by SAMSN Admin | Sep 26, 2018 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release
The Lahore High Court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for journalist Cyril Almeida over an interview with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He is required to appear at the next hearing of a case seeking action against the former PM on charges of treason. The...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 24, 2018 | Freedom of Expression, Maldives, Release
Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has won the 2018 Maldives presidential election beating incumbent president Abdulla Yameen. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) congratulates president-elect Solih and urges him to fulfill...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 20, 2018 | Bangladesh, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, Release
The draconian Digital Security Bill 2018 has passed the Bangladesh Parliament with provisions curtailing the freedom of expression and independent journalism. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Access to Information, Maldives, Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release
Ahead of presidential elections in the Maldives on September 23, allegations have emerged of foreign journalists been denied visas to cover the elections. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly criticised the Maldives’ Government over their...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
Nepal police arrested the editor of a weekly newspaper from his home in Lalitpur on alleged cybercrime charges over a published news report. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 11, 2018 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Release
समाचार प्रकाशित गरेकै आधारमा खोजतलास साप्ताहिक तथा खोजतलास डटकमका प्रधानसम्पादक राजु बस्नेतलाई अदालतको आदेश लिएर प्रहरीले पुनः नियन्त्रणमा लिएको छ । उनलाई प्रहरीले विद्युतीय कारोबार ऐन अन्तर्गत अनुसन्धान गर्ने भनी काठमाडौं जिल्ला अदालतबाट २०७५।०५।२४ गते पक्राउ...
