by SAMSN Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, SAMSN Blog
In Bangladesh, speaking the truth to power attracts jail sentences, not Pulitzer prizes, says Sam Jahan. Most people I meet in Bangladesh try their best to absorb the fact of my working as a full-time journalist in the country. “But why?” they ask. I have...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 1, 2017 | Freedom of Expression, Nepal, Release
प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको दृष्टिकोणले सन् २०१६ मा विगतका वर्षको तुलनामा केहिहद सुधार भएको पाइएको छ । सन् २०१५ मा तराई मधेश आन्दोलन तथा विभिन्न संघसंगठनको आन्दोलनका कारण मिडियामाथि आक्रमणका घटना अधिक देखिएकोमा विगतको वर्षभन्दा यो वर्ष प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता हनन्का...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 31, 2016 | Impunity, SAMSN Blog
In 2016, six journalists lost their lives in India and the hitherto unremitting spiral of impunity that shrouds each death is a chilling indicator of the overall state of press freedom in India, touted as the world’s largest democracy. On February 13, 2016, Karun...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 31, 2016 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release, South Asia
93 journalists and media professionals were killed in 2016 according to new statistics published by the world’s largest journalists’ organisation. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), which represents 600.000 members in 140 countries, today...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 23, 2016 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Several international media organizations give their employees basic first-aid training which helps save lives in the field. Pakistani media organizations focus on how to protect oneself in dangerous situations like firing, riots and terror attacks, which is great but...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Afghanistan, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Afghan Independent Journalists’ Association (AIJA), in condemning the killing of a senior journalist in Afghanistan. The IFJ and AIJA jointly demand immediate and transparent investigations...
