by IFJ Asia Pacific | May 13, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
On April 30, 2015, three Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders (HRDs) Shantha, Jayampathi and Kumuduni returned home after several years in exile in Nepal and short periods in India and the Maldives[1]. All three had been recognized as refugees by UNHCR in...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | May 6, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
On a chilly evening Parvaz Mohammad Sultan was giving final touches to his daily bulletin when two unidentified gunmen entered his press enclave office and fired at him from point blank. Left in a pool of blood, the 40-year-old editor of local news gathering agency...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Apr 29, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Today officially marks the end of an ambitious 100-day reform period announced by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena shortly after snatching a surprise victory over former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in the country’s Jan. 8 presidential vote. Rajapaksa was once...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 15, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
You have been one of the most prominent journalists from Nagaland and you are the only woman editor, proprietor and publisher in the North East of India. On a whole, it is reported that women only make up 2.7% of India’s local journalists. What do you have to say to...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Apr 1, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
Tripura as we know this tiny land today is the third smallest (only 10,491 sq. Km with almost 37 lakhs people) state after Goa and Sikkim and situated in the north-eastern part of the country. Tripura plated a major role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war and it...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Mar 26, 2015 | India, SAMSN Blog
The decision of India’s Supreme Court to uphold free speech and strike down draconian provisions of the amended Information Technology Act, 2000 is a victory for a concerted campaign by a cross-section of Internet users, civil liberties activists, internet...
