by SAMSN Admin | Jan 4, 2017 | India, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
A senior journalist, Hari Prakash, was found dead in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district. The family members of the journalist claimed that he has been murdered. He was missing for the last two days. The police recovered a bottle of poison from the journalist, and...
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 | 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 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...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 13, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka (FMM) in condemning the attack by the Sri Lankan Navy commander on a journalist at the Magampura Port in Hambantota, Southern Province on December 10. The IFJ demands immediate...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement, condemning the attack on journalists by the Navy,including the Navy Commander on the International Human Rights Day (10th December), urges the President to commence a special investigation and take legal actions. The Navy had launched a...
