by SAMSN Admin | May 31, 2016 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Internet Freedom, Media Rights Violations, Release, Reports and Publications, South Asia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today launches the Breaking the Walls: The Fight for Freedom of Expression in the Digital Space in South Asia to conclude the Safer, Smarter Journalism campaign,...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The capture of Kunduz province by the Taliban for 15 days in October 2015 caused significant damage to the local media. This was the first time in the 14-year period of the newly-elected government that the Taliban gained control of an important provincial capital....
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Afghanistan, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
The Afghan capital Kabul has seen many changes from being the ‘graveyard for the media’ to the ‘heart’ of media outlets in the country. Located in the central mountainous region, it covers an area of 4585 square kilometres and divided by 14 districts. With a...
by SAMSN Admin | May 3, 2016 | Bangladesh, Feature, Freedom of Expression, Reports and Publications
“Perhaps it is better to die than to live with your head down,” said Nazimuddin Samad, an atheist blogger. His words were almost prophetic. Samad, 28 a student of law at the Jagannath University in the capital Dhaka, was the most recent victim of the violent rejection...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 1, 2016 | Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release, Reports and Publications, South Asia
2015 has been another deadly year for journalists, with at least 109 journalists and media staff killed in targeted killings, bomb attacks and cross-fire incidents, according to the annual report published today by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)....
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 19, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Missing, Opinion, Reports and Publications, SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has seen decades of abductions and disappearances by state security agencies. Campaigning against such repressive acts too has become part of our political culture. Enforced and involuntary disappearance of persons has been a permanent feature in Sri Lankan...
