2016 | Access to Information, Censorship, India, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog
It has been a bad year for media in Kashmir. The current unrest that left 60 dead and thousands injured has also taken a toll on media. From raiding the printing presses to blocking the internet to newspapers, many methods have been used to muzzle the press. On July...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Missing, SAMSN Blog
On Monday, August 8th, 731 days will have passed since Maldivian journalist and blogger Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla was taken from outside his apartment on the island of Hulhumale’. 609 days would pass before police conceded, last April, that the then 28-year-old had been...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 20, 2016 | Harassment, India, SAMSN Blog
India’s Minister for Women and Child Development, the sassy Maneka Gandhi, recently sparked debate by asking trolled women to send complaints to her Ministry. She said the Ministry would interface with the Police and the Cyber Crimes Cell to help them get redressal....
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 18, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, India, Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog
The current unrest in Kashmir marred by the worst kind of violence that the valley saw after six years has again raised serious questions about the freedom of press and journalists in this part of the world. The Kashmir region located in the northwestern part of the...
