by SAMSN Admin | Aug 19, 2015 | Bangladesh, Bulletin, India, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on September 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2015 | Release, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in condemning the threatening statement made by a Uttar Pradesh Minister to the journalists. The IFJ demand the Uttar Pradesh Government take immediate steps to...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2015 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in expressing serious concern over the arrest and detention of a journalist in Dhaka over a Facebook post. The IFJ calls on the government to take immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 18, 2015 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in deploring the murder of a journalist in Faidpur, Bareily of Uttar Pradesh. The IFJ and the IJU demand immediate action from the local authorities to bring those...
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 SAMSN Admin | Aug 8, 2015 | Bangladesh, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly deplores the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay on August 7 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The IFJ demand immediate action from the Bangladeshi Government to end the continued and systematic attacks on freedom of...
