by SAMSN Admin | Dec 31, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
सन् २०१८ पनि नेपाल प्रेस जगतका लागि चुनौतिपूर्ण वर्ष रहेको छ । नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको सञ्चार अनुगमन ईकाइका अनुसार यो वर्ष ५८ वटा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता हनन्का घटनाहरु भएका छन् । सन् २०१७ मा प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता हननका ७३ वटा घटनाहरु अभिलेख भएका थिए । तुलनात्मक रुपमा यो बर्ष...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 24, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, India, Media Rights Violations, Release
Journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem was jailed for a year under the National Security Act (NSA) on December 13 for his Facebook video criticising the state and federal governments Imphal, Manipur state of India. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Bulletin, Freedom of Expression, South Asia
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2019! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on January 17, 2019, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 21, 2018 | Impunity, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Italian affiliate, the FNSI, in demanding justice for the murder of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad, a correspondent for the Italian news agency Adnkronos (AKI) who was brutally killed in 2011. Saleem...