by IFJ Asia Pacific | Aug 21, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
Today (August 21, 2015) marks the expiry of the 15-day deadline issued by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 7 to three television channels – NDTV 24×7, ABP News and Aaj Tak – to show cause why action should not be taken against them for...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Aug 12, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Being extensively engulfed in ‘war reporting’ for almost 30 years and subsequently being subjected to excessive media suppression by the rulers, journalists- especially the younger generation – in Sri Lanka are struggling to come out of the box. Trapped in the mantra...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Aug 5, 2015 | Maldives, SAMSN Blog
Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan was last seen entering the Hulhumalé ferry terminal at 00:44 hrs on 8th August 2014, after spending the evening with friends and family. Almost one year later, there has been little progress in the investigation into the first...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Jul 29, 2015 | Afghanistan, SAMSN Blog
The recent Attack on Afghan Parliament shows how strongly Taliban are fighting to show Islamic State (IS) and Afghan government their power and control over the country. Soon after this attack, Afghan Parliament invited senior security officials to answer to the...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Jul 15, 2015 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Pakistan’s media is evolving since it emerged from the 11 draconian years of Dictator General Ziaul Haq’s martial law (1977-1988). As it happens in dictatorships, many fundamental rights and freedoms of the people are usurped, and that is what happened in Pakistan....
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Labour rights, Nepal, SAMSN Blog, Trade Union Rights
In Nepal, we are still slowly recovering from the disastrous earthquake in April and May. A lot of challenges and opportunities are in front of us. On the one hand, we have to ensure support to more than 1,000 journalists affected by the earthquake, and on the other...
