by SAMSN Admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Nepal, SAMSN Blog
Prateek Pradhan, editor-in-chief, baahrakhari.com, recalls the Nepal King’s absolute communication clampdown in Nepal more than a dozen years ago, and discusses the lessons learned. Ujjwal Acharya: In February, 2005, King Gyanendra cut off all communication channels,...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 7, 2017 | Harassment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the raids at office of NDTV channel and residences of its promoters in New Delhi and Dehradun, India on June 5. The IFJ urges the concerned authorities to ensure that the investigations...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 6, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Release, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today launched the Tracking Error 404: IFJ-SAMSN Guide to Monitoring Internet Shutdowns during the ongoing campaign against internet shutdowns in South Asia. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 5, 2017 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concerns over the attempt to abduct a television journalist in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, June 2. The IFJ demands a thorough investigation to arrest those involved in the abduction attempt. Azaz...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 2, 2017 | India, Internet Freedom, SAMSN Blog
Faisul Yaseen, political editor of the English daily Rising Kashmir published from Srinagar, provides an insider’s view of how error 404 is crushing journalism in Kashmir. Every now and then Kashmir finds itself in an age when Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg and Jack...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 1, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the killing of a local journalist in Madhya Pradesh, India on May 31. The IFJ demands immediate investigation and arrest of the perpetrators. Kamlesh Jain, 42, was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants...
