by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement is deeply saddened with the injustice Journalist Mohammed Rizvi Maharoof is facing being arrested and taken in to custody on baseless charges., has raised a threat on freedom and safety of media and journalists The Free Media Movement wish to...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Harassment, Human Rights, News, Pakistan, Release
Jang reporter Shahid Sultan’s home in Rawalpindi in Pakistan was stormed by police in the early hours of May 24, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have strongly criticised the raid and demand...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, News, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
Whilst recognizing that we should expect an ethical consideration and discipline from the local media in their reporting of the Easter Sunday attack and the related investigations at this time, the Free Media Movement wishes to strongly emphasize that we cannot be...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Nepal, News, Release, Right to Information
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) is highly concerned on the “”Nepal Media Council Bill” recently registered at parliament and the proposed “Mass Communication Bill”, which is ready to be registered at the parliament. “Both the...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2017 | Access to Information, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Gender, Human Rights, Impunity, India, Internet Freedom, Labour rights, Maldives, Media Ownership, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, News, Pakistan, Release, Reports, Reports and Publications, Right to Information, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day 2017 today by releasing “New Fronts, Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia 2016-17”. The 15th edition of the annual report...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 7, 2016 | News
Wali Khan Babar, 28, a journalist with Geo New TV, was shot dead in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi on January 13, 2011. When he was driving home from work, Babar’s car was intercepted by armed gunmen who pumped about five bullets into his head and neck. Eye witnesses...
