by SAMSN Admin | Aug 31, 2020 | Nepal, Release
विश्वभर महामारीको रुपमा फैलिएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड–१९) को संक्रमण नेपालमा दिनप्रतिदिन तीब्ररुपले बढिरहेको छ । पछिल्लो समय संक्रमणको दर वृद्धि भएसंगै यो महामारीबाट नेपाली सञ्चार क्षेत्र पनि नराम्ररी प्रभावित हुन पुगेको छ । नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघमा अभिलेख भएअनुसार उच्च...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2020 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
Pakistan’s senate standing committee on information and broadcasting passed amendments on August 26 to the Press Council of Pakistan Bill (2020) and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority ‘ordinance’. The amendments opens up the chairperson role of the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 26, 2020 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The National Union of Journalists-India NUJI, Delhi Journalists ‘Association (DJA) and UP Journalists’ Association (UPJA) have sought Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s assistance of one crore rupees to the family of senior journalist Late Ratan Singh....
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has received a report that journalist Ratan Singh has been shot dead on August 24 in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. According to police, four people have been taken into custody for interrogation. Singh is the...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 25, 2020 | India, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Trade Union Rights
The Shillong Times, the oldest English broadsheet newspaper in northeast India, was temporarily shut down by the local administration on August 23 for allegedly violating Covid-19 health protocols. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Indian...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2020 | Accidental Death, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघका पूर्व केन्द्रीय सचिव बलराम बानियाँको दुखद निधनले नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ स्तब्ध भएको छ । विगत तीन दशकदेखि नेपाली पत्रकारिता जगतमा महत्वपूर्ण योगदान पु¥याउनुभएका बानियाँ पछिल्लो समय कान्तिपुर राष्ट्रिय दैनिकको सहायक सम्पादकका रुपमा कार्यरत...